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Indian dealers stop selling Toyota cars to Bhutanese buyers after STCBL complaint

Aug 22, 2026 4 mins read
Indian dealers stop selling Toyota cars to Bhutanese buyers after STCBL complaint

Hundreds of Bhutanese buyers who received government authorisation to import Toyota vehicles, mainly the Urban Cruiser Hyryder and Innova Hycross models, directly from India are now unable to complete their purchases after dealers in Siliguri stopped supplying them, alleging intervention by the State Trading Corporation of Bhutan Limited (STCBL).

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