India has been on a vehicle buying spree for quite some time now. Consumers are spending Millions of Rupees on cars, but are they getting a good value for their money? Year after year we see auto-manufacturers cutting costs on certain important areas. This needs to stop now. Here are 4 things that manufacturers should stop doing in 2021!
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Offering Safety as an Option
As of today, there are so many cars in the market like the Hyundai Creta, Mahindra XUV300, and the Ford Freestyle come with 6 airbags, ESP, Traction Control and other safety features. However, most of these features are only available in the top trims of these cars. These variants cost a lot more than the lower variants that most people purchase. It’s high time that manufacturers start giving top notch safety features throughout the range of all cars, after all, every consumer deserves to feel safe in their car.
Also Read- Affordable Cars with 4 or more Airbags!
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Cost Cutting
A lot of manufacturers tend to cut costs on small things that might go unnoticed during a test drive. Things like a full sized spare wheel, adequate storage spaces, sunglass holders are a few basic things that a buyer expects their car to have. Even today, there are many cars that still don’t offer an automatic inside rear view mirror, including the new Mahindra XUV700. Manufacturers should stop cutting costs on basic things like these!
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Improving only when pointed out
This is a trend that has been going on for quite some time now. We have seen many cases where buyers have made strong complaints about their cars, and then the manufacturers have rectified them in forthcoming models. Now from a bird’s eye, it seems like it’s a good thing that the companies are listening to their buyers’ grievances and solving the issues. However, what about the people who already purchased the car, it is not fair to them since they have also spent the same amount of money, and they certainly didn’t do it to get a beta version of a car. Manufacturers should invest more time and money in practical testing of their cars, and try to launch a product with no major issues.
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Ignoring the quality of materials
We understand that the market is getting more competitive with every passing day. People are looking to buy the cars that are the best value for their money. Manufacturers have been cutting down costs on the materials used to bring down the overall costs of their cars. A layman doesn’t necessarily understand what build quality means and how important it is. Build Quality directly affects the safety of the passengers inside the car. 
Not compromising on structural safety is most important. Others are secondary. Seltos scoring just 3 stars is disgusting where even triber (costs half) scored better.
India is still a poor country. Your advanced thinking still need time to penetrate deep
Hi Ameet!
We agree penetrating deep needs time. At the same time, remember that someone has to start from somewhere in order to achieve something. Believing that India is poor can be accepted but thinking that we can’t do it is highly debatable!
This is such a poor quality article. More like clickbait.
Hi There
Thanks for reading the article in the first place. We would love to know why you think it is nothing but a click bait?
Dear Go Mechanic and Sourav Chandra
Feel Really bad for such a poorly drafted and not searched enough article.
Here’s the answer from a person who has worked on various levels in the industry.
1. Safety costs! And increases the price of the product, also regulations are only for 2 Air bags so almost all cars are equipped with it. Want more safety pay for it.
2. Cost cutting and industry matching is what the whole industry business is based upon, selling products with USPs
Even removing a bulb for the car reverse light while you take a reverse save company millions, and increase the razor blade thin margins of profits.
Plus the govt regulations allow them to.
3.Improving when pointed out is a general thing, we see the car before anyone do and do recommend some changes, but you know that, things in industry runs with a process not like thought change and yess there’s a big cost involved in changing or taking any feedback.
4.quality of material largely depends on the vehicle type and where it’s designed to go, what does its Vin says about the location and the regulations.
You will probably not buy a XUV 500 which weights very low and shows you a high speed instability and vice versa. Material selection team does all the research and work before arriving to a perfect alloy or steel to be used.
Plus Sourav it should be affordable to you else you won’t be able to buy it.
Automobile industry is complicated.
Rather then addressing anything try to address real concerns and show people what does safety gives them rather than saving money on maruti cars.