ICAT (ICAT - International Centre for Automotive Technology) has completed the first BS-VI certification for a heavy-duty engine model for M/s Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicle Limited.
The engine has been developed and manufactured indigenously by Volvo Eicher in India.
It is much ahead of the implementation date of 1st April 2020 for rolling out of Bharat Stage-VI norms in the country.
ICAT is the first of new world-class centres established under the National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRiP).
It is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises.
By moving to BS-VI, the country will be using the highest specifications of fuel standard available in the world right now.