We get a much of makes in the US that aren't in India, though most of them are assorted brands produced by Ford and GM, along with all the Chrysler products.
After looking around a bit it sounds like ground clearance is imporant in India.
Assuming the CarWale list of what's available is fairly accurate, I think the brand Indians are most missing out on is probably Subaru. Edmunds.com has specs on Subarus and most cars sold in the US. It's one of the smaller Japanese makers. It's sort of a niche car in the US. People in the northern part of the US buy them because they're really good on snow due to the standard all wheel drive in all models. I hear they're very popular in Australia because of their off-road capability.
Subaru offers some of its car models with extra ground clearance for off-road use. The Subaru Impreza in Outback trim would probably be interesting to Indian buyers. It's a compact car with all wheel drive and extra ground clearance. Prices here for the Outback version are similar to entry level Honda Accords and Toyota Camrys. The all wheel drive makes it a bit thirsty for fuel though. Still, they're more efficient than all wheel drive SUVs with similar engines on the highway, and could easily beat them if they had a more economical engine. I'm not sure if different engines are available elsewhere, but the base engine in the US is a 170 hp 2.5L petrol engine.
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