List of automobile manufacturers of India explained

Current domestic manufacturers

Brand Operation Parent Company
1945–present Tata Group
1945–present Mahindra Group
1948–present Hinduja Group
1958–present Firodia Group

Minor companies

Foreign manufacturers or foreign companies in a joint venture with Indian manufacturers

Company OperationsParent company Notes
1981–presentFounded by the Government of India in 1981 and owned it until 2007. It was sold to the Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corporation.
2006–presentBMW has a manufacturing unit in Chennai, that began operations in 2007. BMW says that the plant runs on 100 percent green electricity. All of the M series and high-end models are not manufactured in India.
2013–-present
2021–present
2016–present
1995–present
1996–presentForeign manufacturer with highest market share
2017–present
2012–present
2008–present
1994–present
2017–present
2005–present
2005–present
1997–presentA joint venture between Japan's Toyota and India's Kirloskar Group
2017–present
2007–present
2007–present
2004–present
2001–present

Former manufacturers

Former foreign manufacturers & joint ventures

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ford Will Cease Making Cars in India, Take $2 Billion Charge. Bloomberg.
  2. Web site: Eicher Polaris Multix discontinued. Autocar India.