Everything about ex-showroom car pricing in India. What it includes, how GST affects it, and how it differs from on-road price.
Road tax is one of the biggest chunks of your car’s on-road price, and it varies wildly across India. Register a Hyundai Creta E Petrol in Raipur and you pay ₹64,320 in road tax. Register the exact same car in Nagpur, and that number jumps to ₹1,28,640. Same car, same ex-showroom price, double the tax. …
The ex-showroom price is what the manufacturer advertises. The on-road price is what you actually pay. In simple terms: On-road price = Ex-showroom price + road tax + registration + insurance + other charges. The gap between the two can range from ₹50,000 to over ₹2.5 lakh depending on the car and your state. If …
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