End-of-life vehicles rules could hit auto industry profits by ₹25,000 cr: Report

India's auto industry could face a ₹25,000 crore hit to profits in FY26 due to the new End-of-Life Vehicles Rules, which introduce Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), PTI reported, citing SIAM. The rules may require companies to make accounting provisions for scrapping obligations of vehicles already sold. This could block funds and impact future investments and growth, industry experts said.