concerns that the government would raise taxes on diesel vehicles in the next fiscal year. Increased loan rates and higher fuel prices in 2011 reduced the demand for cars; however, the boom in diesel sales lifted overall sales to a new high of 211,402 autos in April 2012. The demand for diesel vehicles grew to 45 percent of total demand, up from 30 percent in 2010. Diesel was more fuel-efficient than gas, the Indian government instituted controls on the price of diesel because of its impact on inflation. In the first quarter of 2012, diesel was 40 percent cheaper than gasoline