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India Monitor: Automotive Update (May 2023)
India Monitor: Automotive Update (May 2023)
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May 2023
Market data ■ The IMF has reduced its GDP forecasts for India to 5.9% in 2023/24 (from
Nifty 50 6.1%). The forecast is materially lower than the Indian central bank, RBI’s
forecast of 6.5%. The IMF is forecasting that inflation is likely to ease to
Close 18,065
4.9% in FY 2024 from 6.9% in FY 2024.
52 wk range 15,183 - 18,887
% chge (1 YR) +3.56%
Date: 30/4/2023
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Niro enables consumer ecommerce platforms to offer credit products to end customers. The
28-Apr-2023 Innoven capital India Niro India 11.00 Financial services Credit
company secured USD 8.5 million equity and USD 2.5 million debt.
Inflection Point
27-Apr-2023 India Aksum India 1.00 Software services B2B services Aksum TradeMart is a SaaS platform that provides Supply Chain services to businesses.
Ventures
27-Apr-2023 FCB Group USA Kinnect India 36.60 Marketing services Agencies FCB Group acquired a majority stake in the agency, Kinnect. Kinect specialises in digital marketing.
Metamorphosis Edtech firm BrightChamps has acquired Metamorphosis Edu, in a cash and stock deal.
27-Apr-2023 BrightChamps India India N.A. Education Edutech
Edu BrightChamps caters to the K-12 edtech segment, offering coding classes for children.
Thrive
Thrive offers a digital ordering system for restaurants; over 14,000 restaurants across 80 cities in
27-Apr-2023 Coca Cola USA (Hashtag India N.A. Technology Ecommerce
India use Thrive.
Loyalty)
Raymond
27-Apr-2023 Godrej India India 345.00 FMCG Consumer goods Raymond Consumer Care brands include Park Avenue deodorant and Kamasutra condoms.
Consumer Care
26-Apr-2023 Lohia India E-bility Germany Automotive Two wheelers Lohia acquired E-bility, the parent company of EV two wheeler brand, Kumpan.
The brand operates over 130 exclusive brand outlets in over 70 cities in India and is a B2B app that
13-Apr-2023 GetVantage India Barcelona India N.A. Apparel Fashion retail
serves as a single brand to retailer channel, allowing the stock to be sold wholesale.
JSW One JSW One Platform leverages JSW Group’s strength in manufacturing and building materials,
12-Apr-2023 Mitsui & Co Japan India N.A. Technology E-commerce
Platforms tech-enabled logistics and credit to be a platform of choice for MSMEs and enterprises in India.
Office interiors The Gurugram company’s platform brings architects, contractors, designers, material and furniture
11-Apr-2023 Lightspeed India Officebanao India 6.00 Software services
platform suppliers together under one platform, streamlining the procurement process for clients.
Temesek acquired an additional 41% stake in India's Manipal Health Enterprises from investors
Manipal Health
10-Apr-2023 Temasek Singapore India 2,000.00 Healthcare Hospitals including TPG, increasing its stake to 59%. Manipal operates 29 hospitals in 16 cities with 4,000
Enterprises
doctors. TPG will also reinvest through its new fund TPG Asia VIII.
SRL
Lifeline Diagnostics SRL Diagnostics, a subsidiary of Fortis Healthcare, a Mumbai-listed hospital chain, has acquired
11-Apr-2023 India India N.A. Healthcare Diagnostics
Laboratory (Fortis Lifeline Laboratory in order to expand its presence in the Indian pathology market.
Healthcare)
Shravan Shravan Engineering’s product portfolio currently includes Chemours refrigerants, along with
5-Apr-2023 Beijer Ref Sweden India N.A. Industrial Refridgeration
Engineering Danfoss, Emerson, Frescold, Roller and Totaline brands.
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Founded in 2015 and backed by investors including Pentathlon Ventures and Incubate Fund,
6-Apr-2023 Navan India Tripeur India N.A. Travel Business Travel
Tripeur provides a platform to book travel and analyse spend.
Morgan Stanley
Magenta Founded in 2018 as a charging solution provider for EVs by Maxson Lewis, over the next year,
5-Apr-2023 India Infra. BP USA, UK India 22.00 Energy EV charging
Mobility Magenta Mobility plans to expand its fleet to 4,000 three- and four-wheel electric vehicles.
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■ The automotive sector released sales data for the full year 2022-23. The
sector saw a strong recovery from the pandemic slowdown, though factors
such as a shortage of electronic components remains an issue.
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■ FAME II subsidies may not be continued beyond March 2024; the scheme was
aimed at facilitating demand in the EV market and creating EV charging
infrastructure. At its initial 2019 launch, FAME II’s objectives were to support
7,000 electric buses, 500,000 electric three wheelers, 55,000 passenger cars
and 1 million two wheelers. Relaunched in 2021, the scheme has been
extended through to March 2024, but it appears unlikely that it will then be
continued as the government suggests that the funding has not been utilised as
required.
■ Incentives such as lower GST rates and waivers for EVs and charging stations
also exist. In addition to this, the automotive (including components) sector can
benefit from the PLI scheme which aims to boost clean energy production in
India.
■ Whilst the government set a target of 46,397 public charging stations (PCS) by
2023, the current figure is 5,254.
■ The sector has attracted a substantial amount of funding from blue chip
investors such as Temsek, BP Ventures and Morgan Stanley.
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Series A1 - USD 40 mn Morgan Stanley, India ● Fleet of electric vehicles in Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Mysuru, Hyderabad, Gurugram and Noida.
debt and equity (USD 22 Infrastructure and BP
Targeting 4,000 vehicles in 2023/24.
mn equity) - Mar 2023 Ventures
● Charging infrastructure, with App for payment and charging station locating services
● Founded in 2018, with seed funding from HPCL. Early investors include LetsVenture, JITO Angel
Magenta Mobility Network and Indian-American businessperson Dr. Kiran Patel
USD 54 million debt and BlueOrchard (Schroders ● roll-out of 286 charging stations serving 1,130 e-buses and e-trucks and over 1,250 e-car fleets
equity (USD 8 mn debt) - Group) - debt
● Founded in 2019, has 3,000 charging points across 1,500 EV charging stations in operation or
Mar 2023
construction in 37 cities
● Early investors include Mumbai Angels, Venture Catalysts
ChargeZone
USD 200 million - Jan Temasek, Tiger Global, ● Initially launched by Ola Cabs with charging stations in Nagpur
2022 Falcon Edge, SoftBank,
● Manufactures two wheeler EVs (acquisition of Dutch manufacturer, Etergo). Building a manufacturing
Tekne Private Ventures,
Alpine Opportunity Fund, facility in Tamil Nadu
Edelweiss
Ola Electric ● Multiple rounds of investment with a recent valuation of USD 5 billion
USD 33 million - Nov Hero MotoCorp, InnoVen ● Manufactures two wheeler EVs at a manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu
2020 Capital, Tiger Global
● Aether Grid is establishing a charging infrastructure
USD 28 million - Jan RedBlue Capital ● Commercial EV manufacturer with close relationship with Amazon
2022
● Designed a 1 tonne commercial vehicle for deliveries
● Building a manufacturing facility near Delhi
Evage
USD 82 million Bajaj Auto, Magna ● Two wheeler EVs including bicycles available on a rental basis
International (Canada)
● Has established a charging and service infrastructure and payment app.
● Focused on major cities including Bengaluru, Pune and Delhi
Yulu
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Sector Data: Automotive sales
Jan 2022 Feb 2022 Mar 2022 Jan-Mar 2022 Jan 2023 Feb 2023 Mar 2023 Jan-Mar 2023
Domestic sales
Passenger vehicles 254,287 262,984 279,501 920,661 298,093 291,928 292,030 1,018,355
Commercial vehicles 249,806 278,878
Three wheelers 24,901 27,039 32,088 83,218 48,903 50,382 54,360 153,645
Two wheelers 1,128,293 1,037,994 1,184,210 3,350,497 1,184,379 1,129,661 1,290,553 3,604,593
Total domestic sales 1,407,481 1,328,017 1,495,799 4,604,182 1,531,375 1,471,971 1,636,943 5,055,471
y-on-y change 8.8% 10.8% 9.4% 9.8%
Total production 1,860,809 1,795,514 1,960,398 6,014,377 1,904,364 1,754,922 2,004,592 6,094,960
y-on-y change 2.3% -2.3% 2.3% 1.3%
Note: SIAM data, Cornhill Strategy Analysis
FY 22 FY 23 % chge
Two wheelers 13,494,214 15,995,968 18.5%
Three wheelers 417,108 767,071 83.9%
- E-Rickshaw (passenger) 160,065 350,247 118.8%
- E-Rickshaw (goods) 14,467 24,224 67.4%
- Three wheeler (goods) 72,668 90,111 24.0%
- Three wheeler (passenger) 169,384 301,877 78.2%
- Three wheeler (personal) 524 612 16.8%
Passenger vehicles 2,942,273 3,620,039 23.0%
Tractors 766,545 827,403 7.9%
Commercial vehicles 707,186 939,741 32.9%
- Light (LCV) 438,802 554,585 26.4%
- Medium (MCV) 48,005 60,818 26.7%
- Heavy (HCV) 197,365 293,796 48.9%
- Others 23,014 30,542 32.7%
Total 18,327,326 22,150,222 20.9%
Note: FADA data, Cornhill Strategy Analysis
Figure 4) Passenger vehicle retail sales by type - annual volume (2022 - 23)
Figure 5) Commercial vehicle retail sales by manufacturer - annual volume (2022 - 23)
Figure 7) Two wheeler retail sales by manufacturer - annual volume (2022 - 23)
Figure 8) Three wheeler retail sales by manufacturer - annual volume (2022 - 23)
Cumulative
Jan 2023 Feb 2023 Mar 2023 Apr 2023
Total
E-2 Wheelers 64,648 66,003 86,067 26,165 1,106,664
E-3 Wheelers 34,307 35,997 45,222 12,944 1,034,467
E-4 Wheelers 3,485 4,830 8,757 2,233 82,845
E-Buses 98 99 89 77 4,009
Total 102,538 106,929 140,135 41,419 2,227,985
Source: VAHAN, SMEV, Cornhill Strategy Analysis
Maker Apr-22 May-22 Jun-22 Jul-22 Aug-22 Sep-22 Oct-22 Nov-22 Dec-22 Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23
Ola Electric 12,708 9,268 5,898 3,864 3,476 9,896 16,353 16,385 17,362 18,338 17,720 21,299
Okinawa 11,012 9,307 6,984 8,098 8,679 8,498 14,945 9,065 5,282 4,408 3,846 4,507
Hero Electric 6,804 2,971 6,837 9,306 10,820 8,210 8,869 9,027 8,101 6,399 5,865 6,653
Ampere 6,865 6,179 6,920 6,813 6,773 6,478 10,077 12,260 4,422 4,371 5,850 9,343
TVS 1,498 480 1,980 4,347 6,412 3,994 5,811 8,132 9,358 10,460 12,649 16,779
Ather 2,451 3,338 3,830 1,289 5,380 6,281 7,359 7,840 7,693 9,229 10,068 12,079
Bajaj 1,223 1,810 1,824 2,484 2,615 2,608 3,466 3,031 3,229 3,247 2,536 4,486
Okaya EV 0 19 760 1,076 905 954 1,968 1,783 1,448 1,265 1,232 1,763
Revolt 1,241 1,586 2,424 2,319 1,662 865 1,041 524 37 14 79 1,132
Pure EV 1,756 1,464 1,125 1,000 880 790 1,047 925 780 716 488 584
Being India 820 792 959 1,167 1,063 976 1,422 1,216 966 571 337 444
Jitendra New EV 915 626 549 847 647 661 1,111 1,255 668 522 308 350
Others 5,967 4,563 4,278 3,990 2,867 3,019 3,625 5,241 5,233 5,111 5,083 7,562
Total 53,260 42,430 44,368 46,600 52,179 53,230 77,094 76,684 64,579 64,651 66,061 86,981
Source: VAHAN, SMEV, Cornhill Strategy Analysis