General Motors India suspends production and sale of Tavera and Sail diesel variants

General Motors has suspended the production and sale of the Chevrolet Tavera BS-III and the Sail sedan and UVA diesel variant.

General Motors has identified a potential emissions performance issue with the Tavera BS-III and a quality issue with the Chevrolet Sail sedan and Sail UVA diesel. But the company clearly states that ‘neither issue is safety-related’. The directives from the company to the pan-India dealerships are to temporarily stop selling these cars with immediate effect.

The company sold close to 1475 units of the Tavera and 2851 units of the Sail sedan and Sail UVA last month, and this news certainly is a big setback for them. However, General Motors has clarified that the Tavera BS-IV and Sail sedan and Sail UVA petrol models remain unaffected by this problem.

While it remains a mystery as to what the ‘quality issue’ with the Sail sedan and Sail UVA diesel variant is, we hear it has something to do with the engine. If the engine is truly the problem then General Motors’ concern has just doubled, because it is the same 1.3-litre diesel powerplant that goes into the newly launched MPV - Enjoy.

Having already sold 2177 units of the Enjoy MPV last month, the company would not want this sales figure to dwindle and we hope that the issues are sorted out as soon as possible.