Committed to all-electric future, GST 2.0 made mild-hybrid SUVs more compelling: Volvo Car India MDVolvo Car India is focused on an all-electric future. Currently, one in four cars sold is an EV. The new GST 2.0 has made mild-hybrid SUVs ...
11 Jan, 2026, 10.44 AM IST
EV penetration in luxury car segment dips in GST 2.0 era as conventional engine version gains tractionLuxury electric car sales have seen a dip. Internal combustion engine cars now offer a better total cost of ownership. This trend is more n...
04 Jan, 2026, 10.25 AM IST
Mercedes expects this festive season to be best-ever; calls for uniform road taxes for long-term growthMercedes-Benz India anticipates a record-breaking festive season due to the recent GST rate reduction. MD and CEO Santosh Iyer highlights t...
15 Sep, 2025, 01.37 PM IST
GST on luxury cars: Mercedes, BMW, Audi might see a price drop; Check likely price cutsIndia's GST council has streamlined indirect taxes to two slabs, reducing prices on over 400 items. While luxury cars face a 40% 'special s...
04 Sep, 2025, 07.45 PM IST
GST Council retains 28% tax and cess on tobacco, sin goodsThe Union finance minister will decide on the date when the new tax rate for these items will be applicable. Currently, such products attra...
04 Sep, 2025, 04.11 PM IST
Big engines, bigger taxes: GST 2.0 hikes duty on luxury cars to 40%India's new GST overhaul brings significant tax changes to the automobile sector. Small petrol and diesel cars will benefit from reduced ra...
04 Sep, 2025, 06.17 AM IST
GST panel calls for steep levies on luxury EVs in blow for Tesla, BMWGST Council panel has suggested significant consumer levy increases on luxury electric vehicles priced above $46,000, potentially impacting...
02 Sep, 2025, 05.45 PM IST
Clarity on GST rates at the earliest to help regain sales momentum in festive season: Luxury carmakersLuxury carmakers in India anticipate a sales boost during the festive season, but uncertainty surrounding potential GST rate changes is cau...
31 Aug, 2025, 11.56 AM IST
India's lack of infra limiting super luxury car market growth: Lamborghini CEO Stephan WinkelmannIndia was one of the fastest-growing markets for the Italian car maker in CY2022. Lamborghini - which sells the Urus, Aventador and Huracan...
20 Mar, 2023, 08.21 AM IST
Higher taxes, other levies hurting luxury car sales; govt must address in Budget: Audi India head"Luxury car sales are impacted by high GST rates, import duties and registration taxes, which is limiting the segment to a mere 1.2 per cen...
26 Jan, 2020, 11.21 AM IST
Union Budget 2018: Luxury carmakers hope for incentivising hybrids, lower GSTThe carmakers feel a lower Goods & Service Tax (GST) and upper cap on income tax will help create demand for luxury cars.
25 Jan, 2018, 11.01 AM IST
Finance Minister considering auto makers concern on hike in GST cess: Anant GeeteLuxury car makers have hit out at the move to hike cess on large cars and sports utility vehicles (SUVs) to 25 per cent, saying it was agai...
07 Sep, 2017, 02.18 PM IST
For Volvo, GST is business enabler: Tom Von Bonsdorff, MD, Volvo"We are quite confident that we will go to about 2,000 cars this year and further grow for the next few years. Of course, we have to work h...
13 Jul, 2017, 01.08 AM IST
Heavy bikes, yachts, private jets to attract 31 per cent GSTThe cess for motorcycles with more than 350 cc engine has been kept at 3 per cent, taking the total incidence of taxation to 31 per cent.
19 May, 2017, 12.16 PM IST
Small-car buyers will have to shell out more under GST, SUVs to cost lessUnlike multiple taxes levied currently, the new tax structure will see a uniform rate of 28% on cars plus a cess of 1% for small petrol car...
19 May, 2017, 07.48 AM IST
GST council clears up to 15 per cent cess on luxury carsWhile the exact cess would be decided by the GST council when the rates are finalised, FM said that the states and the Centre had given the...
18 Mar, 2017, 10.20 AM IST
Auto industry meets Adhia; cess, luxury car definition in focusMaruti Suzuki MD and CEO Kenichi Ayukawa said implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) is good for the country but it has to be imple...
07 Nov, 2016, 03.32 PM IST