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Implement new GST rates faster: Auto industry
The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam
|August 26, 2025
Hit by a sudden decline in sales and enquiries, the automobile industry has urged the government to hasten the implementation of new GST rates, seeking their rollout before the start of the festive season in the second half of September.
HIT by a sudden decline in sales and enquiries, the automobile industry has urged the government to hasten the implementation of new GST rates, seeking their rollout before the start of the festive season in the second half of September.
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced next-generation GST reforms and GST rate cuts in his Independence Day speech, buyers have started delaying their purchase in anticipation that prices of smaller cars and two-wheelers may decline up to 8-10%.
This story is from the August 26, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Vishakapatnam.
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