Maruti Suzuki hints lack of political stability has hit UPA decision making ability

MSI also said the auto industry may see positive sales growth this ongoing fiscal but it will not be in large numbers as the market is still reeling under a downturn.

"Political situation being what it is, how this will help in decision making and implementation is a question mark... Economic growth needs political stability," Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) Chairman R C Bhargava told reporters here.

He said the slowdown in the economy is affecting demand of cars and not much has changed in the past few months that would help in spurring growth.

"I have not seen anything different happening which will increase growth...Car sales can only increase when people have more income, people must have the money to run the car. That can happen only when there is economic growth," he added.

Negative factors like high interest rates, fuel prices and inflation needed to be offset, Bhargava said.

"For 2012-13, the auto industry may still see a positive growth but it won't be in large numbers. I don't see the next fiscal being very different from this fiscal," Bhargava said.

He said blaming only the Centre for economic slowdown was unfair and the States would also need to take their responsibility for all-round economic growth.

Such has been the downturn in the auto sales that diesel cars, which

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