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>but those cars would most likely be illegal to sell in the US. When the manufacturers sell the same exact model here in India,

I'm curious what you mean by illegal. Do you mean they won't pass emissions or safety?

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Mostly will not pass safety or minimum equipment standards. Renault was known to sell cars in India with airbags that were inferior to what they supplied elsewhere. Indian emission laws are fairly strict but based on euro standards, so most cars should pass non ca emissions test.

Hmm, thats interesting. I would have thought that it would be cheaper to mass produce just one version for all markets.

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