New Delhi: The International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) has released the first BS-VI certification for a two-wheeler -- Hero MotoCorp's Splendor iSmart model -- in the country, the testing and certification agency said Monday.
Hero MotoCorp, the country's largest two-wheeler maker, said that it is the first two-wheeler manufacturer to receive the BS-VI certification and is now eligible to start production of the certified model compliant with the fuel emission norms coming into force from April 2020.
The BS-VI emission norms compliant motorcycle has been designed and developed in-house at the company's R&D hub, the Centre of Innovation and Technology, in Jaipur, Rajasthan, Hero MotoCorp said in a statement.