However, manufacturers have expressed some dismay at the government’s plans. A senior executive at a carmaker company told me on the condition of anonymity that any duty reduction should ideally be on components and for a limited time frame; he cites the Phased Manufacturing Programme (PMP), which the government recently announced for EV chargers.

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