GST Council revises tax slabs for automobiles: Small vehicles get relief while SUVs face higher levyThe GST Council has announced a restructuring of tax rates for the automobile sector, effective September 22, 2025. Mass mobility vehicles ...
03 Sep, 2025, 11.54 PM IST
Current GST rate for PVs outdated; needs a relook: JSW MG Motor India CEO EmeritusAmid speculations that hybrid vehicles could be considered for tax incentives ahead of the Union Budget, he said only the strong 'plug-in' ...
17 Jul, 2024, 05.15 PM IST
EV race: Are hybrid vehicles getting in the faster lane?The Indian car industry is at a crossroads in its journey towards an all-electric future, with the possibility of a hybrid transition. Utta...
10 Jul, 2024, 10.43 PM IST
How a tax sop has created a divide in India's motownIndian automakers are at a crossroads as they navigate the shift from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles. Consumers are showi...
18 Jun, 2024, 02.35 PM IST
Hyundai has the same fear like Tata Motors & Mahindra about petrol, diesel carsHyundai has joined Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra in opposing tax breaks for hybrid vehicles in India, arguing it could disrupt the ma...
18 Jun, 2024, 11.33 AM IST
Bad news for hybrid car buyers, good for EV sector: GST Council may not give tax relief for hybrid cars in next meetingThe govt may not discuss tax concessions for hybrid cars in the next GST Council meeting, affecting companies like Maruti Suzuki and benefi...
16 May, 2024, 10.33 AM IST
Suzuki making smaller hybrid cars for India with much better mileage: Maruti chairmanJapanese auto giant Suzuki is working on smaller hybrid cars that will offer much better mileage than the current cars, Maruti Suzuki Chair...
27 Apr, 2024, 11.06 AM IST
Making it Electric: BS Yediyurappa writes to FM to withdraw GST Cess on hybrid carsThe chief minister in his letter has highlighted the importance of transition to electric mobility through local manufacturing in the backd...
01 Nov, 2020, 02.25 PM IST
Transport ministry wants lower GST on hybrid vehiclesThis comes after the GST Council slashed the rate for electric vehicles to 5% last month in a bid to boost cleaner sources of mobility.
22 Aug, 2019, 03.49 PM IST
Maruti seeks tax relief for hybrid, CNG carsHybrid cars should be given duty cut. They're 30% more efficient & will help reduce oil imports, Bhargava said.
18 Aug, 2019, 09.01 PM IST
Toyota wheels in new version of Camry Hybrid at Rs 36.95 lakhThe new generation Camry Hybrid comes with a 2.5 litre petrol engine.
18 Jan, 2019, 12.29 PM IST
Hoping for revision of taxes on hybrid vehicles: Rajan Wahera, M&MRajan Wahera, M&M, told ET Now that electric vehicles will be in focus in future but said that the sales of hybrid vehicles are dissapointi...
07 Sep, 2017, 03.52 PM IST
Transport buses to attract 15% cess over GST, to cost moreAs per the latest Finance Ministry notification, motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons, including the driver, will attract...
29 Jun, 2017, 08.36 PM IST
Anant Geete to take up lowering of GST rate on hybrid vehicles with Arun JaitleyThe GST Council has fixed 43 per cent tax (28 per cent GST plus 15 per cent cess) on hybrid cars, a rate that the automobile industry feels...
12 Jun, 2017, 04.56 PM IST
Arun Jaitley hints at no review of GST rate on hybrid carsThe automakers had asked to reduce the tax rate on hybrid vehicles to 18 per cent, arguing that they are much more efficient and eco- frien...
11 Jun, 2017, 07.41 PM IST
Levy 12 per cent tax on hybrids at par with electric vehicles: Auto component makersAutomotive Component Manufacturers Association of India President Rattan Kapur described the 43 per cent tax on hybrid vehicles as "penal".
25 May, 2017, 08.00 PM IST
Will urge FM to bring down GST rates for hybrid vehicles: Transport Minister Nitin GadkariUnder the GST rates announced last week, hybrid cars, which are considered eco-friendly, are slated to attract a 15 per cent cess over a ra...
25 May, 2017, 03.46 PM IST