The bodystyle that launched mainstream automobiles in India was the sedan and since then it has seen epic highs and upsetting lows. Hormazd Sorabjee – Editor, Autocar India – and Ketan Thakker – Editor, Autocar Professional – discuss the history, impact and decline of the sedan market.
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Chapters –
0:00 – Intro
1:54 – History of sedans in India
2:54 – Maruti’s sedan history
6:24 – Sedan sales numbers
7:32 – India-specific Ford Ikon
8:50 – Why sedan’s were preferred?
9:58 – Tata Indica with multiple body styles
11:36 – What impacted sedan sales?
13:38 – Peak sedan sales and decline
15:38 – Emergence of SUVs
17:25 – BS6 rule effect
20:24 – Sedans that ruled
21:56 – Ciaz and the diesel blunder
24:43 – VW and Skoda’s investment in sedans
27:15 – Why SUVs are better
27:36 – Why sedans are better
29:09 – Future of sedans
31:03 – Sedans in the luxury segment
31:39 – Electric sedans bleak future
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