The auto industry has had a mixed month. The build up to Dhanteras and Diwali was good but the demand tapered off subsequently.
There was no sale of premium sedan Kizashi during the month.
Maruti Suzuki posted a marginal increase in January and the likes of Hyundai, Ford and Mahindra & Mahindra reporting a single-digit growth.
From discounts to hundred per cent financing to talks of a price hike, companies are doing everything to ensure retail sales pick up this month.
It is immediately not clear how GST will impact the mass car market. Experts, however, say the level of tax on smaller cars will have to be at a differential to the sedans.
Exports in August were up 10.3 per cent to 12,472 units from 11,305 units in the same month of previous year.
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If you opt for a petrol variant, you will need to reapply for loan.
Online platforms can help buyers and sellers get a fair price and assurance on the car's health.
It's not easy to ignore the newspaper ads with Diwali offers.