(Four-Wheeler Sector)
Submitted To – Submitted By - Mrs. Chitwan Bhutani Jagmeet Chawla BBA-3D
Introduction
The automotive industry in India is one of the larger markets in the world and had previously been one of the fastest growing globally, but is now seeing flat or negative growth rates.
India's passenger car and commercial vehicle manufacturing industry is the sixth largest in the world, with an annual production of more than 3.9 million units in 2012.
According to recent reports, India overtook Brazil and became the sixth largest passenger vehicle producer in the world (beating such old and new auto makers as Belgium, United Kingdom, Italy, Canada, Mexico, Russia, Spain, France, Brazil), grew 16 to 18 per cent to sell around three million units in the course of 2011-12.
In 2009, India emerged as Asia's fourth largest exporter of passenger cars, behind Japan, South Korea, and Thailand. In 2010, India beat Thailand to become Asia's third largest exporter of passenger cars.
As of 2012, India is home to 40 million passenger vehicles. More than 3.7 million automotive vehicles were produced in India in 2012 (an increase of 33.9%), making the country the second (after China) fastest growing automobile market in the world in that year.
According to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, annual vehicle sales are projected to increase to 4 million by 2015, no longer 5 million as previously projected.
Sector Overview
The automobile industry is one of India’s major sectors; accounting for 22% of the country’s manufacturing GDP.
According to Ministry of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises, the total turnover of the Indian automobile industry was estimated at USD 73 billion and exports were estimated to be USD 11 billion in the year 2011–12.
The announced cumulative investments in