struggling and harleydavidson is planning to have a skeletal presencemaruti md and industry body siam head kenichi ayukawa said recently that gst should be reduced by 10 we are facing one of the toughest times in history the industry needs your supportr c bhargava chairman of maruti suzuki had told toi earlier that affordability of vehicles has gone down severely depressing demand as consumers stay out due to heavy taxation and the government mandated safety features such as air bags and abs on new cars which further add to the vehicles costsmartin schwenk md ceo of mercedesbenz india said multiple taxes are having a significant impact on the retail price and limits the growth potential of the segment we are confident that the policy makers are aware of the importance of the auto industry and of the pressures on the industry and will continue to support appropriatelyrecently german automotive major volkswagen had also spoken about challenges of doing business in india it is not easy to operate and it is not easy to run business while clearances are fast for the initial investments it gets difficult to do business thereafter gurpratap s boparai md of volkswagens india group businesses and companies skoda vw audi lamborghini porsche and two plants had told toi in august