# EXCLUSIVE: Emails show Indian carmakers worried about fuel contamination before withdrawing complaint

https://mins.news/en/item/20877

- Reuters, 2026-08-13 06:10 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/india/emails-reveal-indian-carmakers-fuel-contamination-worries-before-public-retreat-2026-08-13/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a7d5fc6325a7500012a9357

> Hours after India publicly assured consumers last week that ethanol-blended petrol was safe, the country’s main auto industry group withdrew a fuel-contamination complaint it had sent to the government a week earlier. The group said some figures required further checks.