Current domestic manufacturers

BrandOperationParent company
Tata Motors1945–presentTata Group
Ashok Leyland1948–presentHinduja Group
Mahindra & Mahindra1945–presentMahindra Group
SML 1983–present
Eicher Motors 1948–present
Bajaj Auto 1945–present Bajaj Group
Force Motors1958–presentFirodia Group

Minor companies

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

Company OperationsParent companyNotes
Maruti Suzuki 1981–presentSuzukiFounded by the Government of India in 1981, which owned it until 2007. It was sold to the Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corporation.
BMW India 2006–presentBMWBMW 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.
Mini India 2013–present
Citroën India 2021–presentStellantis
Stellantis India 2016–present
Honda Cars India 1995–presentHonda
Hyundai Motor India 1996–presentHyundai Motor GroupForeign manufacturer with highest market share
Kia India 2017–present
Isuzu Motors India 2012–presentIsuzu
Jaguar Land Rover India 2008–presentTata Motors
Mercedes-Benz India 1994–presentMercedes-Benz
JSW MG Motor India 2017–presentSAIC Motor/JSW Group
Nissan Motor India 2005–presentRenault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance
Renault India 2005–present
Toyota Kirloskar Motor 1997–presentToyotaA joint venture between Japan's Toyota and India's Kirloskar Group
Lexus India 2017–present
Volkswagen India 2007–presentVolkswagen Group
Audi India 2007–present
Porsche India 2004–present
Škoda India 2001–present
Volvo India 1998–presentVolvo

Former manufacturers

Former foreign manufacturers & joint ventures

See also

References