Ford to stop making cars in India

[Chhatrapati]

2021 India copycat a 2007 American Jeep ?

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Ever heard of the term license build?

Nice deflection though, from TATA to Mahindra.

 

[GamoAccu]

Ever heard of the term license build?

Nice deflection though, from TATA to Mahindra.

License to build? Why did Jeep need to sue?

Mahindra Thar launch in Australia halted after Jeep moves court over design

Jeep and Mahindra are locked in a legal battle over Thar's design which the US carmaker claims to be a copy of its Wrangler SUV.

auto.hindustantimes.com

 

[Chhatrapati]

License to build? Why did Jeep need to sue?

Mahindra Thar launch in Australia halted after Jeep moves court over design

Jeep and Mahindra are locked in a legal battle over Thar's design which the US carmaker claims to be a copy of its Wrangler SUV.

auto.hindustantimes.com

Because they don't have the license outside India. So, they can't export it. However they may win the case based on the license.

This Is Why Mahindra Can Build Tiny Jeeps

I was at the Detroit unveiling event of the Mahindra Roxor yesterday, and, like many people, I was pretty delighted with what I saw. I was delighted because the Roxor isn’t like the usual plastic-bodied side-by-side little off-roader; it’s a real... Jeep. There’s no other way to put it. The...

jalopnik.com

 

[PradoTLC]

How much Horse Power does it have?

You mean ox power

 

[313ghazi]

For some reason I like more European cars like FIAT, SKODA, recently Citroen

They have great designs now. Skoda also have the reliability and longevity to last.

The BMW/Audi/Mercedes/Jaguar still have the edge in terms of quality of finish, but the gap is not what it was 30 years ago.

I've always liked Alpha Romeo, but thier cars are notoriously unreliable.

 

[Kamikaze Pilot]

Both Ford and Hyundai came in 1996 to India.

Today Hyundai sells 4.71 lakh cars annually & have 18% market share while Ford sells just 48,000 cars with 1.8% market share.

Hyundai keeps on innovating its product offering while Ford keeps on pushing defective, outdated models in Indian market.

90% customer are in a range of 5-15 lac. Maruti is king because it has around 12 models in this range, while Hyundai also has 7 models in this range. Middle class needs a value for money car.

Hyundai utilising full Plant capacity while Ford invested heavily in new Plant at Sanand when its Chennai Plant running at just 30% capacity, major dent to its bottom line, besides poor marketing, slower product offerings etc.

US auto makers treated India as their manufacturing hub of out dated technology. All their plants are made using the refurbished equipment. It's sad but true that they treated Indian market as third world market with no respect for Indian consumers. India gave them good lesson.

Ford failed to understand the requirements of customers. After Eco Sport, they didn't launch any model. They are unnecessarily blaming Government policies for their own failure. If policies of Government were so bad, how come Hyundai and Kia gained so much market share?

Moreover Ford had highly expensive spare parts and service and quality certainly didn’t match the price, very unaffordable

Source: Internet

 

[El Sidd]

Both Ford and Hyundai came in 1996 to India.

Today Hyundai sells 4.71 lakh cars annually & have 18% market share while Ford sells just 48,000 cars with 1.8% market share.

Hyundai keeps on innovating its product offering while Ford keeps on pushing defective, outdated models in Indian market.

90% customer are in a range of 5-15 lac. Maruti is king because it has around 12 models in this range, while Hyundai also has 7 models in this range. Middle class needs a value for money car.

Hyundai utilising full Plant capacity while Ford invested heavily in new Plant at Sanand when its Chennai Plant running at just 30% capacity, major dent to its bottom line, besides poor marketing, slower product offerings etc.

US auto makers treated India as their manufacturing hub of out dated technology. All their plants are made using the refurbished equipment. It's sad but true that they treated Indian market as third world market with no respect for Indian consumers. India gave them good lesson.

Ford failed to understand the requirements of customers. After Eco Sport, they didn't launch any model. They are unnecessarily blaming Government policies for their own failure. If policies of Government were so bad, how come Hyundai and Kia gained so much market share?

Moreover Ford had highly expensive spare parts and service and quality certainly didn’t match the price, very unaffordable

Source: Internet

Goes to show how the American dream is not for India.

 

[letsrock]

Both Ford and Hyundai came in 1996 to India.

Today Hyundai sells 4.71 lakh cars annually & have 18% market share while Ford sells just 48,000 cars with 1.8% market share.

Hyundai keeps on innovating its product offering while Ford keeps on pushing defective, outdated models in Indian market.

90% customer are in a range of 5-15 lac. Maruti is king because it has around 12 models in this range, while Hyundai also has 7 models in this range. Middle class needs a value for money car.

Hyundai utilising full Plant capacity while Ford invested heavily in new Plant at Sanand when its Chennai Plant running at just 30% capacity, major dent to its bottom line, besides poor marketing, slower product offerings etc.

US auto makers treated India as their manufacturing hub of out dated technology. All their plants are made using the refurbished equipment. It's sad but true that they treated Indian market as third world market with no respect for Indian consumers. India gave them good lesson.

Ford failed to understand the requirements of customers. After Eco Sport, they didn't launch any model. They are unnecessarily blaming Government policies for their own failure. If policies of Government were so bad, how come Hyundai and Kia gained so much market share?

Moreover Ford had highly expensive spare parts and service and quality certainly didn’t match the price, very unaffordable

Source: Internet

All bluff. Ford makes great cars outisde of NA. In North america they focus on trucks and cars are an afterthought. Ford servicing in india is excellent.
its simply they all forecasted indian market will grow up much larger and everyone will get their share of pie. But indian market peaked somewhere in 2012 and roughly within 10 percent range after that.

GCBC

Automotive Sales Data and Statistics

carsalesbase.com

 

[Kamikaze Pilot]

Goes to show how the American dream is not for India.

A typical thread for @colonel rajesh aka @Karna_007.