The discriminatory quality of International brands for their products in India has been the norm since globalisation started in the country, be it Colgate toothpaste or Ford Fiesta, most of it boils down to manufacturer building locally what the market is willing to pay.
The opposite is true as well, our export products from fruits to vehicles are of superior quality than what is available for local consumers. Again , it's w.r.t what the market is willing to pay.
I regret that the safety standards on vehicles in the country are appalling, at-least things started to change last year with Tata & Mahindra cars getting good ratings in GLOBAL NCAP[1] for the first time. I hope the COVID impact on the automobile sector, doesn't revert the progress.
I presume this is the case with all the developing economies.