I bought my Ather on 28th April and am very happy with the scooter (except for dipping performance after recent OTA updates) and the govt does this ! jezz !! (I’m not saying this should not have been done. I’m just writing this because I was no need of a scooter urgently and bought it still and couldnt ride it because of lockdown anyway. If there was any intimation about this by the govt. I could have waited )
If Ather knew about this earlier, they would have stopped processing registration altogether so that every pending order is able to take advantage of the additional subsidy.
I just talked to Ather customer care and they said fame subsidy of 14,500 will not be passed on to customers who have already done full payment for vehicle because invoice is already raised. But instead they are offering free connect pro 1 year subscription
I have done invoicing of my bike on 6th may and got delivery on same day itself and my registration is complete on 2nd June. Loss of 14500. If i could have waited for 1 more month, i could have saved so much.
For Ather 450 & 450x, different people have bought it at different prices because of changes in GST & FAME.
FAME 2 2019 - Price cut by 5k
GST Reduction 2019 - Price cut by 9k
FAME 2 2021 - Price Cut by 14.5k
Every time, there were people who missed it by few days to few months. We can’t do much really
But, Ather tried its best to pause the invoicing and even try redoing invoice wherever possible.
Personally, I paused my purchase by few weeks to get FAME 2 Subsidy. But, I missed the 9k price cut by 2 months. I was not in hurry at all. If I knew GST price cut was on the cards, would have waited. But, I could show off the rare Ather 450 & Whee in Whitefield and Marathahalli roads
The word “existing” was not required, it will create confusion as if the existing loan terms are getting updated but only new loan terms are getting updated, the sentence could have been better, like The terms of the Loan, Lease, Insurance and Buyback will get updated soon.
I got my 450 in March 2019, soon after that, the Government reduced the GST and the next vehicles were 9k cheaper. I can’t ask Ather to refund that difference can I? If at all, we should ask the Government!
Hi,didn’t understand this logic. i cant see the price breakup related to govt in the invoice when we bought the vehicle. did any of you get that in the invoice?
Check the linked post right above yours. Hemanth has provided information on ex factory vs ex showroom. The invoice you get will only reflect the ex-showroom price.