Abingdonboy
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Good to wrt the Force panel vans- can you share who uses it and for what wrt commercial purposes?Bro, Force sells a large number of panel vans. In fact, out on the streets, there are more FT panel vans than there are passenger versions. There is a market out there - all we need is for manufacturers to take more interest and push hard.
I would think that it's mostly because of localisation issues. Create awareness, bring prices down to compete with other products (yes, I believe it can be done albeit with great difficulty), and you'll have a winner in this market.
P.S: I love the 2014 Ford Transit.
I don't get to India as much as I'd like so I'm out of touch wrt the ground realities. In my mind Travellers were only used as mini-buses and Ambulances- obviously I was wrong.
Coming to localisation, well they can do it if they are prepared to invest long term. You can see the benefits and rewards of this on their passenger vehicle front where these locally produced vehicles are giving Indian incumbents a run for their money and are capturing signifcant market share themselves. Same is true,somewhat, for the HGV sector- look at Volvo, MAN and in the future Burat-Benz and Scania. If they invest enough into India they will drive the price right down and reap the rewards in the long term.
I'd like to see more such vehicles plying Indian roads instead of overloaded, open top, LCVs.
@Bombaywalla- the 2014 Transit is FUGLY IMHO! Been a big fan of the latest gen VW Crafter series though! And I have to say the latest Merc Sprinters are a favourite too!
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