Honda City 2021 ( You get what you pay for, NOT REALLY ! )

[kashik87]

So, have been all busy with life for the last couple of years and not really paid attention to whats happening around in the automobile sphere in our part of the world. Just recently a friend of mine asked suggestion about Honda City which I have owned since 2017 since he was interested in buying new.

Long story short he decided to pull the trigger and book the new Honda City and I accompanied him to the showroom to see whats new and quite frankly I liked the shape and the all new features they had introduced which are a first in the local assembled sedan category. The shocker came when I heard the price a total of Rs:3.4 MILLION.

Anyways he wasnt much bother with anything and decided to go ahead. This was last Thursday and just today in my recommendation I saw the ad for Honda City 2022 launched in India and after checking the car, and its FEATURESSSSS and the aesthetics of the cars compared to what I saw in the showroom I dont know whether I should laugh at our helplessness or cry at our misfortune of not getting what we pay for.

So the reason for which I made this thread is and I am genuinely curious about why such a big gap of product and quality exist in Pakistan ( in view of price paid ) and MORE IMPORTANTLY how are people justifying paying this much for these locally assembled car. ?

Thats it......

New Honda City India

[Sarkaar]

There could be many factors however for me, following are the few most important factors,

• In pakistan, automakers are privately owned entities from 1st day, unlike in India where gov has a share initially which really helped to keep the competition high. In pakistan, automakers can do whatever they want and have been manipulating the market.
• India is a big market and far ahead in terms of economic conditions.
• Atlas was selling old gen for 12 years without much advancements in pakistan, so they thought that they would sell 6th gen as well and charge for the latest gen.

I think with many new entrants like saga, alsvin and stonic we should see 7th gen city within 2-3 years or a price drop in the current gen in 2022.

[chinyoti]

Wao. Good morning.

I wonder what did you take to sleep last time you slept, I want it too, not sleeping very well these days.

[kashik87]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
I believe most of the car manufacturers globally are also privately owned and Govt generally facilittae and monitor them in their operations not sure if they actually fund them or buy shares.

I agree with your point 3 that Car assemblers ( Not manufacturers) here are reluctant and content with what they are selling and do not bother to offer anything new if the people are happily buying decade old products.

[coolkamran32]

Get married that is the best long term pill