Indian Auto Industry

[ChennaiSKing]

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Few Information About Indian Auto Sector

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. In 2010, India beat Thailand to become Asia's third largest exporter of passenger cars.

3. 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.

4. India's automobile exports have grown consistently and reached $4.5 billion in 2009, with United Kingdom being India's largest export market followed by Italy, Germany, Netherlands and South Africa. India's automobile exports are expected to cross $12 billion by 2014

5. India, is the second largest producer of two-wheelers in the world. In the last few years, the Indian two-wheeler industry has seen spectacular growth.


6. According to New York Times, India's strong engineering base and expertise in the manufacturing of low-cost, fuel-efficient cars has resulted in the expansion of manufacturing facilities of several automobile companies like Hyundai, Nissan, Toyota, Volkswagen and Maruti Suzuki



Mahindra Scorpio, one of India's best selling indigenously developed SUV.

The Tata Nano - the cheapest car made in India

Royal Enfield (originated in Britain) One of the oldest Indian Auto company and started manufacturing motor bikes in India in 1956 and still going stronger

 

[ChennaiSKing]

TVS BMW partnership gets going

It is finally official - BMW and TVS will work together to make a range of motorcycles below 500cc for the new evolving nature of motorcycling, not just for India but for the global markets.

TVS BMW partnership gets going Page - 1| ZigWheels.com

 

[ChennaiSKing]

Hero MotoCorp

Hero Motocorp Ltd., formerly Hero Honda, is an Indian motorcycle and scooter manufacturer based in New Delhi, India. Hero Honda started in 1984 as a joint venture between Hero Cycles of India and Honda of Japan. The company is the largest two wheeler manufacturer in India. The 2006 Forbes 200 Most Respected companies list has Hero Honda Motors ranked at #108.

In 2010, when Honda decided to move out of the joint venture, Hero Group bought the shares held by Honda. Subsequently, in August 2011 the company was renamed Hero MotoCorp with a new corporate identity. On 4 June 2012,Hero Motocorp approved a proposal to merge the investment arm of its parent Hero Investment Pvt. Ltd. into the automaker.

Below are some of the two wheeler manufactured by Hero Motors

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karizma-zmr

karizma

splendornxg

pleasure

ignitor

 

[ChennaiSKing]

Honda to invest Rs 2,500 cr in India by 2014

Japanese auto giant Honda today announced it will invest Rs 2,500 crore in India by 2014 to enhance its manufacturing activities, including setting up a new car assembly line.

As part of its plans, the wholly-owned subsidiary of the company -- Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) -- will set up a car assembly line, a diesel engine component unit and a forging plant at its Tapukara facility in Rajasthan.

"India is a strategic market for us and it is a strategic base for our local procuring business... We will invest Rs 2,500 crore to expand production capacity of the Rajasthan plant," Honda Motor Company Managing Officer Yoshiyuki Matsumoto told reporters here.

After completion, the Tapukara plant will have an installed capacity to roll out 1.2 lakh cars every year, he added.

With setting up of the new assembly line at Tapukara, HCIL's total installed capacity will be 2.4 lakh units annually, considering the Greater Noida plant.

The new assembly line and the forging plant will generate employment for 2,200 people by 2014, in addition of 265 people already hired for the diesel engine component unit.

Meanwhile, the company today unveiled a new 1.5 litre diesel engine, which will be fitted first in the upcoming sedan Amaze.

Matsumoto also said the company will launch diesel variant of all its future models in India.

Honda to invest Rs 2,500 cr in India by 2014 | Business Standard

 

[Cherokee]

Bajaj Pulsar 200 ns

 

[ChennaiSKing]

Yamaha to develop $500 bike in India for global markets

Japanese two-wheeler giant Yamaha on Tuesday said it is working on to roll out a motorcycle priced at around $500 from India with the setting up of its fifth global research and development centre.

Claiming that the bike will be "the world's cheapest motorcycle", the company said India will become the global hub for development of low-cost bikes, which will be exported to other countries in Africa and Latin America.

The company's new entity Yamaha Motor Research and Development India Pvt Ltd (YMRI), which was established at Surajpur in Uttar Pradesh in February this year, has already started its work to develop the product that will be first launched in India.

In order to enhance its position in the Indian market, the company will launch a new scooter model each year till 2016, apart from setting up its second R&D centre by 2015 at its upcoming Chennai facility.
He said the company is looking to sell 7.1 lakh units of motorcycles and scooters this year, including 2.1 lakh of exports. IYM had sold a total of 4.9 lakh in 2012.

"Our long-term target is to sell a total of 28 lakh units by 2018. We are aiming to sell 10 lakh units in 2015 that will include exports," he added.

Yamaha to develop $500 bike in India for global markets - The Economic Times

 

[asad71]

It's really not Indian auto industry. MNCs are "using" India to produce / assemble their vehicles cheap. Indigenous Indian auto industry as in S Korea, Malaysia or China is really miniscule.

 

[Infinity]

It's really not Indian auto industry. MNCs are "using" India to produce / assemble their vehicles cheap. Indigenous Indian auto industry as in S Korea, Malaysia or China is really miniscule.

It will be much cheaper if they do it in BD or Somalia..........................

 

[asad71]

It will be much cheaper if they do it in BD or Somalia..........................

FYI, we have been rolling out US GM assembled vehicles since 60's. When Indira came to visit in '72 Sheikh presented her with a posh shiny Vauxhall Viva sedan which was assembled in Gen Habibullah Khan Khatak's Gandhara plant at Chittagong. The jaws of Indians dropped so much that an ENT specialist had to be called to hammer them back to position.

 

[Infinity]

FYI, we have been rolling out US GM assembled vehicles since 60's. When Indira came to visit in '72 Sheikh presented her with a posh shiny Vauxhall Viva sedan which was assembled in Gen Habibullah Khan Khatak's Gandhara plant at Chittagong. The jaws of Indians dropped so much that an ENT specialist had to be called to hammer them back to position.

We Just don't care what you had yesterday...............Talk about present...............

 

[asad71]

We Just don't care what you had yesterday...............Talk about present...............

We still assemble, and had a good export market in Bhutan till India arranged this to be sabotaged.

 

[Capt.Popeye]

It's really not Indian auto industry. MNCs are "using" India to produce / assemble their vehicles cheap. Indigenous Indian auto industry as in S Korea, Malaysia or China is really miniscule.

Thus spake the Auto Engineer!!
Any back up evidence for your assertion? Links please.

 

[Shinigami]

already existing thread

http://www.defence.pk/forums/general-images-multimedia/52785-made-india-vehicles-3.html

btw, i like mahindra's XUV-500 a lot more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d7nFIa2zA8

 

[nair]

It's really not Indian auto industry. MNCs are "using" India to produce / assemble their vehicles cheap. Indigenous Indian auto industry as in S Korea, Malaysia or China is really miniscule.

Mate go and count in the roads of BD for indian designed and produced vehicle.....

 

[Ayush]

trolls..