Mahindrana Trucks, more payload than my 1500?! Options

[kawtoy_77]

These things are ugly, underpowered, and are claiming a heftier payload than GM, Ford, Dodge, and Toyota..... I wanna see them load one down with 2700 lbs in the bed!

http://www.mahindrana.com/indian-cars-and-trucks.html

Any other opinions?

[unit731]

No one has mentioned the "Chicken Tax".


25% or some such number.

That's why all/most trucks are manufactured in North America.

Their Business Plan is flawed. There was some talk about sending knock down kits to US for assembly. But I haven't heard much on that.

As it stands the price will be too high to be competitive.


Just think they are testing the waters here for now. Time will tell.

And then there is the Tiger Truck.

"July 21, 2008 —The Tiger Champ gets 37 mpg with a three-cylinder diesel engine from Caterpillar Inc. It is assembled in Oklahoma and available at 70 dealerships nationwide. In June, Gov. Brad Henry signed a bill that makes the Champ and a small Tiger Truck pickup, the Star, legal starting Nov. 11 on all roads in Oklahoma except most federal highways."

[mkelly]

No one has mentioned the "Chicken Tax".


25% or some such number.

That's why all/most trucks are manufactured in North America.

Their Business Plan is flawed. There was some talk about sending knock down kits to US for assembly. But I haven't heard much on that.

As it stands the price will be too high to be competitive.


Just think they are testing the waters here for now. Time will tell.

And then there is the Tiger Truck.

"July 21, 2008 —The Tiger Champ gets 37 mpg with a three-cylinder diesel engine from Caterpillar Inc. It is assembled in Oklahoma and available at 70 dealerships nationwide. In June, Gov. Brad Henry signed a bill that makes the Champ and a small Tiger Truck pickup, the Star, legal starting Nov. 11 on all roads in Oklahoma except most federal highways."

The problem is the tiger truck is illegal to drive on all interstates and 90% of the countries highways. They are useless.......