is unusual dealers say customer enquiries and footfalls have been lower this season and inventory buildup hovers around 4060 days now against the usual 21 daysbeyond these reasons two structural factors are hurting dealers one with maruti and hyundai lording over close to 70 per cent of the market share dealerships are becoming unviable for other carmakers the other problem is easier to fix in india market share is calculated on the basis of factory dispatches rather than dealership sales consequently original equipment makers follow a push rather than pull strategy this increases dealer inventory and working capital needs it is time motown fixes this anomalysplit wide open moveglobal mobility summit which was organised early this month by the niti aayog inaugurated by prime minister narendra modi and attended by auto industry veterans from india and overseas created a lot of buzz amid talks of electrification renewable energy thrust and jobs there was a simmering issue that didnt make headlines but was felt by the attendeesmotown is a divided world these days due to some key policy issues a battle is on between the proponents of evs led by companies like mm tata motors versus those batting for hybrid or alternative fuel led by hybridfocused japanese car makers like toyota who prefer a technologyagnostic policy a seasoned auto industry executive says he hasnt seen a house so divided in his lifetime some likened it to the factionalist gsmcdma war that played out in the telecom industry in the early 2000s between cell phone operators like airtel and wireless in local loop players like reliancethe rift was out in the open again when the government recently cleared a policy allowing imports of up to 2500 completely built units without any roadworthiness certificate in india the move was cheered by mncs like toyota and nissan but opposed by industry body society of indian automobile manufacturersentry exits it is hard to do business in india but it is harder to ignore it so entry and exits in indias motown is an evergreen guessing game after gm who last may when general motors exited india et magazine looked under the hood to understand the road ahead then vw ford motors fca skoda nissan were some of the top contenders on the exit listtoday vws 20 india project has overhauled operations to let skoda take the lead nissan india is hurting badly the buzz is that mm is buying a 51 per cent stake in ford india with losses of rs 4662 crore in fy17 ford india has had a bumpy ride headwinds at the headquarters have not helped much amid a stock slide and moodys downgrade from baa2 to baa3 its ceo jim hackett is rolling out a recast planin the meantime more automakers are readying their india plans including korean kia motors part of hyundai group chinese mg motors part of saic and the french psa group kia will debut around april 2019 mg motors that acquired gms halol plant