Automobile industry’ is one of the most dynamic industrial groups in India. India is the 7th largest producer of automobile manufacturers.
Distribution: The automobile industries are found in four clusters viz: Delhi, Gurgaon and Manesar in North India.
West India: Pune, Nasik, Halol and Aurangabad East India: Jamshedpur and Kolkatta South India: Chennai, Bengaluru and Hosur.
Major-Indian companies which manufacture commercial vehicles: Tata motors, Ashok Leyland, Mahindra and Mahindra, Eicher motors and Ford motors.
Foreign companies which manufacture commercial vehicles: Hyundai, Mercedes Benz , ITEC, MAN.
Automobile industries in India manufactures two wheelers passenger car, Jeep, Scooty, Scooter, Mopeds, Motorcycles and three wheelers.
Passenger car manufacturers: Tata motors, Maruti Suzuki , Mahindra and Mahindra and Hindustan motors are Indian companies.
Foreign car companies in India: Mercedez Benz, Fiat, General motors, Toyota, recent entry BMW, Audi, Volkswagon and Volvo.
Two wheeler manufacturing is dominated by Indian companies like Hero, Bajaj Auto and TVS.
Major centres of Automobile industries: Mumbai, Chennai, Jamshedpur, Jabalpur, Kolkata, Pune, New Delhi, Kanpur, Bengaluru, Satara, Lucknow • and Mysuru. Chennai is named as “Detroit of Asia” due to the presence of major automobile manufacturing units and allied industries around the city.
