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Originally Posted by Tron  The deal with Suzuki is that the UK Suzuki is not made in India. But the Hyundai i10 is made exclusively in India for the world market. So, they have two assembly lines in Chennai even for the RHD cars - the good one for UK (and possibly Australia) market and the bad one for Indian market. That's why I'm more critical of the i10 even compared to other Hyundai cars. |
Oh Tron. this is a completely wrong statement. There is no separate line for the Indian operation & for export production. I have been to their factory recently and I have seen the cars been made in the same line. They encourage a lot of visitors to visit their factory nowadays especially if you are a corporate employee.
One aspect you need to take into record is the type of taxes which are applicable in India and UK are different. We Indians pay more taxes while buying the car than in UK and hence the on road prices are much higher here. Now after adding alloy wheels, the prices go int a another segment altogether. and most of us have budget constraints. For the lucky ones who have a lot of money, accessories can always be fitted at an additional cost. Isn't it?
I would recommend every team bhp-ian to visit the factory in Chennai. Seeing is believing
After visiting the factory, I have seen that many of us make comments here only based on rumors and biased perceptions.
Cheers