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Originally Posted by ported_head It's a novel product in a not so mature indian market. |
Its become quite fashionable to blame the 'not so mature Indian market' whenever a vehicle with a fancy badge fails to sell.
Look at the vehicles that HAVE sold and HAVE done well and you will realise that the Indian market is quite mature - the man on the street knows what he is looking for.
A lot of people are enamoured by Subaru because of their WRC record. However we forget that we dont drive a rally to work everyday. We also forget that Subaru is a miniscule manufacturer in the world market, with very little to show by way of market share. They are also owned by GM, and I dont see why anyone should object to GM badging the car whatever they want just because they identify one GM brand with a macho image. GM can call it an Oldsmobile for all I care, except that they've decided to can that brand.
If you like the Lancer EVO and the Impreza WRX, that does not mean that the Mitsubishi Lancer or Subaru Impreza saloon are fantastic cars. On the contrary, these two saloons are in the tail end of the market. They are pretty lousy cars too, when compared to what the competition offers.
Gentlemen, some manufacturers may make one or two models that excel in any one particular department to become cult symbols for people who look for that one attribute alone. That does not mean that the model in question is a panacae for all issues automotive. That also does not mean that ALL models made by that manufacturer are fantastic.
Let us not generalise from the particular.