[Assam] watch- BMW on an expansion spree in India

[Ram Dhar]

Dada,

 

Skoda is a Czech co if i am not mistaken, yeah they dont have any presence here. Pretty good cars though I  havent driven one back home.

X1 BMW  is the smallest member of BMW SUV line, haven't seen here in US yet. X1 will suit Indian conditions I  suppose.  BMW is starting its own finance program in India. Folks can now lease these expensive  vehicles there  as well.

 

India is now among the top 5 auto markets in the world, however  for real driving pleasure we need good roads  there ! 

 

Here's is a  look at the prices of  various luxury cars in India, you will notice they are much more expensive then what we have it here .Higher taxes I  bet.

 

 

Mercedes-

http://www.infibeam.com/cars/make/mercedes.html

 

Merc E class is $100K there, we get it here in higher $40s or lower $50s.

 

Audi-

 

http://www.infibeam.com/cars/make/audi.html

 

A4 is sround  $90K there , we get it here in middle $30K range.

 

BMW-

http://www.infibeam.com/cars/make/bmw.html

 

5 series in India $100K, here its in $50K  range.

 

VW

http://www.infibeam.com/cars/make/volkswagen.html

 

Toyota-

http://www.infibeam.com/cars/make/toyota.html

Camry is almost $50 K there , almost double the price !!!

Corolla is around $30K, here  its below $20K.

 

Honda-

http://www.infibeam.com/cars/make/honda.html

 

 

Volvo-

http://www.infibeam.com/cars/make/volvo.html

 

 

 

 

 
> Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 22:35:36 -0500
> From: assamrs at gmail.com
> To: assam at assamnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Assam] watch- BMW on an expansion spree in India
> 
> Thanks for forwarding that RD. They talk about the X1, which I am guessing
> is something like the X3, X5 or X6 here. The reviews for the Xs are not that
> good in the US. The most popular are the 3 and 5 series. I saw some (I
> think) 535 in Chennai.
> 
> But these cars are really performance oriented. Other than a few places, it
> might be difficult driving in India, I think.
> 
> There is another car, I have been in and seen in India - called the Skoda.
> Seems very impressive. Wondering why that hasn't made it to the US yet.
> 
> --Ram da
> 
> On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 9:33 PM, Ram Dhar <ramdhar at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > This includes increasing capacity in the manufacturing centre in Chennai.
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