New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said that small cars, mostly bought by middle class people down, also must have an adequate amount of airbags and wonder why the car maker only provides eight airbags purchased by Rich people.
In an interview with PTI, road transportation and Minister of Highways also emphasized that its attractiveness for more airbags in small economic cars is to ensure security and prevent the possibility of death in an accident.
His statement comes with the background of the automotive industry that raises worries that high taxation and more stringent security and emissions norms for vehicles have made their products expensive.
Mostly, lower middle class people buy small economic cars and “if their car will not have airbags and when the accident occurs, then it can lead to death.
So, I begged all car manufacturers to provide a minimum of six airbags at all.
Variants And the vehicle segment, “he said.
While acknowledging that additional airbags in small cars will increase their costs with at least RS 3,000-4,000, Gadkari also said, “In our country, poor must also get protection (in the case of a road accident)”.
Known for expressing his view honestly, he said, “For rich people, you (car makers) offer eight airbags, and for car economic models (used by middle class people down), you will only offer two three airbags.
How? “