George wrote:
HeyBub wrote:
terry wrote:
India is starting to produce cars that will cost between $2500 and
$5000 in various versions. The antics of the Big Three would seem to
have ignored the needs of those and also the needs of the European
market?

But after the government-mandated additions*, the India car will
cost, oh, $28,000. Mind you, that's just a rough estimate.

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* Catalytic converters, seat belts, anti-lock brakes, emission
controls, brake lights, turn indicators, air bags, vapor-controlled
gas caps, safety glass, non-streaking windshield wipers, remove ash
tray, side view mirrors, rear-view mirrors, tires with treads,
emergency flashers, headlights, and so on.



So how do you explain current production cars made by foreign
manufacturers such as a Toyota Yaris that are available in the US for
less than half of your estimate?

I dunno. But if you start with something made of wood, there's a lot of
retro-fitting to do.