Automaker General Motors began initial production of its “first Chinese-designed car for the Indian market†this week, Reuters reported in Talegaon, about 60 miles from Mumbai.
The Sail, which is already sold elsewhere “as a sedan and a hatchback,†will go on sale next month in India, the report said. The car was the first model designed by SAIC Motor, G.M.'s Chinese partner.
“Unlike the situation in China,†the report said, “where G.M. and Volkswagen top the passenger vehicle market with a combined 30 percent share,†in India, foreign automakers have struggled in theâ€highly competitive and price-sensitive†car market.
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