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Ford to stop making cars in India

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.
 
western companies are mad thinking they can make money coming to supa powa by selling stuff that average Indians can not afford :rofl:

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". :lol:

I guess Ford cannot cater to their extraordinary demands....
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.

I called these cars "tinpots made with tinfoil" and Indians call the Mods. :lol:

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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cheap cheaper stuff for Indian "middle class"
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". :lol:

I guess Ford cannot cater to their extraordinary demands....


I called these cars "tinpots made with tinfoil" and Indians call the Mods. :lol:

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,

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TATA Nexon EV

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TATA Harrier
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Mahindra XUV 700

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Mahindra Thar 2021

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Overall Safety Rating: 5 stars
Tata NexonTata AltrozMahindra XUV300
Adult Occupant Safety16.06/1716.13/1716.42/17
Child Occupant Safety25/49 (3 stars)29/49 (3 stars)37.44/49 (4 stars)
Neck SafetyGood for both driver and co-driverGood for both driver and co-driverGood for both driver and co-driver
Head SafetyGood for both driver and co-driverGood for both driver and co-driverGood for both driver and co-driver
Chest SafetyAdequate for both driver and co-driverAdequate for both driver and co-driverAdequate for the driver but good for co-driver
Thighs SafetyGood for both driver and co-driverGood for both driver and co-driverGood for both driver and co-driver
BodyshellStableStableStable
FootwellStableStableStable

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.
 
Tata Safari 2021,

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TATA Nexon EV

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TATA Harrier
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Mahindra XUV 700

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Mahindra Thar 2021

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Overall Safety Rating: 5 stars
Tata NexonTata AltrozMahindra XUV300
Adult Occupant Safety16.06/1716.13/1716.42/17
Child Occupant Safety25/49 (3 stars)29/49 (3 stars)37.44/49 (4 stars)
Neck SafetyGood for both driver and co-driverGood for both driver and co-driverGood for both driver and co-driver
Head SafetyGood for both driver and co-driverGood for both driver and co-driverGood for both driver and co-driver
Chest SafetyAdequate for both driver and co-driverAdequate for both driver and co-driverAdequate for the driver but good for co-driver
Thighs SafetyGood for both driver and co-driverGood for both driver and co-driverGood for both driver and co-driver
BodyshellStableStableStable
FootwellStableStableStable

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.

like I said cheap cheaper stuff, same reason iphone no sales in India
 
Ford cars are horrible not offence to anyone here.
 
These numbers are too low for the size of population. But still nice to see that Tata and Mahindra are able to keep up with Japanese/Korean makers.

Any news about what happens to the Ford factory line after they move out?
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
MG should go the same way... enough of its nonsense products..

1 Bull power..
I like MG cars, except their resale value.
 
Tata Safari 2021,

View attachment 776924

TATA Nexon EV

View attachment 776925View attachment 776926

TATA Harrier
View attachment 776927

Mahindra XUV 700

View attachment 776928

Mahindra Thar 2021

View attachment 776929

Overall Safety Rating: 5 stars
Tata NexonTata AltrozMahindra XUV300
Adult Occupant Safety16.06/1716.13/1716.42/17
Child Occupant Safety25/49 (3 stars)29/49 (3 stars)37.44/49 (4 stars)
Neck SafetyGood for both driver and co-driverGood for both driver and co-driverGood for both driver and co-driver
Head SafetyGood for both driver and co-driverGood for both driver and co-driverGood for both driver and co-driver
Chest SafetyAdequate for both driver and co-driverAdequate for both driver and co-driverAdequate for the driver but good for co-driver
Thighs SafetyGood for both driver and co-driverGood for both driver and co-driverGood for both driver and co-driver
BodyshellStableStableStable
FootwellStableStableStable

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.

Why TATA cars look like copy of Jeep, Nissan Rogue, Land Rover, Honda HVR, etc?
 
MG should go the same way... enough of its nonsense products..

1 Bull power..

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". :lol:

I guess Ford cannot cater to their extraordinary demands....


I called these cars "tinpots made with tinfoil" and Indians call the Mods. :lol:

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 .
ok what about Jeep, Nissan Rogue, Honda HVR, etc?

all foreign brands , but we have assortment of indian car companies .
 
And Australia Scomo thinks that he found a replacement buyer for China purchases in India.
Good luck! Scomo.
:cheers:
 

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