AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY

In India there are 100 people per vehicle, while this figure is 82 in China. It is expected that Indian
automobile industry will achieve mass motorization status by 2014.

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

 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.

Two wheeler industry:

Among the two-wheeler segment, motorcycles have 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.

40% 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.
Bikes in India
Bajaj Auto Ltd Bajaj Avenger Royal Enfield Motors Bullet 350

Bajaj CT 100 Bullet 500

Bajaj Platina Bullet Electra

Bajaj Discover DTSi Bullet Electra 5S

Bajaj Pulsar DTSi Bullet Machismo

Bajaj Wave Thunderbird Bike

Bajaj Wind 125

Honda Motorcycles Honda Activa Imported Bikes in India Honda CBR1100XX

Honda Dio Kawasaki ZX12R Ninja

Honda Eterno Suzuki Hayabusa

Honda Shine Yamaha YZF R1

Honda Unicorn

Yamaha Motor India Ltd. Yamaha CruxS Suzuki Motorcycles India Suzuki Heat

Yamaha G5 Suzuki Zeus

Yamaha Gladiator

Hero Honda Motors Ltd. Hero Honda Achiever TVS Motor Company Ltd. TVS Apache

Hero Honda CD Dawn TVS Centra

Hero Honda CD Deluxe TVS Fiero F2

Hero Honda Glamour TVS Scooty Pep+

Hero Honda Glamour-Fi TVS Star

Hero Honda Karizma TVS Super XL

Hero Honda Passion TVS Victor

Plus

Hero Honda Pleasure

Hero Honda Super

Splendor
 Kinetic Motor Company Ltd. Kinetic 4S Kinetic Nova 135

Kinetic Boss 115 Kinetic Stryker

Kinetic GF 125 Kinetic V2

Kinetic Luna Kinetic Velocity

Kinetic Kine Kinetic Zing 80

Kinetic King 100 Kinetic Zoom ZX

Kinetic GF 170 Laser

Purchasing capacity of average Indians has increased spectacularly in the last few years. This has encouraged significant growth in Indian
two-wheeler industry. The exponential growth of the industry can be ascribed to factors such as higher disposable income resulting in more
financial capacity and availability of cheap consumer financing. Over the years, the market dynamics of the industry has also changed.
Majority of the customers now go for scooters and mopeds.

Bikes are the major segment of Indian two wheeler industry, the other two being scooter and mopeds. Indian two wheeler companies are
among the biggest two wheeler manufacturers in the world. Hero Honda is the numero uno bike manufacturer in the world with Bajaj India
gives it a close chase.

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