HDFC slashes auto loan interest rates by 150 bps

New Delhi, Jan 19: HDFC, private sector bank, has cut down interest rates by 150 basis points of auto-loans on personal and commercial vehicles. The slashed interest rates will be in effect from Monday, Jan 19.

Apart from providing relief to auto-loan seekers, the bank has also slashed interest rates by 125 basis points on corporate loans and wholesale credit benefiting the small and medium enterprises and large companies.

"Car and commercial vehicle loans will become cheaper by 125 basis points, while interest on two-wheeler loans will be reduced by 150 basis points," HDFC Bank Head (Retail assets and credit cards) Pralay Mondal told.

"At the same time, the bank will reduce interest rate on personal loan by 75-100 basis points, from existing 17-17.5 per cent."

"We have been able to pass on such a massive reduction to customer as cost of fund has eased and it is slated to come down further in the coming months," he said.

"The bank is doing it as a pre-emptive measure, which will give a fillip to the slackening auto sales in particular and the SME and manufacturing sector in general," he added.

The auto sector has been under the tight grip of slowdown for the past two months.

OneIndia News (With inputs from Agencies)