Mercedes Benz's all upcoming diesel vehicles to have BS-VI engines

These BS-VI cars can also run on the BS-IV fuel that is currently retailed in most of the country, except in the capital

Mercedes Benz, the country’s top luxury carmaker, said all its upcoming diesel models would be compliant with Bharat Stage- (BS) VI emission norms, much ahead of the government's deadline of April 2020. Diesel variants comprise three-fourths of the company's sales volume in the Indian market. 

“Going forward, all the diesel engines we plan to launch in the country will be BS-VI compliant only. The government deadline of April 2020 does not pose any challenge for us as we are way ahead of that timeline,” said Michael Jopp, vice-president (sales and marketing) at Mercedes Benz India. In January, Mercedes launched India's