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

[Ram Sarangapani]

Thanks for the info, Ram.

>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.

I am sure there is a huge luxury tax added on . The airlines in India
announce prices like Rs. 2500 to Guwahati (from Cal), and the tax would be
something like Rs 3800.

Here too there are huge price differences within the series. Mercs E Series
or even the BMW 5 range from the 30s to well over 60, and with options it
could be much more.

The other day I saw a Toyota Camry advertising fro $15000 +.  That seemed
awfully low for a Camry. My thoughts were whether that price was with brakes
:-)

Generally, the prices seem lower. But these manufacturers play with the car
models. There are many models that you would see in some countries and not
in others. In India's case, hopefully, they are selling the same quality
cars they do in Munich or here.

I keep hearing that both Chevy and Ford are doing pretty good sales in
India.

--Ram da

On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 8:38 AM, Ram Dhar <ramdhar at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> Dada,
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> 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.
>
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> Mercedes-
>
> http://www.infibeam.com/cars/make/mercedes.html
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> Merc E class is $100K there, we get it here in higher $40s or lower $50s.
>
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> Audi-
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> http://www.infibeam.com/cars/make/audi.html
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> A4 is sround  $90K there , we get it here in middle $30K range.
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> BMW-
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> http://www.infibeam.com/cars/make/bmw.html
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> 5 series in India $100K, here its in $50K  range.
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> VW
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> http://www.infibeam.com/cars/make/volkswagen.html
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> Toyota-
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> http://www.infibeam.com/cars/make/toyota.html
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> Camry is almost $50 K there , almost double the price !!!
>
> Corolla is around $30K, here  its below $20K.
>
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> Honda-
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> http://www.infibeam.com/cars/make/honda.html
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> Volvo-
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> http://www.infibeam.com/cars/make/volvo.html
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> > 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:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > watch-
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > http://www.ndtv.com/news/videos/video_player.php?id=1223959
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > This includes increasing capacity in the manufacturing centre in
> Chennai.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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