Key Highlights

  • Fiat and Honda revised prices on its models.
  • The revised prices have already come into effect this week.
  • GST Council has suggested hike in cess up to 7% on some vehicles increasing the GST incidence on these cars.

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Indian car makers have increased prices of their vehicles following the hike in cess announced by the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council earlier this month.

Two car manufacturers – Fiat and Honda have already revised the prices on their vehicles. Fiat has hiked the price up to 130% on some vehicles.

“Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL) leading manufacturer of premium cars in India, announced an increase in the price of its models - Honda City, Honda BR-V and Honda CR-V. The revised prices became effective from 11th September 2017 due to the additional compensation cess in GST,” Honda said.

Revised prices are as follows:

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