(Reuters) -India’s upcoming festive season is expected to lift near-term sentiment among auto dealers, but U.S. tariffs could dent consumer confidence, prompting higher household savings and weighing on discretionary spending, including vehicles, the Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA) said on Thursday.
Vehicle dealers expect major festivals, including Rakhi, Janmashtami, Independence Day and Ganesh Chaturthi, along with targeted promotional schemes and healthy stock levels to drive sales.
However, the anticipated wealth erosion from fresh tariffs by the U.S. could erode consumer confidence, trigger a precautionary rise in household savings and exert pressure on discretionary spending, including on vehicles, FADA said.
(Reporting by Chandini Monnappa in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema)
