Maruti 800 to Alto 800

[Abdussamad]

A look at how the Indian Auto industry has progressed from the Maruti 800 to the Alto 800.

From Maruti 800 to Alto 800: 8 ways how India and its consumers have changed over 30 years - The Economic Times

Meanwhile in Pakistan we are still stuck with the Mehran which is identical to the Maruti 800 of the 1980s. This is why we need JDM imports to flourish!

[ammarspk]

Sir g, i want to disagree with you. if you read the article clearly you will also note that the india is a huge market itself.

For an organization to invest in a under developed country, it needs to make sure that the population size is so much that the initial investment which they are investing is returned and not to mention in the quickest time ever.

Furthermore, the other thing is economy . why are you comparing india with our economy, their currency is much stable than ours which is directly impacting the end products as well because this contributes in every thing being expensive.

For a wider audience, why we always whine about car prices. All the items in our country is becoming expensive for example food, transport rent, utilities bill etc.

[Abdussamad]

Sir g, i want to disagree with you. if you read the article clearly you will also note that the india is a huge market itself.

For an organization to invest in a under developed country, it needs to make sure that the population size is so much that the initial investment which they are investing is returned and not to mention in the quickest time ever.

Furthermore, the other thing is economy . why are you comparing india with our economy, their currency is much stable than ours which is directly impacting the end products as well because this contributes in every thing being expensive.

For a wider audience, why we always whine about car prices. All the items in our country is becoming expensive for example food, transport rent, utilities bill etc.

I agree that the Indian market is larger. But if you read the article you will see that they also have a more regulated auto industry. So while the market is larger, Indian auto makers also have to work harder to comply with regulations. Overall they've been more successful in attracting investment to their auto industry. That is why they have a competitive automotives sector while ours is dominated by a handful of rent seeking companies.

Also with regard to prices, an alto 800 costs about 2 lac Indian rupees or about PKR 364,000! Compare that to our obsolete Mehran which starts at 6 lacs! An alto has a Euro VI engine that gives you 22 km/litre of petrol and also driver side airbags. What do you get with a mehran? Nothing!

[chinyoti]

^ Whats investing in Paksitan? Everycar is assembled on a same assembly line, Parts are either imported CKD or outsourced from vendors localy. No investment is made on the company level.

[DanieCorrigan]

why are you comparing india with our economy, their currency is much stable than ours which is directly impacting the end products as well because this contributes in every thing being expensive.

[mfdarvesh]

If there is no scope in Auto Industry of Pakistan, what Pak Suzuki and Indus Motors is doing here?

[Abdussamad]

If there is no scope in Auto Industry of Pakistan, what Pak Suzuki and Indus Motors is doing here?

Who said there is no scope for the auto industry in Pakistan? IMC and PakSuzuki are making a lot of money. It's just bad for us consumers. We don't have choices, prices are high and quality is low.

[sanerider]

in fact altos and other petrol cars are least preferred with the high petrol price(₹73/litre). people are opting for diesels. CNG is not a common fuel in India.

[pulsracer]

yar ma koi dushmani nahi chata but pak automobile industry is lazy type yar

[pulsracer]

yar ma koi dushmani nahi chata but pak automobile industry is lazy type 0000