Automotive industry in India

he automotive industry in India is one of the larger markets in the world and had previously been one of the fastest growing globally, but is now seeing flat or negative growth rates.[1] India's passenger car and commercial vehicle manufacturing industry is the sixth largest in the world, with an annual production of more than 3.9 million units in 2011.[2] According to recent reports, India overtook Brazil and became the sixth largest passenger vehicle producer in the world (beating such old and new auto makers as Belgium, United Kingdom, Italy, Canada, Mexico, Russia, Spain, France, Brazil), grew 16 to 18 per cent to sell around three million units in the course of 2011-12.[3] In 2009, India emerged as Asia's fourth largest exporter ofpassenger cars, behind Japan, South Korea, and Thailand.[4] In 2010, India beat Thailand to become Asia's third largest exporter of passenger cars. As of 2010, India is home to 40 million passenger vehicles. More than 3.7 million automotive vehicles were produced in India in 2010 (an increase of 33.9%), making the country the second (after China) fastest growing automobile market in the world in that year.[5][6] According to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, annual vehicle sales are projected to increase to 4 million by 2015, no longer 5 million as previously projected.[1] The majority of India's car manufacturing industry is based around three clusters in the south, west and north. The southern cluster consisting ofChennai is the biggest with 35% of the revenue share. The western hub near Mumbai and Pune contributes to 33% of the market and the northern cluster around the National Capital Region contributes 32%.[7] Chennai, with the India operations of Ford, Hyundai, Renault, Mitsubishi, Nissan, BMW,Hindustan Motors, Daimler, Caparo, and PSA Peugeot Citron is about to begin their operations by 2014. Chennai accounts for 60% of the country's automotive exports.[8] Gurgaon and Manesar in Haryana form the northern cluster where the country's largest car manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki, is based.[9] The Chakan corridor near Pune, Maharashtra is the western cluster with companies like General Motors, Volkswagen, Skoda, Mahindra and Mahindra, Tata Motors, Mercedes Benz, Land Rover, Jaguar Cars, Fiat and Force Motors[10][11] having assembly plants in the area. Nashik has a major base of Mahindra & Mahindra with a UV assembly unit and an Engine assembly unit. Aurangabad with Audi, Skoda and Volkswagen also forms part of the western cluster. Another emerging cluster is in the state of Gujarat with manufacturing facility of General Motors in Halol and further planned for Tata Nano at their plant in Sanand. Ford, Maruti Suzuki and Peugeot-Citroen plants are also set to come up in Gujarat.[12] Kolkata with Hindustan Motors,Noida with Honda and Bangalore with Toyota are some of the other automotive manufacturing regions around the country

History
The first car ran on India's roads in 1897. Until the 1930s, cars were imported directly, but in very small numbers. An embryonic automotive industry emerged in India in the 1940s. Mahindra & Mahindra was established by two brothers as a trading company in 1945, and began assembly of Jeep CJ-3A utility vehicles. Following the independence, in 1947, the Government of India and the private sector launched efforts to create an automotive component manufacturing industry to supply to the automobile industry. However, the growth was relatively slow in the 1950s and 1960s due to nationalisation and the license raj which hampered the Indian private sector. Total restrictions for import of vehicles was set and after 1970 the automotive industry started to grow, but the growth was mainly driven by tractors, commercial vehicles and scooters. Cars were still a major luxury. Eventually multinational automakers, such as, though not limited to, Suzuki and Toyota of Japan and Hyundai of South Korea, were allowed to invest in the Indian market ultimately leading to the establishment of an automotive industry in India. A number of foreign firms also initiated joint ventures with Indian companies. Gujarat
Passenger Vehicles

General Motors India Private Limited

Chevrolet Sales India Private Limited Halol[16]

Tata Motors Sanand[17]

Commercial Vehicles

Asia Motor Works AMW Bhuj[18]

[edit]Haryana Two wheelers

Hero MotoCorp Dharuhera, Gurgaon[19] India Yamaha Motor Faridabad[20] Honda Manesar[21] Suzuki Gurgaon[22]

Passenger Vehicles

Maruti Suzuki Gurgaon, Manesar[23]

[edit]Himachal Two wheelers

Pradesh

TVS Motors Nalagarh[24]

Passenger Vehicles

International Cars & Motors Limited Amb[25]

Commercial Vehicles

TAFE Tractors Parwanoo[26]

[edit]Jharkhand Commercial Vehicles

Tata Motors Jamshedpur[17]

[edit]Karnataka Two wheelers

TVS Motor Mysore[24] Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. - Narsapura

Passenger Vehicles

Mahindra REVA Electric Vehicles Bangalore[27] Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited Bidadi[28]

Commercial Vehicles

Scania Commercial Vehicles India Private Limited Bangalore[29] TAFE Tractors Doddaballapur[26] Tata Motors Dharwad[17] Volvo Buses India Private Limited Hoskote[30]

[edit]Madhya Two wheelers

Pradesh

Mahindra & Mahindra Pithampur[31]

Commercial Vehicles

Eicher Motors Pithampur[32] Hindustan Motors Pithampur[33] Force Motors Private Limited Pithampur[34] TAFE Tractors Mandideep[26]

[edit]Maharashtra Two wheelers

Bajaj Auto Waluj Aurangabad, Chakan[35] KTM Sportmotorcycles Chakan[36] Vespa Scooters Baramati Pune[37] Kinetic Engineering Ahmednagar, Pune[38]

Passenger Vehicles

Mahindra & Mahindra Automotive Division Nashik, Chakan[39][40] Ssangyong Motor Company Chakan[41] Tata Motors Limited

Tata Motors Pimpri Chinchwad[42] Jaguar Cars and Land Rover Pune[43]

Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars Chakan[44] Fiat Automobiles Ranjangaon Pune[45] Volkswagen Group Sales India Private Limited

Volkswagen Chakan[46] Audi AG Aurangabad[47] koda Auto Aurangabad[48]

Chinkara Motors Karlekhind Alibag[49] Premier Automobiles Limited Pimpri Chinchwad[50]

Commercial Vehicles

Ashok Leyland Bhandara[51] Bajaj Auto Waluj Aurangabad[35] Force Motors Pune[52] Mahindra Navistar Chakan[53] MAN Trucks India Akurdi Pune[54] Mercedes-Benz Buses India Chakan[55] Piaggio Vehicles Baramati Pune[56] Premier Automobiles Limited Pimpri Chinchwad[50]

[edit]Punjab Commercial Vehicles

SML Isuzu Limited Nawanshahar[57]

[edit]Rajasthan Passenger Vehicles

Honda Siel Cars India Tapukara[58]

Commercial Vehicles

Ashok Leyland Alwar[51] TAFE Tractors Alwar[26]

[edit]Tamil

Nadu

Two wheelers

TVS Motor Hosur[24] Royal Enfield Chennai[59]

Passenger Vehicles

BMW India Chennai[60][61][62] Ford India Private Limited Maraimalai Nagar[63] Hyundai Motor India Limited Sriperumbudur[64] Mitsubishi Tiruvallur[33] Renault Nissan Automotive India Private Limited

Nissan Motor India Private Limited Oragadam[65] Renault India Private Limited Oragadam[66]

Commercial Vehicles

Ashok Leyland Ennore, Hosur[51] BharatBenz Oragadam[67] Kamaz Vectra Motors Hosur[68] TAFE Tractors Chennai[26] TVS Motors Hosur[24]

[edit]Uttar

Pradesh

Commercial Vehicles

Ashok Leyland Pantnagar Tata Motors Lucknow

Two Wheeleers

India Yamaha Motor Greater Noida[69]

Passenger Vehicles

Honda Siel Cars India Greater Noida[70]