Includes ianformation about major automobile industries in India

2. First automobile industry in India :
Mahindra and Mahindra was founded
in 1945 in Ludhiana as Mahindra &
Mohammed by brothers K.C. Mahindra
and J.C. Mahindra and Malik Ghulam
Mohammed , and began assembly of
Jeep CJ 3-a utility vehicle
After India gained independence and
Pakistan was formed, Mohammed
emigrated to Pakistan. The company
changed its name to Mahindra &
Mahindra in 1948. Mahindra &
Mahindra, branded on its products
usually as 'Mahindra', produces SUVs,
saloon cars, pickups, commercial
vehicles, and two wheeled motorcycles.
It owns assembly plants in Mainland China
and the United Kingdom , and has three
assembly plants in the United States.
Mahindra maintains buisness relations with
foreign companies like Renault , France and
Navistar International, USA.
Mahindra produces a wide range of
vehicles including MUVs, LCVs and three
wheelers. It manufactures over 20
models of cars including larger, arguably
more modernized multi-utility vehicles
like the Scorpio and the Bolero. It
formerly had a joint venture with Ford
called Ford India Private Limited to build
passenger cars.

3. Tata entered the commercial vehicle sector in 1954 after forming a joint
The Tata Pr1ma concept car
venture with Daimler-Benz of Germany. After years of dominating the
commercial vehicle market in India, Tata Motors entered the passenger
vehicle market in 1991 by launching the Tata Sierra, a multi utility vehicle.
The current Tata vehicles include :
Tata Sumo Grande Tata Sumo Tata Safari
Tata Indica Tata Manza Tata Winger
Tata Venture Tata Magic Tata Nano
Tata Aria Tata Xenon XT Tata Pr1ma

4. Auto rickshaws (often called auto) are common all over India,
and provide cheap and efficient transportation. New auto
rickshaws run on CNG and are environmentally friendly. Typical
mileage for an Indian-made auto rickshaw is around 35
kilometers per liter of petrol.
Auto rickshaw manufacturers in India include Bajaj Auto,
Kumar Motors, Kerala Auto Limited, Force Motors (previously
Bajaj Tempo), Mahindra & Mahindra, Piaggio Ape and TVS
Motors though most of the auto rickshaws are manufactured
by Piaggio . Auto rickshaws are found in cities, villages and in
the countryside.

5. There are two types of
auto rickshaws in
India. In older versions
the engines were
situated below driver's
seat. In newer versions
engines are in rear
portion. They normally
run on petrol, CNG
and diesel.
The seating capacity of a normal
rickshaw is 4, including driver.
There are also six seater autos in
parts of Maharashtra. In cities
and towns across India it is the
backbone of city transport
Normally their fare rates are
controlled by the government
with traffic meters.
CNG autos were distinguishable
from the erstwhile petrol-
powered autos by having a green
and yellow livery as opposed to
the earlier black and yellow.

6. Maruti Udyog Limited (MUL) was
established in February 1981,
though the actual production
commenced in 1983 with the Maruti
800, based on the Suzuki Alto kei car
which at the time was the only
modern car available in India, its
only competitors- the Hindustan
Ambassador and Premier Padmini
were both around 25 years out of Maruti Suzuki Swift
date at that point.
Maruti Suzukis are sold in India and
various several other countries,
depending upon export orders.
Models similar to Maruti Suzukis are
sold by Suzuki Motor Corporation
and manufactured in Pakistan and
other South Asian countries.
The Maruti Suzuki 800
The company exports more than
50,000 cars annually and has an
extremely large domestic market
in India selling over 730,000 cars
annually. Maruti 800, till 2004,
was the India's largest selling
compact car ever since it was
launched in 1983. Maruti Suzuki Ertiga

7. Best 2 wheeler
Companies in India :
Yamaha Motor Company Limited is a Japanese motorized vehicle-
producing company. Yamaha Motor is part of Yamaha Corporation
and its headquarter is located in Iwata, Shizuoka.
Yamaha's first motorcycle
was the 1 YA-1, which had a
125 cc, single-cylinder two-
stroke engine. It was
launched in February 1955
and the bike won its first
race, the Mount Fuji Ascent
Race, in July 1955.
Yamaha continued producing two-stroke engines until it launched
the XS-1 in 1969, with a 650 cc two-cylinder four-stroke engine,
using expertise that it gained doing engine development work for
Toyota. In 1979, the XT500 won the first Paris-Dakar Rally.
Today Yamaha produces
scooters from 50 to 500 cc,
and a range of motorcycles
from 50 to 1,900 cc, including
cruiser, sport, dual-sport, and
off-road.

8. 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.
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.

9. Bajaj Auto Limited is an Indian
motorized vehicle-producing
company. Bajaj Auto is a part of
Bajaj Group. It was founded by
Jamnalal Bajaj at Rajasthan in the
1930s . It is based in Pune, Mumbai, with
plants in Chakan(Pune), Waluj
(near Aurangabad) and Pantnagar
in Uttaranchal. The oldest plant at
Akurdi (Pune) now houses the
R&D centre Ahead. Bajaj Auto
makes and exports automobiles,
scooters, motorcycles and auto
Bajaj Auto is the world's rickshaws.
third-largest manufacturer of
motorcycles and the second-
largest in India. The company has changed its
image from a scooter
manufacturer to a two-wheeler
manufacturer. Its product range
encompasses scooterettes,
scooters and motorcycles. Its
growth has come in the last four
years after successful introduction
of models in the motorcycle
segment.

10. Maruti Suzuki India Limited , commonly referred to as Maruti, is a
subsidiary company of Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corporation
. It has a market share of 37% of the Indian passenger car market as of
November 2012. Maruti Suzuki offers a complete range of cars from
entry level Maruti 800 and Alto, to hatchback Ritz, A-Star, Swift,
Wagon-R, Estillo and sedans Dzire, SX4, in the 'C' segment Maruti
Eeco, Multi Purpose vehicle Ertiga and Sports Utility vehicle Grand
Vitara.
It was the first company in India to mass-produce and sell more
than a million cars. It is largely credited for having brought in an
automobile revolution to India. It is the market leader in India, and
on 17 September 2007, Maruti Udyog Limited was renamed as
Maruti Suzuki India Limited. The company's headquarters are on
Nelson Mandela Rd, New Delhi.