Indian Automobile Industry

The high growth in the Indian economy has resulted in many foreign car
manufacturers entering the Indian market. Rolls Royce, Bentley and Maybach are
examples of the few high end automobile manufacturers to enter India in the
recent years.

Chennai is the automobile capital in India. It has a lot of foreign direct investment
in automobile industry. Chennai is often called as the 'Detroit of Asia

There were only a few handful of cars in the Indian market in the 1980s. Most of
these were outdated models like Hindustan Motors' Ambassador (which is still
produced and sold). The only car with the latest technology then was the Maruti
800. It became very popular because of the low price, high fuel efficiency and
good reliability. Since then the market has grown with over 20 manufacturers and
hundreds of models and variants. The Maruti 800 is at the lower end of the price
range costing approx US $5,000 and Bugatti Veyron at the other with a price tag
of over 2 Million US dollars.

The Indian automobile industry has matured over the years and is now highly
comptetitive with major Japanese, Korean, European and Indian companies all
holding significant market shares.[1] In addition to foreign models like the
Hyundai Santro and the Ford Escort various indigenous cars like the Tata Indica
and the Mahindra & Mahindra SUV, the Scorpio are also popular. These cars
exported to the markets worldwide. An electric car is also manufactured by a local
company, REVA. Tata Motors plans to produce the world's first air powered in
partnership with MDI of France.

The passenger vehicle sales in India crossed the one million mark in 2005. This
segment grows at 10-15% annually. Around 85% of the cars sold in India are
financed as against the global average of 70%. In neighbouring China,only 15-
20% vehicles are financed. There are only three cars in India for 1000 people as
compared to the other extreme 500 cars for 1000 people in the United States.
Goldman Sachs has predicted that India will have the maximum number of cars
on the planet by 2050 overtaking the United States.

Contents
1 Timeline
• 2 Production Facilities
o 2.1 BMW
o 2.2 Chevrolet
o 2.3 Fiat
o 2.4 Ford
o 2.5 Honda
o 2.6 Hyundai
o 2.7 Mahindra
o 2.8 Mahindra-Renault
o 2.9 Mercedes-Benz
o 2.10 San
o 2.11 Suzuki
o 2.12 Tata
o 2.13 Toyota
• 3 Domestic
o 3.1 Austin
o 3.2 BMW
o 3.3 Chevrolet
o 3.4 Chinkara
o 3.5 Daewoo
o 3.6 Dodge
o 3.7 Fiat
o 3.8 Force Motors
o 3.9 Ford
o 3.10 Hindustan Motors
o 3.11 Honda
o 3.12 Hyundai
o 3.13 International Cars & Motors
o 3.14 Mahindra & Mahindra Limited
o 3.15 Renault
o 3.16 Mercedes-Benz
o 3.17 Mitsubishi Motors
o 3.18 Opel
o 3.19 Plymouth
o 3.20 Premier Automobiles
o 3.21 Peugeot
o 3.22 Renault (Mahindra Renault)
o 3.23 REVA
o 3.24 Rover
o 3.25 San
o 3.26 Sipani
o 3.27 Škoda
o 3.28 Standard Motors
o 3.29 Maruti Suzuki
o 3.30 Tata Motors
o 3.31 Toyota
 • 4 Imports
o 4.1 Audi
o 4.2 BMW
o 4.3 Land Rover
o 4.4 Mercedes-Benz (Daimler Chrysler)
o 4.5 Nissan
o 4.6 Porsche
o 4.7 Rolls Royce
o 4.8 Volvo

Timeline - Indian Automobile Industry:

1897 First Person to own a car in India - Mr Foster of M/s Crompton Greaves
Company, Mumbai
1901 First Indian to own a car in India - Jamshedji Tata
1905 First Woman to drive a car in India - Mrs. Suzanne RD Tata
1905 Fiat Motors
1911 First Taxi in India
1924 Formation of Traffic Police
1928 Chevrolet Motors
1942 Hindustan Motors
1944 Premier Auto Limited
1945 Tata Motors
1947 Mahindra Motors
1948 Ashok Motors
1948 Standard Motors
1974 Sipani Motors
1981 Maruti Udyog
1994 Rover Motors
1994 Mercedes Benz
1994 Opel
1995 Ford Motors
1995 Honda SIEL
1995 Reva Electric Car Company
1995 Daewoo Motors
1996 Hyundai Motors
1997 Toyota Kirloskar Motors
1997 Fiat Motors (Re-Entry)
1998 San Motors
1998 Mitsubishi Motors

Production Facilities:

BMW

• Chennai,Tamil Nadu

Chevrolet

• Halol,Gujrat

Fiat

• Pune-Ranjangaon,Maharashtra

Ford

• Chennai,Tamil Nadu

Honda

• Noida,Uttar Pradesh

Hyundai

• Chennai,Tamil Nadu

Mahindra

• Nashik,Kandivili,Maharashtra

Mahindra-Renault

• Nasik, Mahrashtra & Chennai, Tamilnadu (Under construction)

Mercedes-Benz
 • Pune,Maharashtra

San

• Verna,Goa

Suzuki

• Gurgaon,Haryana

Tata

• Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh
• Pune,Maharashtra
• Jamshedpur,Jharkhand
• Singur,West Bengal

Toyota

• Bangalore,Karnataka

Domestic

Austin

• Six (Discontinued)

BMW
BMW is manufacturer of prestigious sport sedans that are known for their nimble
handling. BMW enjoys good brand recognition in India,thanks to Indian movies
and the rich who have been importing these cars for decades. It has set up a plant
in Chennai,Tamil Nadu to manufacture cars locally exclusively for the local market
with no plans for export.It set up a plant locally to circumvent the high import
duties.

• 3 Series
• 5 Series

Chevrolet

Chevrolet has been one of the most recognized brands in India for several
decades. They were made popular as the vehicle of choice of the heroes in
Bollywood movies. The model lineup consists of vehicles from cheaper sister
brands like Daewoo. General Motors initially entered India with the Opel brand,
but the Opel brand was dropped in March 2006 because sales were at an all time
low due to high prices and General Motors wanted to focus more on their
Chevrolet brand. Since the Chevrolet brand was introduced in India, there have
been no new Opel products.

GM's Indian operations were originally a JV between Hindustan Motors and GM,
with most of GM's vehicles assembled at Hindustan's plant in Halol, Gujarat. Since
then, GM India is now wholly owned by GM.

Cars from Chevrolet are:

• Tavera - Rebadged Isuzu Panther

• Aveo - Second Generation Chevrolet Aveo sedan
• Aveo UV-A - First Generation Chevrolet Aveo hatchback
• Forester - (Discontinued) Rebadged First Generation Subaru Forester
• Optra - Rebadged Daewoo Lacetti
• SRV - Rebadged Daewoo Lacetti
• Spark - Formerly Daewoo Matiz in India

Chinkara

• Roadster
• Jeepster

Daewoo

• Cielo (Discontinued)
• Matiz (Discontinued, Now re-launched as Chevrolet Spark))
• Nexia (Discontinued)
Dodge

• Kingsway (Discontinued)

Fiat

Fiat India has struggled in India since its inception. The Fiat Uno was one of the
first products to be introduced. The Fiat Palio was later introduced and was initially
a big hit with its style and ride comfort coupled with solid build but has slowly lost
its sheen due to low fuel efficiency. Other models were introduced such as the
Palio Weekend and Siena. Fiat tried re-branding of the Fiat Siena to Fiat Petra
without much success. It roped in Sachin Tendulkar as one of its brand
ambassadors. Even Michael Schumacher appeared in an ad for the Palio. It has
entered now into an alliance with Tata Motors to jointly manufacture cars at its
plant in Ranjangaon, near Pune. The facility will enable the two companies to
make about 200,000 cars per annum, and also house an engine manufacturing
unit with a capacity of 250,000 units per annum. The alliance will also see Tata
Motors use Fiat's diesel technology - the 1.3 litre multijet diesel engine - for its
own vehicles. The two companies also have a distribution and service partnership.

• Uno(Discontinued)
• Palio
• Palio Stile
• Siena(Discontinued)
• Siena Weekend (Discontinued)
• Petra(Discontinued)
• Adventure

Force Motors

Force Motors was formerly known as Bajaj Tempo Ltd. Founded in 1958, it is
located in Akurdi, a Pimpri-Chinchwad neighbourhood of Pune, India. They
manufacture three wheelers, multi utility and cross country vehicles, light
commercial vehicles, tractors and now heavy commercial vehicles.

• Gama, Cruiser
• Trax, Toofan, Challenger

Ford

Ford entered India in collaboration with Mahindra & Mahindra in 1995 with a major
plant in Tamil Nadu. The first model was the Escort.

• Escort (Discontinued) - It was offered with a 1.3 Liter petrol termed Alpha
 and 1.5 Liter Diesel engine termed Orion, and at a time when the car wars
in India had just begun. The diesel version was fancied by many due to the
fact that diesel was available at half the price of petrol(gasoline/gas) in India
at that time. Among the famous owners of the Ford Escort was Azim Premji
who drove a black one for almost eight years until he traded it for a Toyota
Corolla. The Ford Escort 1.8 was ranked the highest in the J.D. Power and
Associates 1997 Indian Customer Satisfaction Study. It was also voted the
Best Quality Car in the J.D. Power India Initial Quality Study.
• Ikon - Was launched to phase out the Escort, known for the Rocam engine,
available with a choice of petrol and diesel version, the car did well. Ford is
known for launching new versions with some minor cosmetic changes every
now and then.
• Mondeo (Discontinued) - Was Ford's offering to the D segment in India in
2001, was brought in as a CBU from Belgium with Ghia being the only trim
version available. It was available with both 2.0L Duratorq diesel and 142
bhp 2.0L petrol Duratec engines. It was the first car to be offered with
Xenon HID headlamps in India. It is alleged that the Mondeo performed
better than the 2.3 L Accord available in India at that time. But buyers
stayed away as it was more expensive than the Accord. The diesel version
was phased out in 2003.
• Endeavour - Sold as the Ford Everest in other parts of Asia and based on the
Ranger pickup, it was offered in both 4X4 and 4X2 options but with only a
2.5 L, 4 Cylinder In-line, Turbocharged & Inter cooled Diesel Engine and
manual transmission.
• Fusion - was launched as a Urban Activity Vehicle available with a 1.6 L , 4
cyl 101 bhp engine with 5 speed manual transmission.
• Fiesta - Launched in November 2005 and was Ford's fifth model in India, and
is available in 1.6 L petrol and 1.4 L diesel engines. Bill Ford made a
personal visit to launch the car in India.

Hindustan Motors

Hindustan Motors is one of the oldest Indian car manufacturers. It is best known
for the Ambassador which has been virtually unchanged for about 30 years. It is
still very popular as a taxi and is widely used by Indian politicians. Many people
have come to associate India with Ambassador and is a prominent part of the
Indian landscape.

• Trekker (Discontinued)
• Landmaster (Discontinued)
• Contessa (Discontinued) - 5th Generation Vauxhall Victor
• Ambassador - a version of the 1950s Morris Oxford.

Honda

Honda Siel Cars entered India in 1995. It sells 4 cars in India - the City, Civic,
Accord, and CR-V. The manufacturing plant of Honda Siel is located in Greater
Noida. The model of Accord sold in India is the 2003 model. The most inexpensive
car from Honda - The City. The most Expensive - The Honda Accord V6.

• Accord - It was introduced in India in July 2001. It is sold in three versions -

Accord VTi-L M/T, Accord VTi-L A/T and Accord V6 A/T. Both the engines, the
standard i-4 and V-6 have be de-tuned which produce less power compared
to the American models, the I-4 produces 142 bhp while the V6 produces
221 bhp, de-tuned for better fuel efficiency.
• City - Was launched in India in December 1997 ,initially offered in two
options. A 1.3 liter engine producing 90 bhp and a bigger 1.5 liter producing
100 bhp. Two years later a VTEC option was also offered. All were four
cylinder engines. In October 2003 the City underwent a major revamp and is
popularly called as New Honda City (NHC). Surprisingly Honda gave the new
City less powerful engines and decided to improve the fuel efficiency. The
new City features a 1.5 liter engine producing 77 bhp. It offered more
interior space and with bright and refreshing interiors. About two years
later, a face lifted version - CITY ZX - was introduced. At the same time, a
VTEC engine model too was introduced.
• Civic - Was launched in July 2006 in India 6 months after the international
debut. The car is the first in this segment in India to offer unprecedented
safety features like ABS, EBD as standard. It is also the first in its class to
feature reverse swing windshield wipers. The only problem with the car with
respect to India is its low ground clearance.
• CR-V - It was introduced in India along with the Accord. It was and is still
offered with a 2.4 liter i-VTEC engine producing 152 bhp.

Hyundai

When Hyundai entered India, the brand was virtually unknown in the Indian
market. They signed up Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan and their excellent
advertising campaign made Hyundai a household name and helped it reach the
second place behind market leader Maruti Suzuki.

• Santro - second generation Hyundai Atos

• Accent - second generation Hyundai Accent sedan
• Sonata - sold as the Sonata Embera
• Verna - third generation Hyundai Accent sedan
• Getz - sold as the Getz Prime
• Elantra - 3rd generation Hyundai Elantra sedan
• Terracan (discontinued)
• Tucson
International Cars & Motors:

• Rhino

Mahindra & Mahindra Limited

The automotive section of Mahindra started off when a first batch of seventy five
Utility Vehicles (UVs) was imported in CKD condition from Willys in 1947. It has
come a long way, not just manufacturing Jeeps but also agricultural equipment
and light trucks.

• Armada (Discontinued)
• Voyager Discontinued)
• Bolero
• Commander
• CL
• MaXX
• Scorpio
• Mahindra and Mahindra Classic This was an open jeep with good off roading
capabilities, a 4*4 and 4*2 option, huge headlamps and roof mounted lights.

Renault

• Logan

Mercedes-Benz

• M-Class
• S-Class
• E-Class
• C-Class

Mercedes-Benz has had to cater to the ever growning luxury segment in India, in a
much better fashion now, especially after the arrival of the other luxury German
manufacturers. Now, Mercedes-Benz cars are launched in India soon after the
worldwide launch and homologation as opposed to earlier, when Mercedes-Benz
had monopolized the niche Indian market.

Mitsubishi Motors

• Lancer - Sixth Generation Mitsubishi Lancer

• Cedia - Seventh Generation Mitsubishi Lancer
• Pajero - Second Generation Mitsubishi Pajero
• Montero - Third Generation Mitsubishi Pajero
Opel

General Motors' Opel no longer functions in India after its Corsa's production
stopped in March 2006. GM is instead focusing on its Chevrolet brand for the
Indian market.

• Corsa (Discontinued) - 2nd Generation Opel Corsa

• Corsa Sail (Discontinued) - 2nd Generation Opel Corsa
• Corsa Swing (Discontinued) - 2nd Generation Opel Corsa
• Vectra(Discontinued) - 3rd Generation Opel Vectra
• Astra(Discontinued) - 1st Generation Opel Astra

Plymouth

• Savoy (Discontinued)

Premier Automobiles

Walchand Hirachand started Premier Automobiles Ltd (PAL) in 1942. They were
the first to kick off the automobile revolution in India by assembling De Soto and
Plymouth cars in 1946 in association with Chrysler from the United States. They
also manufactured the famed Premier Padmini which was a version of the Fiat
1100.

• Padmini (Discontinued)
• 118 NE (Discontinued)
• Premier Sigma

Peugeot

Tied up with Premier Automobiles Ltd to manufacture the Peugeot 309. The car
was popular but labour problems resulted in it being discontinued and PAL's
relation with Peugeot turned sour. After which there was no car launched from the
joint venture. Even the existing owners find it difficult to find spares.

• 309 (Discontinued)

Renault (Mahindra Renault)

• Logan

REVA

• REVA
Rover

• Montego (Discontinued)

San

• Storm

Sipani

• Badal (Discontinued)
• Badal 4 (Discontinued)
• Dolphin (Discontinued) - a version of the Reliant Kitten, a Reliant Robin with
4 wheels and Triumph inspired front suspension.
• Montana (Discontinued)
• Montana D1 (Discontinued)

Škoda

Škoda is an important car manufacturer of India. It recently launched the Laura,

the Octavia still continues to exist. Skoda also offers the Superb in India but it's
not too popular.

• Octavia
• Superb
• Laura

Standard Motors

• Standard Vanguard (Discontinued)

• Standard 8 (Discontinued)
• Standard 10 (Discontinued)
• Standard Penant (Discontinued)
• Standard Herald (Discontinued)
• Standard Gazel (Discontinued)
• Standard 2000 (Discontinued) - Rebadged Rover SD1

Maruti Suzuki

Maruti Udyog was formed as a partnership between the Government of India and
Suzuki of Japan. It brought India its first "affordable" car, the Maruti 800. It is the
biggest car manufacturer in India and especially dominant in the small car sector.
After the Maruti 800, it launched the Maruti 1000, followed by the Maruti Esteem
the European version of the Suzuki Swift . With the launch of Cielo from DCM
Daewoo, Maruti decided to up the game and launched the Maruti Esteem VX, it
was followed by the AX version but was dropped later on due to poor sales. Maruti
once had a market share of approximately eighty percent, but facing competition
with companies like Tata, Hyundai etc. Maruti Udyog's market share has dropped
to around forty percent. According to AutoCar India, the only Maruti Suzuki car
worth buying is the new Maruti Swift. Maruti Zen's production stopped because of
the success of Swift, but it has been revived as the Zen Estilo.

• 800
• Omni
• 1000 (Discontinued)
• Maruti Zen (Discontinued, but revived and re-branded as the Zen Estilo)
• Alto
• Esteem
• Baleno - (Discontinued)
• Baleno Altutra - (Discontinued)
• Gypsy
• Swift
• SX4
• WagonR
• Versa
• Zen Estilo - First Generation Suzuki MR Wagon
• Grand Vitara - First Generation Suzuki Grand Vitara

Tata Motors

Tata Motors, also known as Telco is the third largest car producer in India after
Maruti and Hyundai. It was responsible for developing India's first indigenous
vehicle, the Indica. It has proved to be a success in the market after initial quality
problems. The company also exports the car to many countries.

Tata Motors also has an interest in the commercial vehicle segment of which it
controls around 70%.

• Estate(Discontinued)
• Sierra (Discontinued)
• Sumo
• Safari
• Indica
• Indigo
• Indigo Marina
• TL

Toyota

Toyota Kirloskar sells 4 car models in India. It stopped producing the Toyota Qualis
to make way for the Toyota Innova, which was launched in India in 2005. The most
expensive car from Toyota is a very powerful SUV - The Land Cruiser Prado. Toyota
Kirloskar Motors LTD is a joint venture between Toyota Motor Corporation and the
Kirloskar Group.

• Qualis (Discontinued) - 3rd Generation Toyota Kijang

• Camry - 6th Generation Toyota Camry
• Corolla - 9th Generation Toyota Corolla
• Innova
• Land Cruiser Prado - 3rd Generation Toyota Prado

Imports

Audi

• Audi A4
• Audi A6
• Audi A8
• Audi TT
• Audi Q7

BMW

• BMW 7-Series
• BMW X5
• BMW X3

Land Rover

• Range Rover
• Range Rover Sport

Mercedes-Benz (Daimler Chrysler)

• CLS-Class
 • SL-Class
• S-Class
• SLK Class

Nissan

• Teana
• X-Trail

Porsche

• 911
• Boxster
• Cayenne
• Cayman

Rolls Royce

Rolls Royce is perhaps the most respected and prestigious car in automotive
history and it is available in India at a price tag of 35,000,000 Rupees.

• Rolls Royce Phantom

Volvo

• Volvo XC90

Indian Automobile Industry Growth

The passenger car and motorcycle segment in Indian auto Industry is growing by
8-9 per cent.

Current Scenario

• The Indian Automobile Industry crossed a landmark with total vehicle

production of 10 million units.
• Car sales was 8,82,094 units against 8,20,179 units in 2004-05.
• The two-wheeler market grew by 13.6 per cent with 70,56,317 units against
62,09,765 units in 2004-05.
• Commercial vehicles segment grew at 10.1 per cent with 3,50,683 units
against 3,18,430 units in 2004-05.

Overview

Snippets

• India, sourcing base for global auto majors.

• Passenger car and motorcycle segment is set to grow by 8-9%.
• The two-wheeler segment will clock 11.5% rise by 2007.
• Commercial vehicle to grow by 5.2 per cent.
• Estimated component market size is US$ 6.7 bn.

Facts & Figures

India, in auto sector, is turning to be a sourcing base for the global auto majors.
The passenger car and the motorcycle segment is set to grow by 8-9 per cent in
coming couple of years, says the ICRA report. The industry is likely to maintain the
growth momentum picked up in 2002-03.

The ICRA's analysis points on the auto sector that the passenger car market in the
country was inching towards cars with higher displacements. The sports-utility-
vehicle (SUV) that was getting crowded everyday, would witness intense
competition as many SUVs had been competitively priced, the report said.

Honda Suzuki, Generl Motors,and Hyundai, the global automakers had already
launched their premium SUVs in the market to broaden their portfolio and create
product excitement in the segment estimated at about 10,000 units annually.

In the two-wheeler segment, according to the report, the motorcycles would clock
11.5 per cent rise during 2004-2007 over its siblings-scooters and mopeds.
Scooters sales would decelerate and mopeds would also see the same. Overseas
market would present huge opportunities for the two-wheeler makers.
The commercial vehicles are likely to grow at a CAGR of 5.2 per cent. Heavy
commercial vehicles market would rise at 5.5 per cent and sales of light buses
and trucks would achieve 4.7 per cent growth. For the tractors, the report predicts
a growth at 4.6 per cent.

Indian Auto Market Growth for the year 2005-06

• The domestic automobile industrysales grew 12.8 per cent at 89,10,224

units as against 78,97,629 units in 2004-05.
• The automotive industry crossed a landmark with total vehicle production of
10 million units.
• According to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), car
sales was 8,82,094 units against 8,20,179 units in 2004-05.
• The growth of domestic passenger car market was 7.5 per cent
• Car exports stood at 1,70,193 units against 1,60,670 units in 2004-05.
• The two-wheeler segment, the market grew by 13.6 per cent with 70,56,317
units against 62,09,765 units in 2004-05.
• Motorcycles had the upward march, 17.1 per cent in domestic market
touching 58,15,417 units against 49,64,753 units in 2004-05.
• Scooter segment grew by 1.5 per cent, fall at 9,08,159 units against
9,22,428 units in 2004-05.
• Commercial vehicles segment grew at 10.1 per cent with 3,50,683 units
against 3,18,430 units in 2004-05.
• Medium and heavy commercial vehicles managed a growth of 4.5 per cent
against 23 per cent growth in the year ended March 31, 2005.
• Light commercial vehicles sales growth was 19.4 per cent at 1,43,237 units
against 1,19,924 units in 2004-05.
• Three-wheelers sales rose by 17 per cent at 3,60,187 units against 3,07,862
units in 2004-05.

Auto Component Market

The Indian auto parts industry is significantly fragmented with a large number of
players having a turnover of less than US$10 million per year. The industry
directly employs about 2,50,000 people and has an annual turnover over US$ 56.3
billion.

• Estimated market size - US$ 6.7 bn

• Estimated market size by 2012 - US$ 17 bn
• Projected CAGR - 15%

Note: Nearly two-thirds of the auto component production is consumed directly

by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).

Market Advantage
 • Fast paced urbanisation to rise from 28% to 40% by 2020.
• Upward migration of household income levels.
• Middle class expanding by 30-40 million every year.
• Growing working population.

Industry Overview

Since the first car rolled out on the streets of Mumbai (then Bombay) in 1898, the
Automobile Industry of India has come a long way. During its early stages the auto
industry was overlooked by the then Government and the policies were also not
favorable. The liberalization policy and various tax reliefs by the Govt. of India in
recent years has made remarkable impacts on Indian Automobile Industry. Indian
auto industry, which is currently growing at the pace of around 18 % per annum,
has become a hot destination for global auto players like Volvo, General Motors
and Ford.

A well developed transportation system plays a key role in the development of an

economy, and India is no exception to it. With the growth of transportation system
the Automotive Industry of India is also growing at rapid speed, occupying an
important place on the 'canvas' of Indian economy.

Today Indian automotive industry is fully capable in producing various kinds of

vehicles and can be divided into 03 broad categories : Cars, two-wheelers and
heavy vehicles.

Snippets

• The first automobile in India rolled in 1897 in Bombay.

• India is being recognized as potential emerging auto market.
• Foreign players are adding to their investments in Indian auto industry.
• Within two-wheelers, motorcycles contribute 80% of the segment size.
• Unlike the USA, the Indian passenger vehicle market is dominated by cars
(79%).
• Tata Motors dominates over 60% of the Indian commercial vehicle market.
• 2/3rd of auto component production is consumed directly by OEMs.
• India is the largest three-wheeler market in the world.
• India is the largest two-wheeler manufacturer in the world.
• India is the second largest tractor manufacturer in the world.
• India is the fifth largest commercial vehicle manufacturer in the world.
 • The number one global motorcycle manufacturer is in India.
• India is the fourth largest car market in Asia - recently crossed the 1 million
mark.

Segment Knowhow

Among the two-wheeler segment, motorcycles haVE\\ve the major share in the
market. Hero Honda contributes 50% motorcycles to the market. In it Honda holds
46% share in scooter and TVS makes 82% of the mopeds in the country.

F40% of the three-wheelers are used as goods transport purpose. Piaggio holds
40% of the market share. Among the passenger transport, Bajaj is the leader by
making 68% of the three-wheelers.
Cars dominate the passenger vehicle market by 79%. Maruti Suzuki has 52%
share in passenger cars and is a complete monopoly in multi purpose vehicles. In
utility vehicles Mahindra holds 42% share.

In commercial vehicle, Tata Motors dominates the market with more than 60%
share. Tata Motors is also the world's fifth largest medium & heavy commercial
vehicle manufacturer.

Miscellaneous

Hyderabad, the Hi-Tech City, is going to come up with the first automobile mall of
the country by the second half of 2008. It will be set up by the city-based Prajay
Engineers Syndicate in an area of more than 35 acres. This 'Autopolis' will have
facilities for automobile financing institutions and insurance services to create a
complete range of services required for both auto companiesand customers. It will
also have a multi-purpose convention centre for auto fairs and product launches.

Cars by Price Range

• Maruti 800, Alto, Omni
Under Rs. 3
• Reva
Lakhs

• Ambassador
• Fiat Palio
• Hyundai Santro, Getz
• Chevrolet Opel Corsa
Rs. 3-5 Lakhs • Maruti Zen, Wagon R, Versa, Esteem, Gypsy
• Ford Icon & Fiesta
• Tata Indica, Indigo
• Mahindra Bolero

Rs. 5-10 Lakhs • Chevrolet Swing, Optra, Tavera

 • Hyundai Accent, Elantra
• Mahindra Scorpio
• Maruti Baleno
• Toyota Corolla, Innova
• Tata Safari
• Mitsubishi Lancer, Lancer Cedia
• Honda City

• Ford Mondeo & Endeavour

• Chevrolet Forester
Rs. 10-15 Lakhs • Skoda Octavia Classic & Combi
• Honda Civic & CR-V

• Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara

• Hyundai Sonata Embera, Terracan & Tucson
• Mitsubishi Pajero
• Audi A4
Rs. 15-30 Lakh • Opel Vectra
• Honda Accord
• Mercedes C Class
• Toyota Camry

• Audi A6, A8 & TT

• BMW X5, 5 Series & 7 Series
• Mercedes E Class, S Class, SLK, SL & CLS-Class
Rs. 30-90 Lakhs
• Porsche Boxster, Cayenne, 911 Carrera & Cayman S
• Toyota Prado

• Bentley Arnage, Continental GT & Flying Spur

• Rolls Royce Phantom
Above Rs. 1 Crore
• Maybach

The segregation is made on Ex-Showroom price of base models.

The following links will give you the complete picture of Indian Auto
Industry:
The first auto vehicle rolled out in India at the end of 19th
century. Today, India is the the 2nd largest tractor and 5th
largest commercial vehicle manufacturer in the world. Hero
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Honda with 1.7M motorcycles a year is now the largest
motorcycle manufacturer in the world.

Industry Investment On the cost front, OEMs eyeing India in a big way to source
products and components at significant discounts to home
market. On the revenue side, OEMs are active in the
 booming passenger car market in India.

The passenger car and motorcycle segment in Indian auto

market is growing by 8-9 per cent. The two-wheeler segment
Industry Growth will clock 11.5% rise by 2007. Commercial vehicle to grow by
5.2 per cent.

India is the 11th largest Passenger Cars producing countries

in the world and 4th largest in Heavy Trucks. Maruti Udyog
Vehicle Production Ltd. is the leading 4-wheelers manufacturer. Hero Honda is
the leading 2-wheelers manufacturer.

Passenger vehicle exports have grown over five times and

two-wheeler exports have reached more than double.
Exports of auto components, whose manufacturing costs are
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30-40 per cent lower than in the West, have grown at 25% a
year between 2000 to 2005.

Hero Honda is the largest manufacturer of motorcycles.

Hyundai Motors India is the second largest player in
passenger car market. Tata Motors is the fifth largest
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medium & heavy commercial vehicle manufacturer in the
world.

Know about the number of vehicles registered as Transport

Vehicle Distribution or Non-Transport in the Indian states and Union Territories.

Get all the contact details of Automobile Association of Upper

India (AAUI), Automotive Research Association of India
(ARAI), Automobile Association of Southern India (AASI),
Associations
Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India
(ACMA) and more