Why GM Failed In India

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Published 2019-12-04
Over the last 20 years the Indian automotive market has grown from about 500,000 new vehicles to 3.5 million in 2018. But some automakers have struggled to make it work. Among them is General Motors, the largest U.S. automaker. GM stopped selling cars in India in 2017, after years of declining market share. Watch this video to find out why automakers, including GM, struggle in India.

CORRECTION: At 7:37 and 7:53 our graphic switches the cities of Halol and Talegaon. Halol is north of Talegaon.

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Why GM Failed In India
All Comments (21)
  • @Amar-pu3ph
    Western Youtube Channel India starterpack 1. Taj Mahal 2. Slums of Mumbai 3. Overcrowded trains
  • @mobilebull
    Number one reason is 1. Bad after sales service 2. No introduction of new models. 3. Fuel consumption.
  • @flyingbee231
    Product: Blunt old designs Price: At par with competition Place: less number service stations Promotion: only model Beat and Cruze were noticed by people.
  • @ravirajpandya8291
    Why Everyone in west media shows very old and narrow streets or local market when talked about India . It is stereotype thinking. India have massive amout of clean highway and good road infrastructure.
  • @twinturbo5970
    guy; we r divided into rural and urban india cnbc: dont worry we only show rural india
  • @akshatchoudhary6847
    the main reason was that they didn't launched new cars from many years and the existing cars were also very old models whereas other companies were providing better features and better looks at that price.
  • @gurrubhaimunnusexy
    Gm never brought new models. They were selling old models in India .. Look at MG hector and Kia . They are flourishing.
  • @zwonaka95
    The title should be... "How is GM surviving in the USA"
  • @Rohit.Gaikwad
    Chevrolet Tavera Is My Favourite Childhood MPV Till Today
  • @vivekh9568
    Because they failed to select me in interview and missed out the real worth guy. Their bad luck and R.I.P . 🥴
  • @XxMIKExFAILZxX
    GM: Why are we failing in other countries??? Every country: whispers fuel efficiency, great prices, and space efficiency...
  • @jamesbassett1484
    IMHO, GM struggles globally because it is, culturally, a provincial, midwestern U.S. company. I recall reading interviews with GM executives in the 1970s who described Mercedes and BMW as "over-engineered." How did that work out for them? Similarly, they were perplexed that they couldn't sell Impalas in Tokyo. Ford is a less provincial company and has had more success worldwide.
  • @deepakk8775
    toyota was not mentioned among companies owning the market share..i think they have a good market here in india especially in the suv section.
  • @ajit555
    I was in love with GM Cruze, but my wife put some sense in my brain to buy Mahindra XUV 500 top end for the same price. After a couple of years, GM closed down in India, got saved by my wife :)
  • @KETANRAMTEKE
    7:36 Location of Halol and Talegaon is swapped. Next time do a proper research CNBC.