I don't know about the local mafia bribing the government but i know this for sure that, importing cars does screw up the economy as we are increasing the amount of money going out of the country. Foreign exchange and something like that, i'm not exactly sure on the technicalities
ADAM revo was a local made car for the price of a rickshaw and it was built badly. And i mean BADLY people didn't buy it i guess cause it was crappy even then the mehran......
And regarding the local guys introducing security measures, the prices are already so high, they would get higher if they introduce it. Thats the mafia aspect. And why would they introduce airbags if most of the fags don't even know what they do...
Like storm said people want sunroofs (which i see no use for) and mp3s and other crap. They don't care about the brakes or the safety
We always blame the government for the high prices but i feel that the condition the economy is in imports should be restricted to only the necessary items and not the luxury items which can be produced here. We need to start manufacturing plants here, quite a few parts are assembled here, only that can lower the prices