Indian car market is crap - sales roughly same since a decade. Ford predicted that by 2020 annual car sales will be 10 million. Instead they are 2-2.5 million and most of them tiny cars used like toys abroad.
Ford to stop making cars in India
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western companies are mad thinking they can make money coming to supa powa by selling stuff that average Indians can not afford
It's not that they don't have money, but they are looking for 'Cheapest' in everything, always bargaining for the lowest priced item that they will somehow (they hope) be able to get away with. We call this quality "Kanjoosi" in the subcontinent, and the people "Kanjoos".
In Lady Windemere's Fan, Oscar Wilde had Lord Darlington quip that a cynic was 'a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
Most Indians have this mentality (not all of course) and belong to this category.
It's not even the East Asian concept of "Cheap and Good". It is "Cheap and shoddy and one-time use".
I guess Ford cannot cater to their extraordinary demands....
I called these cars "tinpots made with tinfoil" and Indians call the Mods.
Truth hurts. Indian cars mostly get zero/one stars out of five in NCAP safety tests in Europe (except a meagre few). Still in the same boat today more or less.
No one cares about chassis/body integrity and auto-safety in India. Accident fatalities are horrific and very high. Their Cheater industrialists will not do anything since govt. (and safety regs) is in their pockets - no recall or public liability in India.
Here are the results of NCAP testing for Indian cars,
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It's not that they don't have money, but they are looking for 'Cheapest' in everything, always bargaining for the lowest priced item that they will somehow (they hope) be able to get away with. We call this quality "Kanjoosi" in the subcontinent, and the people "Kanjoos".
In Lady Windemere's Fan, Oscar Wilde had Lord Darlington quip that a cynic was 'a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
Most Indians have this mentality (not all of course) and belong to this category.
It's not even the East Asian concept of "Cheap and Good". It is "Cheap and shoddy and one-time use".
I guess Ford cannot cater to their extraordinary demands....
I called these cars "tinpots made with tinfoil" and Indians call the Mods.
Truth hurts. Indian cars mostly get one stars out of five in safety tests in Europe (except a meagre few).
No one cares about chassis/body integrity and auto-safety in India. Accident fatalities are horrific and very high. Their Cheater industrialists will not do anything since govt. (and safety regs) is in their pockets.
Four years ago, most Indian cars got zero stars in NCAP testing,
Tata Safari 2021,
TATA Nexon EV
TATA Harrier
Mahindra XUV 700
Mahindra Thar 2021
Overall Safety Rating: 5 stars
| Tata Nexon | Tata Altroz | Mahindra XUV300 | |
| Adult Occupant Safety | 16.06/17 | 16.13/17 | 16.42/17 |
| Child Occupant Safety | 25/49 (3 stars) | 29/49 (3 stars) | 37.44/49 (4 stars) |
| Neck Safety | Good for both driver and co-driver | Good for both driver and co-driver | Good for both driver and co-driver |
| Head Safety | Good for both driver and co-driver | Good for both driver and co-driver | Good for both driver and co-driver |
| Chest Safety | Adequate for both driver and co-driver | Adequate for both driver and co-driver | Adequate for the driver but good for co-driver |
| Thighs Safety | Good for both driver and co-driver | Good for both driver and co-driver | Good for both driver and co-driver |
| Bodyshell | Stable | Stable | Stable |
| Footwell | Stable | Stable | Stable |
TATA & Mahindra have changed the Indian auto Industry for forever, their safety scores are best in class & have outperformed ford & others in features.
Can you name one 100% bangladeshi Car which has scored 5 star rating ?
I don't like comparing any Industry with bangladeshi one as its degrading but these lungis needs to know their place.
Cheap ? Ford is unable to compete with them.....this is not lungidesh.
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like I said cheap cheaper stuff, same reason iphone no sales in India
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you mean 50cents army??can you write anything out of your CCP Handbook ?
You bots are boring.
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can you write anything out of your CCP Handbook ?
You bots are boring.
what? are you saying cheap Tata toy is the thing to Indians so called "middle class", but not the apple products?
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Not really, in fact it's comparable to the income and not population. Tata is going to topple Hyundai soon, their line up is coming great. They still have to adress their after sales services which Suzuki and Hyundai excel. Mahindra needs more refinements, they're still going with the "tractor" mentality.
I think Tata or Hyundai is going to buy the production line, Ford exit been talked about long before this announcement
I like MG cars, except their resale value.
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Why TATA cars look like copy of Jeep, Nissan Rogue, Land Rover, Honda HVR, etc?
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$2000 tata “car”?
Nothing to laugh at. It's to be admired. Imagine how many families could afford a car if we could offer one for 3-4lakh?
Skoda
Skoda make good cars. They are good quality mid priced European cars.
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Because Land rover & Jaguars is owned by TATA Since 2008.
They are not copycats but owners.
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Because Land rover & Jaguars is owned by TATA Since 2008.
They are not copycats but owners.
ok what about Jeep, Nissan Rogue, Honda HVR, etc?
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MG is chinese crap , it will go soon .
It's not that they don't have money, but they are looking for 'Cheapest' in everything, always bargaining for the lowest priced item that they will somehow (they hope) be able to get away with. We call this quality "Kanjoosi" in the subcontinent, and the people "Kanjoos".
In Lady Windemere's Fan, Oscar Wilde had Lord Darlington quip that a cynic was 'a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
Most Indians have this mentality (not all of course) and belong to this category.
It's not even the East Asian concept of "Cheap and Good". It is "Cheap and shoddy and one-time use".
I guess Ford cannot cater to their extraordinary demands....
I called these cars "tinpots made with tinfoil" and Indians call the Mods.
Truth hurts. Indian cars mostly get one stars out of five in safety tests in Europe (except a meagre few).
No one cares about chassis/body integrity and auto-safety in India. Accident fatalities are horrific and very high. Their Cheater industrialists will not do anything since govt. (and safety regs) is in their pockets.
Four years ago, most Indian cars got zero stars in NCAP testing,
what do you have in bangladesh , pl apprise us .
all foreign brands , but we have assortment of indian car companies .
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And Australia Scomo thinks that he found a replacement buyer for China purchases in India.
Good luck! Scomo.
Good luck! Scomo.
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