A Mercedes SUV launch in New Delhi.
(Photographer: Nishant Sharma/BloombergQuint)
India’s localisation push threatens to delay revival of one of the worst-hit segments of the nation’s auto market.Budget 2021 increased import duty by 5 to 7.5 percentage points on nearly a dozen components including safety glass, ignition wiring sets, electric motors, gas compressors, among others, to boost domestic suppliers. Makers of luxury and premium cars will suffer the most."A 5% higher duty means that the mass market will ha...