Automotive industry in India

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Chennai is home to around 35-40% of India's total automobile industry and for this reason it is known as the Detroit of Asia. It is on the way to becoming the world's largest Auto hub by 2016 with a capacity of over 3 million cars annually.

Mahindra Scorpio, one of India's best selling indigenously developed SUV.

Indian-assembled Audi A4 at Audi India Production Facility, Aurangabad

The Tata Nano - the cheapest car made in India 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.[1][2] 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 2011.[3] 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.[4] In 2009, India emerged as Asia's fourth largest exporter of passenger cars, behind Japan, South Korea, and Thailand.[5] In 2010, India beat Thailand to become Asia's third largest exporter of passenger cars. As of 2010, India is home to 40 million passenger vehicles. More than 3.7 million automotive vehicles were produced in India in 2010 (an increase of 33.9%), making the country the second (after China) fastest growing automobile market in the world in that year.[6][7] 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.[1] The majority of India's car manufacturing industry is based around three clusters in the south, west and north. The southern cluster consisting of Chennai is the biggest with 35% of the revenue share. The western hub near Mumbai and Pune contributes to 33% of the market and the northern cluster around the National Capital Region contributes 32%.[8] Chennai, with the India operations of Ford, Hyundai, Renault, Mitsubishi, Nissan, BMW, Hindustan Motors, Daimler, Caparo, and PSA Peugeot Citron is about to begin their operations by 2014. Chennai accounts for 60% of the country's automotive exports.[9] Gurgaon and Manesar in Haryana form the northern cluster where the country's largest car manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki, is based.[10] The Chakan corridor near Pune, Maharashtra is the western cluster with companies like General Motors, Volkswagen, Skoda, Mahindra and Mahindra, Tata Motors, Mercedes Benz, Land Rover, Jaguar Cars, Fiat and Force Motors[11][12] having assembly plants in the area. Nashik has a major base of Mahindra & Mahindra with a UV assembly unit and an Engine assembly unit. Aurangabad with Audi, Skoda and Volkswagen also forms part of the western cluster. Another emerging cluster is in the state of Gujarat with manufacturing facility of General Motors in Halol and further planned for Tata Nano at their plant in Sanand. Ford, Maruti Suzuki and Peugeot-Citroen plants are also set to come up in Gujarat.[13] Kolkata with Hindustan Motors, Noida with Honda and Bangalore with Toyota are some of the other automotive manufacturing regions around the country.[14][15][16]

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1 History 2 Emission norms 3 Manufacturing facilities o 3.1 Gujarat o 3.2 Haryana o 3.3 Himachal Pradesh o 3.4 Jharkhand o 3.5 Karnataka o 3.6 Kerala o 3.7 Commercial vehicles o 3.8 Madhya Pradesh o 3.9 Maharashtra o 3.10 Punjab o 3.11 Rajasthan o 3.12 Tamil Nadu o 3.13 Uttar Pradesh o 3.14 Uttarakhand 4 Exports o 4.1 Top 20 export destinations in 2007-2008 and growth from previous year 5 Passenger vehicles in India o 5.1 Indian automotive companies o 5.2 Foreign automotive companies in India 5.2.1 Vehicles manufactured or assembled in India 5.2.2 Vehicles brought into India as CBUs 6 Commercial vehicle manufacturers in India o 6.1 Indian brands o 6.2 Joint Venture (JV) Brands o 6.3 Foreign-owned brands 7 Electric car manufacturers in India 8 Electric vehicle and Hybrid vehicle (xEV) industry 9 Gallery of automobile plants in India 10 See also 11 Further reading 12 Footnotes 13 External links

History
The first car ran on India's roads in 1897. Until the 1930s, cars were imported directly, but in very small numbers. An embryonic automotive industry emerged in India in the 1940s. Mahindra & Mahindra was established by two brothers as a trading company in 1945, and began assembly of Jeep CJ-3A utility vehicles. Following the independence, in 1947, the Government of India and the private sector launched efforts to create an automotive component manufacturing industry to supply to the automobile industry. However, the growth was relatively slow in the 1950s and

1960s due to nationalisation and the license raj which hampered the Indian private sector. Total restrictions for import of vehicles was set and after 1970 the automotive industry started to grow, but the growth was mainly driven by tractors, commercial vehicles and scooters. Cars were still a major luxury. Eventually multinational automakers, such as, though not limited to, Suzuki and Toyota of Japan and Hyundai of South Korea, were allowed to invest in the Indian market ultimately leading to the establishment of an automotive industry in India. A number of foreign firms also initiated joint ventures with Indian companies. As of 18 March, 2013 global brands such as Proton Holdings, PSA Group, and Geely Holding Group are shelving plans for India due to the global economic crisis.[17]

Emission norms
See also: Bharat Stage emission standards In tune with international standards to reduce vehicular pollution, the central government unveiled the standards titled 'India 2000' in 2000 with later upgraded guidelines as 'Bharat Stage'. These standards are quite similar to the more stringent European standards and have been traditionally implemented in a phased manner, with the latest upgrade getting implemented in 13 cities and later, in the rest of the nation. Delhi(NCR), Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune, Surat, Kanpur, Lucknow, Solapur, and Agra are the 13 cities where Bharat Stage IV has been imposed while the rest of the nation is still under Bharat Stage III.

Manufacturing facilities
Gujarat
Passenger Vehicles

General Motors India Private Limited [18] o Chevrolet Sales India Private Limited Halol [19] Tata Motors Sanand

Commercial Vehicles

Asia Motor Works AMW Bhuj[20]

Haryana
Two wheelers

Hero MotoCorp Dharuhera, Gurgaon[21] India Yamaha Motor Faridabad[22] Honda Manesar[23] Suzuki Gurgaon[24]

Passenger Vehicles

Maruti Suzuki Gurgaon, Manesar[25]

Himachal Pradesh
Two wheelers

TVS Motors Nalagarh[26]

Passenger Vehicles

ICML Motors Amb[27]

Commercial Vehicles

TAFE Tractors Parwanoo[28]

Jharkhand
Commercial Vehicles

Tata Motors Jamshedpur[19]

Karnataka
Two wheelers

TVS Motor Mysore[26] Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. - Narsapura

Passenger Vehicles

Mahindra REVA Electric Vehicles Bangalore[29] Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited Bidadi[30]

Commercial Vehicles

Bharat Earth Movers - Bangalore, Scania Commercial Vehicles India Private Limited Bangalore[31] TAFE Tractors Doddaballapur[28] Tata Motors Dharwad[19] Volvo Buses India Private Limited Hoskote[32]

Kerala Commercial vehicles

Bharat Earth Movers Defense Products - produces Tatra Trucks 12x12, 10x10,8x8, 6x6, 4x4 & Variants Kerala Automobiles Limited

Madhya Pradesh
Two wheelers

Mahindra & Mahindra Pithampur[33]

Commercial Vehicles

Eicher Motors Pithampur[34] Hindustan Motors Pithampur[35] Force Motors Private Limited Pithampur[36] TAFE Tractors Mandideep[28]

Maharashtra
Two wheelers

Bajaj Auto Waluj Aurangabad, Chakan[37] KTM Sportmotorcycles Chakan[38] Vespa Scooters Baramati Pune[39] Kinetic Engineering Ahmednagar, Pune[40]

Passenger Vehicles

Mahindra & Mahindra Automotive Division Nashik, Chakan[41][42] Ssangyong Motor Company Chakan[43] Tata Motors Limited [44] o Tata Motors Pimpri Chinchwad [45] o Jaguar Cars and Land Rover Pune [46] Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars Chakan Fiat Automobiles Ranjangaon Pune[47] General Motors Pune[48] Volkswagen Group Sales India Private Limited [49] o Volkswagen Chakan [50] o Audi AG Aurangabad [51] o koda Auto Aurangabad Chinkara Motors Karlekhind Alibag[52] Premier Automobiles Limited Pimpri Chinchwad[53]

Commercial Vehicles

Ashok Leyland Bhandara[54] Bajaj Auto Waluj Aurangabad[37] Force Motors Pune[55] Mahindra Navistar Chakan[56] MAN Trucks India Akurdi Pune[57] Mercedes-Benz Buses India Chakan[58] Piaggio Vehicles Baramati Pune[59] Premier Automobiles Limited Pimpri Chinchwad[53]

Punjab
Commercial Vehicles

SML Isuzu Limited Nawanshahar[60]

Rajasthan
Passenger Vehicles

Honda Siel Cars India Tapukara[61]

Commercial Vehicles

Ashok Leyland Alwar[54] TAFE Tractors Alwar[28]

Tamil Nadu
Two wheelers

TVS Motor Hosur[26] Royal Enfield Chennai[62]

Passenger Vehicles

BMW India Chennai[63][64][65] Ford India Private Limited Maraimalai Nagar[66] Hyundai Motor India Limited Sriperumbudur[67] Mitsubishi Tiruvallur[35] Renault Nissan Automotive India Private Limited [68] o Nissan Motor India Private Limited Oragadam [69] o Renault India Private Limited Oragadam

Commercial Vehicles

Ashok Leyland Ennore, Hosur[54] BharatBenz Oragadam[70] Kamaz Vectra Motors Hosur[71] TAFE Tractors Chennai[28] TVS Motors Hosur[26]

Uttar Pradesh
Commercial Vehicles

Tata Motors Lucknow

Two Wheeleers

India Yamaha Motor Greater Noida[72]

Passenger Vehicles

Honda Siel Cars India Greater Noida[73]

Uttarakhand
Commercial Vehicles

Ashok Leyland Pantnagar Tata Motors Pantnagar

Exports

Mahindra Scorpio Jeep in service with the Italy's CNSAS. India's automobile exports have grown consistently and reached $4.5 billion in 2009, with United Kingdom being India's largest export market followed by Italy, Germany, Netherlands and South Africa.[74] India's automobile exports are expected to cross $12 billion by 2014.[75] According to New York Times, India's strong engineering base and expertise in the manufacturing of low-cost, fuel-efficient cars has resulted in the expansion of manufacturing facilities of several automobile companies like Hyundai, Nissan, Toyota, Volkswagen and Maruti Suzuki.[76] In 2008, South Korean multinational Hyundai Motors alone exported 240,000 cars made in India. Nissan Motors plans to export 250,000 vehicles manufactured in its India plant by 2011.[77] Similarly, US automobile company, General Motors announced its plans to export about 50,000 cars manufactured in India by 2011.[78] In September 2009, Ford Motors announced its plans to set up a plant in India with an annual capacity of 250,000 cars for US$500 million. The cars will be manufactured both for the Indian market and for export.[79] The company said that the plant was a part of its plan to make India the hub for its global production business.[80] Fiat Motors also announced that it would source more than US$1 billion worth auto components from India.[81]

A Tata Safari on display in Poznan, Poland. In July 2010, The Economic Times reported that PSA Peugeot Citron was planning to reenter the Indian market and open a production plant in Andhra Pradesh with an annual capacity of 100,000 vehicles, investing EUR 700M in the operation.[82] PSA's intention to utilise this production facility for export purposes however remains unclear as of December 2010. In 2009 India (0.23m) surpassed China (0.16m) as Asia's fourth largest exporter of cars after Japan (1.77m), Korea (1.12m) and Thailand (0.26m) by allowing foreign carmakers 100% ownership of factories in India, which China does not allow.[5]

The Maruti Ertiga, a model exported by Maruti Suzuki India. In recent years, India has emerged as a leading center for the manufacture of small cars. Hyundai, the biggest exporter from the country, now ships more than 250,000 cars annually from India. Apart from Maruti Exports' shipments to Suzuki's other markets, Maruti Suzuki also manufactures small cars for Nissan, which sells them in Europe. Nissan will also export small cars from its new Indian assembly line. Tata Motors exports its passenger vehicles to Asian and African markets, and is in preparation to launch electric vehicles in Europe in 2010. The firm is also planning to launch an electric version of its low-cost car the Tata Nano in Europe and in the U.S. Mahindra & Mahindra is preparing to introduce its pickup trucks and small SUV models in the U.S. market. Bajaj Auto is designing a low-cost car for Renault Nissan Automotive India, which will market the product worldwide. Renault Nissan may also join domestic commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland in another small car project.[83] While the possibilities are impressive, there are challenges that could thwart future growth of the Indian automobile industry. Since the demand for automobiles in recent years is directly linked to overall economic expansion and rising personal incomes, industry growth will slow if the economy weakens.[83]

Top 20 export destinations in 2007-2008 and growth from previous year

Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Country United States of America Italy Sri Lanka South Africa United Kingdom United Arab Emirates Algeria Bangladesh Egypt Germany Colombia Nepal Mexico Turkey Spain France Nigeria Greece Netherland Ghana

2007-2008 (in USD Millions) 593.64 332.35 249.14 224.93 165.57 164.44 147.34 137.26 134.43 133.52 118.88 111.33 93.80 83.53 81.01 76.77 66.01 65.75 65.19 59.91

2008-2009 (in USD Millions) 525.24 359.68 216.11 188.57 246.32 192.74 265.63 164.86 143.54 409.63 120.71 98.13 94.10 73.82 56.96 134.21 148.74 127.63 163.66 38.30

Percentage Growth -11.52 8.22 -13.26 -15.79 48.77 17.21 80.28 20.11 5.99 206.8 1.54 -11.86 0.32 -11.63 -29.69 74.83 125.03 94.1 151.05 -36.07

Passenger vehicles in India

This list is of cars that are officially available and serviced in India. While other cars can be imported to the country at a steep 105%[84] import duty, car-makers such as Alfa Romeo,[85] McLaren,[86] Pagani, Cadillac,[87] Chrysler,[88] SSC,[89] Zenvo,[90] SEAT,[91] Smart,[92] Daihatsu,[93] Lexus,[94] Infiniti,[95] Acura,[96] Saab,[97] Spyker,[98] Lotus,[99] Ariel,[100] Caterham,[101] Peugeot-Citron,[102] Mazda,[103] Jeep,[104] SsangYong,[105] Kia,[106] GAZ[107] and Proton[108] are in varying stages of official introduction to the Indian automobile market.

Indian automotive companies

Maruti Suzuki is the largest Indian passenger vehicle manufacturer in the local market [109]

Maruti Swift in India. Maruti Suzuki is a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation of Japan

Chinkara Motors:[110] Beachster, Hammer, Roadster 1.8S, Rockster, Jeepster, Sailster Force Motors: One Hindustan Motors:[111] Ambassador ICML:[112] Rhino Rx Mahindra:[113] Major, Bolero, Scorpio, Thar, Xylo, Verito, Genio, XUV500, Quanto. Premier Automobiles Limited:[114] Sigma, RiO San Motors:[115] Storm Maruti Suzuki (subsidiary of Japanese auto maker Suzuki)[116][117] 800, Alto, Alto800, WagonR, Estilo, A-star, Ritz, Swift, Swift DZire, SX4, Omni, Eeco, Gypsy, Ertiga Tata Motors:[118] Nano, Indica, Vista, Indigo, Manza, Indigo CS, Sumo, Grande, Venture, Safari, Xenon, Aria [119] o Jaguar Land Rover (subsidiary of Tata Motors): Land Rover Freelander 2

Foreign automotive companies in India

Vehicles manufactured or assembled in India

Manufactured only in Chennai, India, the i10 is one of Hyundai's best selling globally exported cars.

BMW India:[120] 3 Series, 5 Series, 7 Series X1, X3.

Fiat India. Grande Punto, Linea. Ford India:[121] Figo, Fiesta Classic, Fiesta, Endeavour. General Motors India[122] Chevrolet:[123] Spark, Beat, Aveo U-VA, Aveo, Optra, Cruze, Tavera. Honda Cars India Limited:[124] Brio, Jazz, Amaze, City, Civic, Accord. Hyundai Motor India:[125] Eon, Santro, i10, i20, Accent, Verna, Sonata. Mercedes-Benz India:[126] B-Class, C-Class, E-Class, M-Class, S-Class. Mitsubishi[127] (in collaboration with Hindustan Motors):[128] Lancer, Lancer Cedia, Pajero. Nissan Motor India:[129] Micra, Sunny, Evalia. Renault India:[130][131][132] Pulse, Duster, Scala, Fluence, Koleos. Toyota Kirloskar:[133] Etios Liva, Etios, Corolla Altis, Innova, Fortuner, Camry. Volkswagen Group Sales India: o Audi India: A4, A6, Q3, Q5 [134][135] o koda Auto India: Fabia, Skoda Rapid[disambiguation needed], Laura, Superb. Volkswagen India:[136][137] Polo, Vento, Jetta, Passat

Opel was present in India until 2006. As of 2011, Opel only provides spare parts and vehicle servicing to existing Opel vehicle owners.

Vehicles brought into India as CBUs

Suzuki Kizashi. Kizashis are sold by Maruti in the Indian market

Aston Martin:[138] Vantage, Vanquish, Rapide, Virage, DB9, DBS, One-77. Audi:[139] A7, A8, S4, S6, S8, Q7, TT, RS5, R8. Bentley:[140][141] Arnage, Azure, Brooklands, Continental GT, Continental Flying Spur, Mulsanne. BMW:[142] 5 Series GT, 6 Series, 7 Series, X5, X6, X6 M, M3, M5, M6 and Z4. Bugatti:[143][144] Veyron. Chevrolet: Captiva.

Ferrari:[145][146] California, 458 Italia, 599 GTB Fiorano, FF. Fiat:[147] 500, Bravo. General Motors:[122] Hummer H2, Hummer H3. Gumpert:[148] Apollo. Honda:[149][150] Civic Hybrid, CR-V. Hyundai:[125] Santa Fe. Jaguar (Subsidiary of Tata Motors):[151] XF, XJ, XK. Koenigsegg:[152][153] CCX, CCXR, Agera. Lamborghini:[154] Gallardo, Aventador. Land Rover (Subsidiary of Tata Motors):[155] Discovery 4, Range Rover Evoque, Range Rover Sport, Range Rover. Maserati:[156] Quattroporte, GranTurismo, GranCabrio. Mercedes-Benz:[157] CL-Class, GL-Class, R-Class, CLS-Class, SL-Class, SLK-Class, Viano, G-Class, SLS. MINI:[158] Cooper, Cooper S, Convertible, Countryman. Mitsubishi: Montero, Outlander, Evo X. Nissan:[159] Teana, X-Trail, 370Z, GT-R. Porsche:[160][161] 997, Boxster, Panamera, Cayman, Cayenne, Carrera GT. Rolls Royce:[162] Ghost, Phantom, Phantom Coup, Phantom Drophead Coup. koda:[134] Yeti. SsangYong (subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra):[163] Rexton. Suzuki (sold through Maruti Suzuki): Grand Vitara, Kizashi. Toyota:[133] Prius, Land Cruiser, Land Cruiser Prado. Volkswagen:[164] Beetle, Tiguan, Touareg, Phaeton. Volvo:[165] S60, S80, XC60, XC90.

Commercial vehicle manufacturers in India

Indian brands

AMW[166] Eicher Motors[167] Force[168] Hindustan Motors[169] Mahindra & Mahindra Premier[114] Tata Motors[170]

Joint Venture (JV) Brands

Ashok Leyland[171] - originally a JV between Ashok Motors (owned by the Hinduja Group) and Leyland Motors, now joint ventures between Ashok Leyland and Nissan Motors (Japan) for LCV's; and John Deere (USA) for construction equipment.[172] KaMAZ Vectra[173] - A JV between Russia's KaMAZ and the Vectra Group Mahindra Navistar[174] - a 51:49 JV between Mahindra Group and Navistar International MAN Force - A JV between Force Motors and MAN AG (Germany) Swaraj Mazda[175] - originally a JV between Punjab Tractors and Mazda, now 53.5% owned by Sumitomo Group

Tatra Vectra Motors Ltd - (defunct) Initial truck partnership with India by Vectra. Replaced by Kamaz. Tatra trucks for sale in India are manufactured in collaboration with Bharat Earth Movers Limited. VE Commercial Vehicles Limited[176] - VE Commercial Vehicles limited - A JV between Volvo Group & Eicher Motors Limited.

Foreign-owned brands

BharatBenz(Owned by Daimler AG of Germany and affilliated with Daimler's Fuso and Mercedes-Benz brands)[177] Caterpillar Inc.[178] DAF[179] Hino[180] Isuzu[181] Iveco[182] MAN[183] Mercedes-Benz[184] - manufactures luxury coaches in India. Piaggio[185] Rosenbauer[186] Scania[187] Tatra[188] Volvo[189]

Electric car manufacturers in India

Ajanta Group[190] Hero Electric[191] Mahindra[192] o REVA now Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles Tara International[193] Tata[194]

Electric vehicle and Hybrid vehicle (xEV) industry

During April 2012 Indian Government has planned to unveil the roadmap for the development of the domestic electric and hybrid vehicles (xEV) in the country.[195] A discussion between the various stakeholders including Government, industry and the academia is expected to take place during 2324 February.[195] The final contours of the policy will be formed after this set of discussions. Ministries such as Petroleum, Finance, Road Transport and Power are involved in developing a broad framework for the sector. Along with these ministries big auto industry names such as Mr Anand Mahindra (Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Mahindra & Mahindra) and Mr Vikram Kirloskar (ViceChairman, Toyota Kirloskar) are also involved in this task.[195] Government has also proposed to set up a Rs 740 crore R&D fund for the sector in the 12th five year plan during 201217.[195] The idea is to reduce the high cost of key imported components such as the battery and electric motor and develop such capabilities locally.

Automotive industry in Brazil

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (March 2010) The Brazilian automotive industry competed with other Latin American ones (Mexico and Argentina) comparably till 1960 but had two jumps then, making Brazil as regional leader at first and one of the World's leaders moreover. At the end of 1970s new capacities was built by US and Germany in addition to available and annual production exceeded one million and provided world's 10th place for country. After some decrease near 1990, the new and more strong growth by help of same foreign players plus Japan and France allows Brazil to beat such old auto makers as Belgium, United Kingdom, Italy, Canada, Russia, Spain, France and annual production near 3,5 million vehicles last years that is seventh largest in the World. The Brazilian industry in regulated by the Associao Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veculos Automotores (Anfavea), created in 1956, which includes automakers (automobiles, light vehicles, trucks and buses) and agriculture machines with factories in Brazil. Anfavea is part of the Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles (OICA), based in Paris. Most of large global companies are present in Brazil; such as Fiat, Volkswagen Group, Ford, General Motors, Nissan Motors, Toyota, MAN SE, Mitsubishi, Mercedes-Benz, Renault, Honda, Hyundai etc., and also the emerging national companies such as Troller, Marcopolo S.A., Agrale, Randon S.A., Excalibur etc., some of them traditionally produces the modern equipped replicas of oldtimers.

Contents

1 History 2 Historical production by year 3 Manufacturers 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

History
The Brazilian automotive industry began with a Chevrolet, which rolled off the assembly line in 1925. [1] In 1956, in the city of Santa Brbara d'Oeste (So Paulo), the Romi-Isetta, an early Brazilian car, was first produced. In 1958, Toyota started to produce its famous Land Cruiser. In 1959, in the municipality of So Bernardo do Campo, the first Volkswagen factory was built. It started manufacturing the Kombi, which preceded the famous Beetle (known in Brazil as Fusca). At the same time, a Brazilian entrepreneur, Mr. Sebastiao William Cardoso, started producing an electrical small jeep called Tupi. In 1967, Puma began selling sports cars.

Chevrolet and Ford started manufacturing trucks and work vehicles and automobiles in Brazil in the 1960s. The Italian giant Fiat established its first factory in Brazil in the 1960s, and Mercedes Benz started to produce trucks and buses during this time, and eventually opened an automobile factory in 1998. These companies dominated the Brazilian market until the middle 1990s when the Brazilian market was finally opened to imports. In the 1990s, more auto companies settled and opened factories in Brazil, including: Nissan, Renault, Peugeot, Citron, Honda, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Chrysler and Audi. Currently, the most successful genuine Brazilian auto company is Troller, with its T4 and Pantanal models. It sells all over Latin America and Africa. In the last few years, the Brazilian auto industry has grown quickly, attracting investments from the main global automakers. In 2007, Brazilian production grew 14% compared to 2006 figures, reaching more than 3 million vehicles. Since 2008 Brazil has passed France and became highest achieved world's sixth largest producer but then was beat by India in 2011 and slightly down to 7th place.

Historical production by year

Year Data 1960 133,000 1970 416,089 1980 1,165,174 1990 914,466 2000 1,681,517 2005 2,530,840 2006 2,611,034 2007 2,970,818 2008 3,220,475 2009 3,182,617 2010 3,648,358 2011 3,406,150 01 mln 12 mln 23 mln 34 mln

Manufacturers
This section requires expansion. (August 2012) Fiat Renault Nissan Volkswagen Chevrolet Ford

See also

List of automobiles manufactured in Brazil Troller Ethanol fuel in Brazil

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