List of automobile manufacturers of India

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Current domestic manufacturers

BrandOperationParent Company
Tata Motors 1945–present Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd.
Mahindra & Mahindra 1945–present Mahindra Group
Ashok Leyland 1948–present Hinduja Group
Force Motors 1958–present Firodia-Bajaj Tempo

Minor companies

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

CompanyOperationsParent companyNotes
Maruti Suzuki 1981–present Suzuki Founded by the Government of India in 1981 and owned it until 2007. It was sold to the Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corporation.
BMW India 2006–present BMW Group BMW 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–present Stellantis
Fiat India 2016–present
Honda Cars India 1995–present Honda
Hyundai Motor India 1996–present Hyundai Motor Company Foreign manufacturer with highest market share
Kia India 2017–present
Isuzu Motors India 2012–present Isuzu
Jaguar Land Rover India 2008–present Tata Motors
Mercedes-Benz India 1994–present Mercedes-Benz
MG Motor India 2017–present SAIC Motor
Nissan Motor India 2005–present Nissan
Renault India 2005–present Groupe Renault
Toyota Kirloskar Motor 1997–present Toyota A joint venture between Japan's Toyota and India's Kirloskar Group
Lexus India 2017–present
Volkswagen India 2007–present Volkswagen Group
Audi India 2007–present
Porsche India 2004–present
Škoda India 2001–present

Former manufacturers

Former foreign manufacturers & joint ventures

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