Why only a handful of carmakers rule the MPV market | Deep Drive Podcast Ep. 52 | Autocar India

Опубликовано 22 марта 2025, 5:38

MPVs have overtaken sedans in sales. What's driving the rising popularity of MPVs and why is the segment dominated by only a few models? Hormazd Sorabjee - Editor, Autocar India - and Ketan Thakkar - Editor, Autocar Professional - discuss in this episode of the Autocar Deep Drive Podcast powered by Kotak Mahindra Prime.

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Chapters -
0:00 - Introduction
1:30 - Overtaking sedans
2:53 - Maruti Ertiga: People's champ
8:40 - The Toyota Innova success story
12:30 - What MPV buyers want
14:05 - Making MPVs desirable
14:44 - Kia Carens: The SUV-like MPV
16:25 - The MPVs that failed
20:00 - Renault Triber: Small wonder
22:00 - The all-important third row
23:18 - Post-Covid growth
24:55 - Getting MPVs right
28:20 - Maruti and Toyota's MPV dominance
29:29 - Luxury MPVs

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