Automobile Industry

Slowdown: The Indian Automobile Consumer Comes of Age

vadakkus6 years ago6 years ago015 mins

Indians are not buying enough cars. Vehicle sales numbers have been falling for the past many months, generating mass hysteria sweeping the country. We’ve been warned repeatedly about the dire danger our economy is in, given that it apparently survives only thanks to the graces of the automobile industry, which has run crying to the…

Driving Like Dummies 4 – Story of the Indian Car Buyer Part 1

vadakkus14 years ago11 years ago06 mins

A car is a must today. No doubt about that, especially when there is little effective public transportation in India. But the car ownership funda in our society is totally warped with “emotional” or perceived factors outweighing the logical and rational ones. India does not have a “driving culture” or an “automotive culture” save some…