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industry has been driving its own growth through phases.

# The domestic auto components consumption has crossed rupees

9000 crores and an export of one half size of this figure.
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2-wheeler segment.

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and also the largest motorcycle manufacturer in the World.

# preceding year. 2-wheeler segment have been showing an upward

production trend. At present, there are more than 7.6 million 2-wheeler,
manufactured in Indian automobile sector.

# sales of 2-wheelers in Indian market amounted to 7.05 millions, with

0.5 million units exported by Indian manufacturers.
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2005-06, Indian passenger car segment grew at 19% with the sale of 1.3
million passenger vehicles.

# Passenger cars come in great variety, starting from 2-seater electric

car REVA to 5-seater compact cars like Zen, Santro, Indica, etc. They come
in all ranges- economical and luxurious. Tata Motors, Maruti Udyog Limited,
Mahindra & Mahindra, etc are the leading Indian manufacturers in
passenger cars segment, whereas many foreign players such as Hyundai,
Honda, Fiat, Ford, Toyota, etc are also serving the segment.
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# Indian automobile industry witnessed a growth of 12.85% in utility

vehicle (UV) segment. Indian UV segment includes a range of vehicles such
as Safari, Sumo, Qualis, Tavera, etc.

# The production of UVs in Indian automobile industry witnessed an

overall growth of more than 7%. The major players are in the process of
expanding their capacity.
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# India is the fourth-largest commercial vehicle market in the

world, and it is also the fifth-largest manufacturer of commercial
vehicles.

# Commercial vehicles can be categorized into Light

Commercial Vehicles (LCVs), Medium Commercial Vehicles (MCVs)
and Heavy Commercial Vehicles (HCVs) according to the maximum
load they can carry. LCVs gross vehicle weight limit is 7.5 tonne,
whereas MCVs' is 25 tonne and HCVs' is 49 tonne.

# Production of commercial vehicles in Indian automobile

industry witnessed an overall growth of more than 10%. The major
players are in the process of expanding their capacities and
acquiring advanced technologies for higher quality production
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be investing a huge amount as Rs. 30,000 crores
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annum, with domestic sales growth at 12.8%. The growth rate is predicted
to double by 2015.

# The total sales of passenger vehicles - cars, utility vehicles and

multi-utility vehicles - in the year 2005 reached the mark of 1.06 million. The
current growth rate indicates that by 2012 India will overtake Germany and
Japan in sales volumes.

# The automobile exports are increasing year by year. According to

the Society of Indian Automobile Manufactures (SIAM) automobile exports
in the last five years
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# Investment is leading to the employment growth in the sector. With

the emergence of new projects and introduction of technological
advancements, the focus is more on the skilled and experienced human
resource. The companies are looking for skilled and hard working people
who can give their best to the organization.

# The automobile sector in India has provided employment to more

than 7 lakh skilled workforce. The States like Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka, and Haryana are having most of the automobile companies that
witness many major technological developments and 15% growth in the
Indian automobile sector. Given below is the employment status of the
major automobile centres in the country.
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company, with consolidated revenues of Rs.70,938.85
crores (USD 14 billion) in 2008-09. It is the leader in
commercial vehicles in each segment, and among the
top three in passenger vehicles with winning products in
the compact, midsize car and utility vehicle segments.
The company is the world's fourth largest truck
manufacturer, and the world's second largest bus
manufacturer.

A The company's 23,000 employees are guided by the

vision to be "best in the manner in which we operate,
best in the products we deliver, and best in our value
system and ethics."
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the New York Stock Exchange (September 2004), has also emerged as an
international automobile company. Through subsidiaries and associate
companies, Tata Motors has operations in the UK, South Korea, Thailand
and Spain. Among them is Jaguar Land Rover, a business comprising the
two iconic British brands that was acquired in 2008. In 2004, it acquired the
Daewoo Commercial Vehicles Company, South Korea's second largest
truck maker. The rechristened Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicles
Company has launched several new products in the Korean market, while
also exporting these products to several international markets. Today two-
thirds of heavy commercial vehicle exports out of South Korea are from
Tata Daewoo. In 2005, Tata Motors acquired a 21% stake in Hispano
Carrocera, a reputed Spanish bus and coach manufacturer, with an option
to acquire the remaining stake as well. Hispano's presence is being
expanded in other markets. In 2006, it formed a joint venture with the Brazil-
based Marcopolo, a global leader in body-building for buses and coaches to
manufacture fully-built buses and coaches for India and select international
markets. In 2006, Tata Motors entered into joint venture with Thonburi
Automotive Assembly Plant Company of Thailand to manufacture and
market the company's pickup vehicles in Thailand. The new plant of Tata
Motors (Thailand) has begun production of the Xenon pickup truck, with the
Xenon having been launched in Thailand in 2008
A Tata Motors is also expanding its international footprint, established
through exports since 1961. The company's commercial and
passenger vehicles are already being marketed in several countries
in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South East Asia, South Asia and
South America. It has franchisee/joint venture assembly operations
in Kenya, Bangladesh, Ukraine, Russia and Senegal.

A In January 2008, Tata Motors unveiled its People's Car, the Tata
Nano, which India and the world have been looking forward to. The
Tata Nano has been subsequently launched, as planned, in India in
March 2009. A development, which signifies a first for the global
automobile industry, the Nano brings the comfort and safety of a car
within the reach of thousands of families. The standard version has
been priced at Rs.100,000 (excluding VAT and transportation cost).

A In May 2009, Tata Motors introduced ushered in a new

era in the Indian automobile industry, in keeping with its
pioneering tradition, by unveiling its new range of world
standard trucks. In their power, speed, carrying capacity,
operating economy and trims, they will introduce new
benchmarks in India and match the best in the world in
performance at a lower life-cycle cost.
A In June 2009, the exciting new range of premium luxury vehicles
from Jaguar and Land Rover were introduced for the Indian market.
These include the Jaguar XF, XFR and XKR and Land Rover
Discovery 3, Range Rover Sport and Range Rover.

A The years to come will see the introduction of several other

innovative vehicles, all rooted in emerging customer needs. Besides
product development, R&D is also focussing on environment-
friendly technologies in emissions and alternative fuels.

A the company is engaged in engineering and automotive

solutions, construction equipment manufacturing,
automotive vehicle components manufacturing and
supply chain activities, machine tools and factory
automation solutions, high-precision tooling and plastic
and electronic components for automotive and computer
applications, and automotive retailing and service
operations.
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A TATA Safari
A TATA Indigo
A TATA Indigo SW
A TATA Indica
A TATA Sumo
A TATA Nano
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automobile manufacturer. Some significant milestones in the company's
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Motor Company Limited, Japan and Siel Limited, a Siddharth Shriram
Group company. It was begun in December 1995. The Honda City, its first
offering introduced in 1997, revolutionized the Indian passenger car market
and has ever since been recognized as an engineering marvel in the Indian
automobile industry. The success of City as well as all its other models has
led HSCI to become the leading premium car manufacturer in India. The
total investment made by the company in India till date is Rs. 1620 crores,
further investment of RS. 1000 crore is planned and being currently
invested for the coming second plant in Rajasthan. The company has a
capacity of manufacturing 100,000 cars Mr. Masahiro Takadegawa is the
current President and CEO of HSCI. He took over this post in August 2005
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A HSCI's manufacturing unit was set up in 1997 at Greater Noida,
Uttar Pradesh. The initial investment was Rs. 450 crore. The plant
was built on a plot of 150 acres. The initial installed capacity of the
plant was 30,000 cars per annum. The current production capacity
of the plant is 50,000 cars per annum. The production capacity
expansion was facilitated by an investment of Rs.150 crores. The
company plans to further raise its capacity to 100,000 units per
annum by the end of 2007 and 150,000 units per annum by 2010.[1]
The company has planned a new and further more technologically
advanced plant in Bhiwadi. The work for the same has been started
and the plant will be functional in a year or two.

A The company operates under the stringent standards of ISO 9001

for quality management and ISO 14001 for environment
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A HSCI launched its first car for the Indian market, the Honda City in 1997.
The City was relaunched in 2003 as the Honda City ZX. The Honda Civic
was launched in July 2006 which was followed by the upgrade of HSCI's
first SUV, the Honda CR-V. The new CR-V was released in November,
2006. The Honda Accord, HSCI's offering in the luxury car segment, was
also facelifted in January 2007.

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