New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- In a country where fuel efficiency figures of automobiles play a crucial role in influencing consumer decisions, diesel cars have been finding an ever-shrinking market share over the last couple of years, mainly due to the increasing regulatory pressures on this segment, owing to the higher polluting elements coming from the diesel vehicles' exhausts. However, there are still many consumers who seek diesel cars because of the powerful, torquey, and more fuel-efficient performance than petrol models.

Despite major automakers like Maruti Suzuki phasing out diesel engines from their lineup, the diesel cars still see some takers. The small and affordable diesel cars have been mostly discontinued in India by many major p...