There was another car I remember launched in 90s, the Mahindra-Ford Escort.The look was good at that time and as ford was newly launched in JV with mahindra people got it but its engine was not well refined and soon the model got knocked out.Still it was there for 2-3 years.I still remember little of its ads by Leander Paes.
Well if we check out for station wagons like fiat palio adventure,suzuki baleno altura and even tata indigo marina, they are very less sold among private users rather to commercial users because we Indians dont like this design much as europeans and americans do.Even when all our respective parents were in there young ages there was a station wagon from Hindustan motors ambassador stable, that also didnt sold well for the same reason.
For Renault Logan and Suzuki A-star its different reason.Renault Logan was launched in Indian market when there were lots of more attractive and styllish cars already existed, like city,civic,sx4,etc.These cars have raised the Indian taste and awareness of automobile styling which have seriously reduced the interest of most of the Indians in this vehicle.But still it is a value for money with sufficient space inside the cabin and good mileage, still its is the best choice for the metered taxi and cab companies...well this further reduced the interest of the non-commercial customers from approaching towards its purchase as nobody wants that the car which he/she buys , others mistakes it for a cab when he drives the new car on the road.
In case of A-star the cramped interior and less comfort in playing the negative role in its sales.People compare between it and i10 while purchasing, where i10 definitely wins.Its a one man car and ideal for city rides only, on long drives its quite uncomfortable, even the boot makes one cry when he have a large suitecase or a bag.Its a bachelors car who have no friends even to hangout with.
I dont know why mitsubishi cedia ran out of track, well mitsubish is trying to increase its attraction with some new gadgets like in-dash GPS and cosmetic changes like body graphics and momo sports steering.The major drawback is the price I feel as its too high if we compare to what it is offering compared to other cars in its segment.
Tata sumo grande is like an acid test experiment by tata.I dont get a reason why they launched it at that time when there was safari to compete with scorpio and xylo was not even launched at that time.
Ford have launched fusion as a mini suv, but it have nothing like suv,no powerful engine,suspension, space etc.a total flop.
Suzuki baleno was not flop, it was hit in mid-size luxury sedan segment and act as a status symbol for people for many years after its launch
Suzuki Versa is basically an MPV basically used for utility purpose like omni but MS made a mistake by of introducing three variants-- SDX,DX and DX2.Among them DX-the base variant sold well, and others were not so much sold as people want VFM, for utility purpose rather than luxury.
I dont think Fiat uno and Chevrolet CRV are flop models as they had good sales for couple of years after they were launched and people loved them.
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Chevrolet SRV is a great car too, a perfect race car.But its low mileage and high price compared to other semi hatches like Hyundai Accent Viva at the time of its launch and after that played a negative role in its sales. But many race enthusiastic guys got as its race attitude is very good, handling and road stability is also fine and overall it has a chevy powerhouse under its bonnet.
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Fiat petra was the new version of fiat siena and a sedan version of palio, but due to fiat's worst aftersales service it got phased off for very low sales.
Well if we check out for station wagons like fiat palio adventure,suzuki baleno altura and even tata indigo marina, they are very less sold among private users rather to commercial users because we Indians dont like this design much as europeans and americans do.Even when all our respective parents were in there young ages there was a station wagon from Hindustan motors ambassador stable, that also didnt sold well for the same reason.
For Renault Logan and Suzuki A-star its different reason.Renault Logan was launched in Indian market when there were lots of more attractive and styllish cars already existed, like city,civic,sx4,etc.These cars have raised the Indian taste and awareness of automobile styling which have seriously reduced the interest of most of the Indians in this vehicle.But still it is a value for money with sufficient space inside the cabin and good mileage, still its is the best choice for the metered taxi and cab companies...well this further reduced the interest of the non-commercial customers from approaching towards its purchase as nobody wants that the car which he/she buys , others mistakes it for a cab when he drives the new car on the road.
In case of A-star the cramped interior and less comfort in playing the negative role in its sales.People compare between it and i10 while purchasing, where i10 definitely wins.Its a one man car and ideal for city rides only, on long drives its quite uncomfortable, even the boot makes one cry when he have a large suitecase or a bag.Its a bachelors car who have no friends even to hangout with.
I dont know why mitsubishi cedia ran out of track, well mitsubish is trying to increase its attraction with some new gadgets like in-dash GPS and cosmetic changes like body graphics and momo sports steering.The major drawback is the price I feel as its too high if we compare to what it is offering compared to other cars in its segment.
Tata sumo grande is like an acid test experiment by tata.I dont get a reason why they launched it at that time when there was safari to compete with scorpio and xylo was not even launched at that time.
Ford have launched fusion as a mini suv, but it have nothing like suv,no powerful engine,suspension, space etc.a total flop.
Suzuki baleno was not flop, it was hit in mid-size luxury sedan segment and act as a status symbol for people for many years after its launch
Suzuki Versa is basically an MPV basically used for utility purpose like omni but MS made a mistake by of introducing three variants-- SDX,DX and DX2.Among them DX-the base variant sold well, and others were not so much sold as people want VFM, for utility purpose rather than luxury.
I dont think Fiat uno and Chevrolet CRV are flop models as they had good sales for couple of years after they were launched and people loved them.
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Chevrolet SRV is a great car too, a perfect race car.But its low mileage and high price compared to other semi hatches like Hyundai Accent Viva at the time of its launch and after that played a negative role in its sales. But many race enthusiastic guys got as its race attitude is very good, handling and road stability is also fine and overall it has a chevy powerhouse under its bonnet.
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Fiat petra was the new version of fiat siena and a sedan version of palio, but due to fiat's worst aftersales service it got phased off for very low sales.
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