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| Automobile Companies in India |
| The automobile as we know it was not invented in a single day by a single inventor. The history of the automobile reflects an evolution that took place worldwide. It is estimated that over 100,000 patents created the modern automobile. However, we can point to the many firsts that occurred along the way. Starting with the first theoretical plans for a motor vehicle that had been drawn up by both Leonardo da Vinci and Isaac Newton.
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| Tata Motors |
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Tata Motors Limited- is India's largest private automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturing company. It is also the world's 6th biggest commercial vehicle manufacturer. It is part of the Tata Group. Tata Motors is widely credited for putting India on the automotive map by designing and developing its own range of cars. Tata Motors date back to 1945 when they started making Trains. Tata Motors was first listed on the NYSE in 2004. It has its manufacturing base in Jamshedpur, Lucknow and Pune. In 2004 it also bought Daewoo's truck manufacturing unit in South Korea. In March 2005, it acquired a 21% stake in Hispano Carrocera SA, giving it controlling rights in the company.
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| Maruti Suzuki India Ltd |
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Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL, formerly Maruti Udyog Limited), a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation of Japan, is India's largest passenger car company, accounting for majority of the domestic car market.
Maruti Suzuki offers 14 brands and over 150 variants ranging from people's car Maruti 800 to the stylish hatchback Ritz. Their range of cars include people movers - Omni and Eeco, international brands - Alto, Alto-K10, A-star, WagonR, Swift and Estilo, off-roader - Gypsy, SUV - Grand Vitara, sedans - SX4 and Swift DZire.
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| The Bajaj Group |
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The Bajaj Group is amongst the top 10 business houses in India. Its footprint stretches over a wide range of industries, spanning automobiles (two-wheelers and three-wheelers), home appliances, lighting, iron and steel, insurance, travel and finance.
The group's flagship company, Bajaj Auto, is ranked as the world's fourth largest two- and three- wheeler manufacturer and the Bajaj brand is well-known in over a dozen countries in Europe, Latin America, the US and Asia.
Founded in 1926, at the height of India's movement for independence from the British, the group has an illustrious history. The integrity, dedication, resourcefulness and determination to succeed which are characteristic of the group today, are often traced back to its birth during those days of relentless devotion to a common cause. Jamnalal Bajaj, founder of the group, was a close confidant and disciple of Mahatma Gandhi. In fact, Gandhiji had adopted him as his son. This close relationship and his deep involvement in the independence movement did not leave Jamnalal Bajaj with much time to spend on his newly launched business venture.
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| Ford India |
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Ford Motor Company is an American multinational corporation and one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world. Based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Metro Detroit, the automaker was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated in 1903. Ford now encompasses many global brands, including Lincoln and Mercury in the US, Jaguar, Aston Martin and Land Rover of Great Britain, and Volvo of Sweden. Ford also owns a one-third controlling interest of Mazda, and is listed as the world's third largest automaker based on vehicle sales in 2005. Ford has also been one of the world's ten largest corporations by revenue. In 1999, Ford ranked as one of the world's most profitable corporations. However, in recent years, it has not fared as well. Ford has not gained market share in North America since 1995.
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| Hero MotoCorp Group |
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Hero, a name synonymous with two wheelers in India is today a multi-unit, multi-product, geographically diversified Group of companies. Through fully integrated operations, the Munjals roll their own steel, make critical components such as free wheels for their bicycles, and have the foresight to simultaneously diversify into myriad ventures, like product designing, IT enabled services, finance and insurance, just to name a few.
The Hero Group philosophy is: "To provide excellent transportation to the common man at easily affordable prices and to provide total satisfaction in all its spheres of activity." Thus apart from being customer-centric, the Hero Group also provides its employees with a fine quality of life and its business associates with a total sense of belonging.
"Engineering Satisfaction" is the prime motive of the Hero Group and it has become a way of life and a part of the work culture of the Group. This is what drives the Group to seek newer vistas, adopt faster technology and create quality driven products to the utmost satisfaction of customers, partners, dealers and vendors.
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| Mahindra & Mahindra Limited |
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Mahindra & Mahindra Limited (M&M) is the flagship company of US $ 2.59 billion Mahindra Group, which has a significant presence in key sectors of the Indian economy. A consistently high performer, M&M is one of the most respected companies in the country.
Set up in 1945 to make general-purpose utility vehicles for the Indian market, M&M soon branched out into manufacturing agricultural tractors and light commercial vehicles (LCVs). The company later expanded its operations from automobiles and tractors to secure a significant presence in many more important sectors. The Company has, over the years, transformed itself into a Group that caters to the Indian and overseas markets with a presence in vehicles, farm equipment, information technology, trade and finance related services, and infrastructure development. The Company has recently started a separate Sector, Mahindra Systems and Automotive Technlogies (MSAT) in order to focus on developing components as well as offering engineering services.
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| Hyundai Motor India |
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Quality. Brand power. These are the two priorities for Hyundai Motor Company as it prepares for the future. No longer content to follow and learn, Hyundai is now seeking to lead the motor industry in shaping the evolution of motor vehicles. With Hyundai's publicly stated goal of becoming one of the top five carmakers in the world by 2010, the Hyundai brand will require careful repositioning. Management realizes that achieving this goal will require strong determination, resolve but, above all, stronger public confidence in the Hyundai name.
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| Ashok Leyland |
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Ashok Leyland is 2nd largest manufacturer of commercial vehicles in India, the 4th largest manufacturer of buses in the world and the 16th largest manufacturer of trucks globally. With a turnover in excess of US $ 2.3 billion (2012-13) and a footprint that extends across 50 countries, we are one of the most fully-integrated manufacturing companies this side of the globe. Over 70 million passengers use our buses to get to their destinations every day while over 700,000 trucks keep the wheels of economies moving. With the largest fleet of logistics vehicles deployed in the Indian Army and significant partnerships with armed forces across the globe, we help keep borders secure.
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| Audi India Pvt Ltd |
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Audi India Pvt Ltd is a division of the German automobile manufacturer Audi and the Volkswagen Group India. It was founded in 2007 with headquarters in Mumbai, Maharashtra. As a manufacturer of high-quality and innovative luxury cars, Audi is one of the world's leading premium brands and is among the most admired on the world market. The basis of its success comprises pioneering concepts in the domains of advanced technology and design.
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| Royal Enfield |
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In 1909 Royal Enfield surprised the motorcycling world by introducing a small Motorcycle with a 2 ¼ HP V twin Motosacoche engine of Swiss origin. In 1911 the next model was powered by a 2 ¾ HP engine and boasted of the well known Enfield 2-speed gear. In 1912 came the JAP 6 HP 770 CC V twin with a sidecar combination. It was this motorcycle which made Enfield a household name. 1914 saw the 3 HP motorcycles this time with Enfield's own engine which now had the standardised Enfield paint scheme of black enamelled parts and green tank with gold trim.
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| Land Rover India |
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Jaguar Land Rover PLC is a British premium automaker headquartered in Whitley, Coventry, United Kingdom, and has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Motors since June 2008, when it was acquired from Ford Motor Company. Its principal activity is the development, manufacture and sale of Jaguar luxury and sports cars and Land Rover premium four-wheel-drive vehicles. It also owns the currently dormant Daimler, Lanchester, and Rover brands.
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| Vespa India |
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The Vespa has evolved from a single model motor scooter manufactured in 1946 by Piaggio & Co. S.p.A. of Pontedera, Italy-to a full line of scooters and one of seven companies today owned by Piaggio. From their inception, Vespa scooters have been known for their painted, pressed steel unibody which combines a complete cowling for the engine (enclosing the engine mechanism and concealing dirt or grease), a flat floorboard (providing foot protection), and a prominent front fairing (providing wind protection) into a structural unit.
Piaggio emerged from the conflict with its Pontedera fighter plane plant demolished by bombing. Italy's crippled economy and the disastrous state of the roads did not assist in the re-development of the automobile markets. Enrico Piaggio, the son of Piaggio's founder Rinaldo Piaggio, decided to leave the aeronautical field in order to address Italy's urgent need for a modern and affordable mode of transportation for the masses.
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