New Delhi: The government and the automotive industry openly clashed on the issue of affordability of vehicles and taxation on cars at an industry event.
The Stalwarts industry such as Chief Maruti RC Bhargava and TVS Motor Promoter Venu Srinivasan complained that the industry was ignored and the high taxation and safety and more stringent emissions have made their products expensive and beyond limits for ordinary people.
Tarun Bajaj’s income secretary, however, defended the government and said that the direct tax collection has risen, and thus people get more and buy relatively expensive SUVs – so, there is not much to blame on affordability.
“So, all of this is a contradiction in economic terms,” he said.
Bajaj said the economy seems good as a direct tax collection “is a strong number” and has risen 40 to 50%.
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in the class of people who will become your buyer, the income level rises.
If the income level of these people rises, why does the car sales do not occur? …
Siam really has to go a little deeper into it, (and) Conduct deeper analysis, “he said.
Bajaj said in a strict fiscal situation, the incentive will “again haunt us on the next stage”.
Last year, car sales fell 9%, while the two-wheel was 11% lower.
Also replied to industrial reservations for the introduction of felt electricity – in a hurry, the Aayog CEO Niti Amitabh Kant was categorically that “his writing was on the wall”, and those who were not ready to change.
But, talking after Kant, it was Bhargava who first stipulated the tone of the dispute and trust deficit between the government and the industry.
He complained that the government had done a little to help the tide industry above the “downward trend” in sales, despite making an appointment to intervene.
“I’m worried that words don’t make us very much in terms of (realize) extra sales …
I’m sorry to say that there are very few in the form of each step taken which will reverse this trend.
That’s what makes me worry,” said Chief Maruti, before the Bajaj address.
He said the government’s concern “generally remained confined in words, (and) not translated into action.” Bhargava said that regardless of the transition mandate to BS6 cleaning vehicles, cost pressure on vehicles came through the new rules about modern safety and features, many in harmony with the standards in Europe and the developed Western countries.
“If we follow all European standards at a cost, involved, how do we make this vehicle affordable to a lot of income, much lower than income in India?” Bhargava said, adding the same question about high costs haunting the industry when it comes to electricity development.
“Are we sure that we have quite a lot of customers in India that have the means to buy millions of cars every year.
Does income rise as soon as that, does the job go up as fast? I think these aspects are often ignored when we make our plans ..
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We tend to forget customers.
We always forget customers in centralized planning systems because customers are not a problem, “he said, adding that” high tax “further is exacerbated by state tax.
“I don’t think the car industry will revive …
unless we handle questions about affordability for customers.” Joining Bhargava in front of affordability is TVS Srinivasan, who also asks whether the automotive industry is being recognized “for what has been contributed to the work, income and foreign exchange income.” Srinivasan said that moped, two-wheeled entry level, had seen prices rose between 45% and 50% over the past few years due to various safety and emissions mandates, and 28% GST level.
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actually horror,” he said, also hinted that euphoria around electricity had to be angry by seeing “carbon footprint of the life cycle” vehicle.
Government, industrial auto czars spar over tax, emissions norm
