Top Car Manufacturers in India

Car Manufacturing in India
In India, car manufacturing has covered a long way since it started off in the late 1940s. Initially, the number of car manufacturers in India mainly relied on foreign technology. Today, the Indian car manufacturing companies are using their own technology in making cars. Some of the top car manufacturers in India are Hindustan Motors, Tata Motors and Mahindra and Mahindra. The companies like Toyota, Ford, Maruti Suzuki, Skoda, Hyundai and Honda have also made as top car manufacturers in India.

The leading car manufacturers in India are listed below:

Tata Motors
Initially called TELCO (TATA Engineering and Locomotive Company), Tata Motors Limited is a multinational car manufacturing company with its headquarters in Mumbai, India. It is the country's largest company in terms of commercial vehicle and passenger automobile manufacturing.

Mahindra and Mahindra
Mahindra & Mahindra Limited happens to be a part of the US $6.7 billion Mahindra Group. The company which is now one of the leading car manufactures in India was established in 1945. Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) introduced the first Jeep in India.

Hindustan Motors
Hindustan Motors Limited (HML) was established in 1942. The company was founded by Mr. B.M. Birla. Over the years the company has come up with a series of trucks, passenger cars and multi-utility vehicles.

Hyundai Motors India Ltd
Hyundai Motors India Limited (HIML) was formed in 1996. The company is owned by Hyundai Motor Company which is originally a South Korean multi-national company. Hyundai Motors India Limited is one of the fastest growing automobile manufacturers in India.

General Motors India
Initially, General Motors worked in collaboration with Hindustan Motors. In 1994, General Motors India entered into a joint venture with the well known C.K. Birla Group of Companies. In 1999 it directly came under General Motors Overseas Corporation.

Honda Siel Cars India Ltd
Honda Siel Cars India Ltd is a Honda Motor Co. Ltd., Japan - Siel Limited joint venture. The company manufactures luxury and premium cars in India.

Ford India Ltd
Ford came to India in 1907 with the launch of Model A car. Ford India Ltd was set up in 1926 but it was discontinued in 1954. It resumed in 1995 and established as Mahindra Ford India, Limited (MIFL). Later the company was renamed as Ford India Limited.

Skoda Auto India Private Ltd
Skoda Auto brought its operations in India in 2001 in the name of Skoda Auto India Pvt. Ltd. The company manufactures passenger cars. The cars are assembled in Aurangabad.

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Ltd
The company was established on October 1997. This company is a Kirloskar Group -Toyota Motor Corporation joint venture.

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