BS-III vehicle ban: Here are the two-wheelers going cheap

The Supreme Court order banning BS-III vehicles has turned out to be a bonanza for customers.

By Vicky

Updated: Friday, March 31, 2017, 11:02 [IST]

The offers are raining and discounts are smashing the ceilings. Heavy discounts are being offered on BS-III vehicles as companies are trying to liquidate stocks. The Supreme Court had banned the sale and registration of such vehicles from April 1 onwards.

A view of vehicle showroom after offering discounts of up to Rs 12,500 on BS-III models to liquidate stocks,a day after the Supreme court banned sale and registration of such vehicles from April 1,in Allahabad. Image courtesy: PTI

The SC had said that buyers can register the BS-III vehicles after April 1 2017 provided they show proof of purchase dated before April 1. The SC was told that there are over 600,000 two-wheelers, 95,000 commercial vehicles and around 30,000 three-wheelers on unsold BS-III stock lying with manufacturers and dealers.

Here is a list of the motorcycles that can be purchased dirt cheap. These vehicles can be purchased only till March 31 2017 following which sales of BS-III vehicles are banned.

Hero MotoCorp is offering discounts of up to Rs 12,500 on Duet which is priced at Rs 49,480. The Maestro Edge priced at Rs 51,030 and Glamour priced at 59,755 are also on discount. The Splendor 125 which falls under this category is priced at Rs 55,575 before discount.

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India increased the discount up to Rs 22,000. It is offering a rebate of Rs 12,500 on its scooters and Rs 7,500 on its premium bikes and Rs 5,000 on its entry level mass market motorbikes.

Further Honda is also offering cash back of Rs 22,500 on its BS-III scooters and motorcycles models Activa 3G, Dream Yuga, CB Shine and CD 110DX.

Suzuki Motorcycle India has announced offers on its Let's scooter and Gixxer motorcycle. For the Let's a discount of Rs 4,000 has been offered while on Gixer the discount is at Rs 5,000.

Bajaj has offered discounts and free insurance on the entry level Platina to Pulsar RS200 in the range of Rs 3,000 to Rs 12,000 along with free insurance.

There is heavy discount being offered on trucks and buses as well. Discounts of up to 4 to 12 per cent are being offered. This is approximately Rs 50,000. The discounts are likely to shoot up higher by tomorrow where dealers are making a mad rush to sell the vehicles by April 1.

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