Oh yes, totally agreed. Support an investor with open arms that raised the price of their newly launched car just one day after launch. Who cares, right? But that's not a positive change!
You can throw all kinds of logic into this, but our car market is unlike any other. Besides, you cannot compare run of the mill toyotas with german big three and then subsequently label camrys and corollas as an econobox. Bring a Lexus into the mix and that situation changes.
There was a time when german cars used to last and were bought by same goras too. Over time cars have become a commodity, hence lease/financing, hence no incentive for the germans to make it durable. Absolute, use and dispose mindset but for their market, that's okay.
The problem is that its an apple to oranges comparison IMO. For PKDM market, the dynamics, tax, financing, interest rate options, infrastructure options are totally different. That's why resale factor comes in. That's a reality. Which is why, for new entrants to be successful and ensure their long term viability, they need to have their neck in the game.
At the end of the day, no one wants to be at the receiving end of a deal going badly sideways.
