Skoda Rapid 1.5 diesel MT sales suspended

Earlier this month, Volkswagen India recalled 3,877 units of the Vento sedan with the 1.5-litre diesel engine and manual transmission (click here to read report). The recall was due to inconsistent Carbon Monoxide (CO) emissions that were observed to be exceeding the permissible limits during the Conformity of Production (COP) tests done by the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI).

The company also announced that it was temporarily suspending sales of the Vento with the 1.5-litre diesel engine. According to media reports, sales of the Skoda Rapid with the 1.5-litre diesel engine and manual transmission have been suspended as well.

The Rapid shares its engines with the Vento. Skoda will continue to sell the other Rapid variants, which are powered by the 1.6-litre MPI petrol engine and the 1.5-litre TDI diesel engine with the automatic transmission. Skoda has not issued a recall for any of its cars as yet.

Source: The Hindu Business Line