It's now been a year that India adapted BSIV standards. The move saw many cars move out of the 13 BSIV compliant cities, and move into smaller cities where strict emission norms are yet to be implemented. The Chevrolet Tavera, a rather popular MPV from GM too saw its fate sealed. Talks with Sonalika pointed to the company acquiring a BSIV-compliant 2.0-liter CRDi engine for Tavera. It's the same machine... 

Sonalika group owned ICML have been constantly experiencing a decline in sales of their MUV's. On the other hand, M&M have been trying to buy a stake in Sonalika group since 2009 end. M&M believes by upgrading ICML cars, and opting for aggressive promotion and distribution, they can improve on sales. The manufacturing unit of Sonalika group can manufacture 2000 units a month but they were only...