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Road divergence: Car loans race ahead post-GST cuts, but CVs stuck in slow lane
MINT·2025-11-06 08:30

After months of muted demand, auto loans appear to have hit the fast lane. The recent reduction in the goods and services tax (GST) rates on select vehicles to 18% from 28% has revived retail sentiment, sparking an uptick in passenger vehicle sales and demand for loans to finance them, four lenders said. In September, India's banking industry saw a vehicle loan growth of 7.3% year-on-year (y-o-y), nearly half of the 14% expansion witnessed in the same month a year ago, according to the Reserve Bank of Indi ...