Kia argued that changing the definition now would be unfair to carmakers and could affect their long-term plans
After JSW MG Motor and Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (TMPV), Kia has now approached the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) against the proposed special concession for petrol cars weighing less than 909 kg in the upcoming Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency-3 (CAFE-3) emission norms, sources told Business Standard.
The carmaker wrote to the PMO last week, shortly after similar representations were made by JSW MG and TMPV.
Kia told the PMO that creating a special sub-category of small petrol cars based on vehicle weight would dilute the core purpose of the CAFE framework. The framework is to promote green technologies like electric