General Motors (GM) India on Wednesday said it is closely working with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on the issue of violations of emission norms by its multi-purpose vehicle Chevrolet Tavera and said it has received approval for Tavera BSIII model and will soon begin production.
“We are cooperating fully with the (road and transport) ministry. We are addressing their questions and we plan to cooperate with them in every way. We have received approval for the Tavera BSIII yesterday and we will be back on production on that variant in the next couple of weeks,” General Motors President & Managing Director lowell Paddock told reporters.
He was speaking on the sidelines of the annual convention of Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). GM India had stopped production and sale of the Tavera BSIII on June 4 and the Tavera BSIV on July 2.
The company is also expecting to begin production of Tavera BSIV variant by next summer after receiving approval. When asked about production of other Tavera variants, Paddock said: “As we go through the re-approval process for the rest of the vehicles, they will also be back on production. So certainly, as we go through the balance of the summer, we will be restoring full production of Tavera.”
In July, the company had recalled 1.14 lakh units of Tavera manufactured between 2005 and 2013 to address emissions and specification issues.
The company also recalled 4,000 units of the diesel variant of its Sail model on Tuesday to address a potential engine issue.