I think they are building a car from the ground up for the following reasons!!!!
A.To keep the costs at bay(Maximum Localization)
B.Cater to the specific Requirements of the Indian community
C.Production Capacity would be very high (Close to one lakh units annually)
D.I went along with a guy from Toyota Kirloskar asking around to current Toyota customers what they wanted in a small car.
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