I totally agree with u Sylvi,
Nowadays affordability of a BN Euro is out of reach for most of us and japanese follows.
India and China are best for producing stuff for the masses. Cheap labour and mass production drastically reduce the manufacturing costs.
But we miss the quality of life we used to enjoy with all the quality products while back. Not only vehicles, this is applicable to most of the consumer stuff we use nowadays.
Having said that, i dont have any grudge with the Maruti /alto drivers.
Its indeed a decent ride. But its sad when thinking about ppl loosing their pride and joy with the cheap A to B cars. :(