Comments on: Indian government increases car taxes http://paultan.org/2008/06/17/indian-government-increases-car-taxes/ Paul Tan on the Automotive Industry Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:59:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: BanyakMasukWorkshop http://paultan.org/2008/06/17/indian-government-increases-car-taxes/#comment-167779 BanyakMasukWorkshop Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:41:28 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2008/06/17/indian-government-increases-car-taxes/#comment-167779 msmar_453, i was curious and decided to go checkout proton uk prices.. the topspec persona AT is priced at GBP 11,595 on the road.. which translates roughly to RM73,500. in Malaysia, RM56,350 Topspec Gen2 in UK = RM75,000 In Malaysia, Topspec gen2 AT CPS is priced OTR RM60,488 topspec Savvy AMT = RM50,000. in malaysia, RM45,841 seems like they cost a lot more in the UK, than in Malaysia. msmar_453, i was curious and decided to go checkout proton uk prices..

the topspec persona AT is priced at GBP 11,595 on the road.. which translates roughly to RM73,500.
in Malaysia, RM56,350

Topspec Gen2 in UK = RM75,000
In Malaysia, Topspec gen2 AT CPS is priced OTR RM60,488

topspec Savvy AMT = RM50,000.
in malaysia, RM45,841

seems like they cost a lot more in the UK, than in Malaysia.

]]> By: msmar_453 http://paultan.org/2008/06/17/indian-government-increases-car-taxes/#comment-167736 msmar_453 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:39:57 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2008/06/17/indian-government-increases-car-taxes/#comment-167736 I wonder how much the price for proton cars in India! Is it much more there or much LESS as priced in UK? I wonder how much the price for proton cars in India!
Is it much more there or much LESS as priced in UK?

]]> By: BanyakMasukWorkshop http://paultan.org/2008/06/17/indian-government-increases-car-taxes/#comment-167731 BanyakMasukWorkshop Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:27:38 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2008/06/17/indian-government-increases-car-taxes/#comment-167731 "dream on. Its to spur demand for our local cars, proton and perodua especially. Too bad, everyone ended buying Citys and Vioses" the fact is, local cars still make up the bulk of vehicles in the below 1.6 category. although demand for the city and vios are high. perodua and protons in that segment still outsell them by a large margin. price of course makes the difference. "Right. If it was 1500cc and below, it youd have killed proton. LOL." the saga is currently proton's top seller, so even if taxes increased for cars above 1500cc, it would still not affect them much. Besides that, with a premium of about RM30,000 over a persona for the city and vios as an example, higher road tax alone probably isn't going to make someone who only has a budget for RM55,000 to suddenly decide to jump up and go buy a RM80,000 car right? “dream on. Its to spur demand for our local cars, proton and perodua especially. Too bad, everyone ended buying Citys and Vioses”

the fact is, local cars still make up the bulk of vehicles in the below 1.6 category. although demand for the city and vios are high. perodua and protons in that segment still outsell them by a large margin. price of course makes the difference.

“Right. If it was 1500cc and below, it youd have killed proton. LOL.”

the saga is currently proton’s top seller, so even if taxes increased for cars above 1500cc, it would still not affect them much. Besides that, with a premium of about RM30,000 over a persona for the city and vios as an example, higher road tax alone probably isn’t going to make someone who only has a budget for RM55,000 to suddenly decide to jump up and go buy a RM80,000 car right?

]]> By: 4G63T DSM http://paultan.org/2008/06/17/indian-government-increases-car-taxes/#comment-167696 4G63T DSM Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:36:29 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2008/06/17/indian-government-increases-car-taxes/#comment-167696 There is no difference when Malaysia did drop the road tax for cars 1600cc and below. Help citizens? right....dream on. Its to spur demand for our local cars, proton and perodua especially. Too bad, everyone ended buying Citys and Vioses..... You have to ask ...why 1600cc and below, and not 1500cc and below? Right. If it was 1500cc and below, it youd have killed proton. LOL. There is no difference when Malaysia did drop the road tax for cars 1600cc and below.

Help citizens? right….dream on. Its to spur demand for our local cars, proton and perodua especially. Too bad, everyone ended buying Citys and Vioses…..

You have to ask …why 1600cc and below, and not 1500cc and below? Right. If it was 1500cc and below, it youd have killed proton. LOL.

]]> By: azrai http://paultan.org/2008/06/17/indian-government-increases-car-taxes/#comment-167680 azrai Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:40:12 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2008/06/17/indian-government-increases-car-taxes/#comment-167680 Indian G just tax about RM1,500? Wow. How about ours. I think the main thing is it is purely environmental aspect to increase the tax. Reducing car in India actually. The same goes in brunei where petrol is RM1.22 to reduce consumption and wastage. Indian G just tax about RM1,500? Wow. How about ours. I think the main thing is it is purely environmental aspect to increase the tax. Reducing car in India actually. The same goes in brunei where petrol is RM1.22 to reduce consumption and wastage.

]]> By: csv http://paultan.org/2008/06/17/indian-government-increases-car-taxes/#comment-167672 csv Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:44:56 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2008/06/17/indian-government-increases-car-taxes/#comment-167672 so will india be like malaysia? will they suck the citizen's money to spend for their own entertainment? sponsored overseas trip? big cc premium automobiles? free ap for every MP? history repeats itself. so will india be like malaysia?

will they suck the citizen’s money to spend for their own entertainment?

sponsored overseas trip? big cc premium automobiles? free ap for every MP?

history repeats itself.

]]> By: mystvearn http://paultan.org/2008/06/17/indian-government-increases-car-taxes/#comment-167664 mystvearn Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:48:56 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2008/06/17/indian-government-increases-car-taxes/#comment-167664 yes, I think they are protecting their market. They allow people to get a car, but middle class will have to pay more. yes, I think they are protecting their market. They allow people to get a car, but middle class will have to pay more.

]]> By: mokkf82 http://paultan.org/2008/06/17/indian-government-increases-car-taxes/#comment-167653 mokkf82 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:57:55 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2008/06/17/indian-government-increases-car-taxes/#comment-167653 India just launced their own Tata Nano, now they wanna increase tax on big capacity engine? Obviously they are playing safe as to protect themselves on the small car segment. Just like our goverment, doing the same trick just that they want to earn more. India just launced their own Tata Nano, now they wanna increase tax on big capacity engine? Obviously they are playing safe as to protect themselves on the small car segment.

Just like our goverment, doing the same trick just that they want to earn more.

]]> By: bmpower http://paultan.org/2008/06/17/indian-government-increases-car-taxes/#comment-167645 bmpower Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:35:08 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2008/06/17/indian-government-increases-car-taxes/#comment-167645 the want to protect their national car? the want to protect their national car?

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