GEOGRAPHY PROJECT :

AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY IN INDIA

PREPARED BY:SHYMA THANZY

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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

First automobile industry in India :

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.

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.

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.

The current Tata vehicles include :

             

The Tata Pr1ma concept car

             

The Tata Pr1ma concept car

Tata entered the commercial vehicle sector in 1954 after forming a joint 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.

PRODUCTS OF

Tata Pr1ma

Tata Sumo Grande Tata Sumo Tata Safari

Tata Indica Tata Manza Tata Winger

Tata Venture Tata Magic Tata Nano

Tata Aria Tata Xenon XT

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.

3 Wheelers in India

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.

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.

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.

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

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 date at that point.

Contributions of Maruti Udyog

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 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

Maruti Suzuki Swift

Maruti Suzuki Ertiga

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.

Hero Motocorp Ltd., formerly Hero Honda, is an Indian motorcycle and scooter manufacturer based in New Delhi 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.

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.

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 .

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.

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 rickshaws.Bajaj Auto is the world's

third-largest manufacturer of motorcycles and the second-largest in India.

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.

Foreign Collaborations:

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.