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SAIC wanted to capture more market share with minimal investment, just like the countless failed western auto companies in India previously. Rupees is clearly not useful to SAIC unless they want to localize the supply chain in a hostile country, hence the name compradors.
Time will tell in a few years what will happen to SAIC and this joint venture.
Anyways this is the wrong thread for this news, I won't discuss this news further lest more people think my arguments are just "emotional".