@Excal... There are five things that i think must be understood when comparing cars like vitz with any other car in the same price...
A) On the car side... Performance, Safety+comfort, Reliability
B) On the market side... spares + resale, affordability
For A, cars like vitz, sunny, merc, bimmer all rule... the things in A live with the car... and for cars like above, it hardly dies even in 10-15 years...
For B) well, this actually matters more to countries like Pak, as we are a poor nation, and look at resale, cheaper parts, and lower prices (all relating to economics). Here is wherer mehran, alto, cultus and santro rule... No matter how sh*@# a car is, it rules as it follows B.
If we can introduce a NEW B type car/van/jeep/dabba/dabbi whatever satisfying A and less than 6 lac... believe you me,
it will be a hit. Times are changing faster than our mindsets...