Automotive industry in Chennai

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Chennai is nicknamed the "Detroit of Asia"[1] due to the presence of major automobile manufacturing units and allied industries around the city.

A number of big motor companies, including BMW, Royal Enfield, Hyundai, Renault-Nissan, Citroen, Caparo Group, Komatsu, Caterpillar, Ashok Leyland, and TVS, have presence along the 60 km Automotive Corridor. Oragadam is regarded as the epicenter of this corridor, which contains the National Automobile Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRIP). This corridor is served by three major ports, Chennai Port, Kattupalli Shipyard and Kamarajar Port.

The 4-wheeler vehicles in Chennai is the base of 30% of India's automobile industry[2] and 35% of its automobile component industry.[3][4] Besides the commercial industry, the Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) has been established in Avadi to produce military related vehicles. Avadi also has the Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), with an engine-testing facility.

Automotive manufacturers

Company Location Capacity Products
Ashok Leyland Chennai port[5] Buses, haulage vehicles, special application vehicles, diesel engines
BMW Mahindra World City, New Chennai[6] BMW 3 Series, BMW 5 Series, BMW 7 series, BMW X1, BMW X3, Mini Cooper
Caterpillar Thiruvallur Off Highway Trucks, HEX, Back-Hoe Loader, Skid Steer Loader
Daimler Oragadam[7] 36,000 BharatBenz trucks and buses
Ford Maraimalai Nagar[8] 200,000[9]
Mahindra & Mahindra Mahindra World City Research and development for automotive and farm sector [10]
Force Motors Mahindra World City Engines for BMW[11]
Hindustan Motors Tiruvallur Trekker (discontinued), Landmaster (discontinued), Contessa (discontinued), Ambassador (discontinued)
Hyundai Irungattukottai[12] 600,000[13][14] Aura, Elantra, Grand i10 Nios, i20, Verna, Exter, Venue, Creta, Alcazar, Tucson, Creta Electric, Ioniq 5
Integral Coach Factory (ICF) Perambur Railway coaches
Mitsubishi Tiruvallur 12,000[15]
Stellantis Chennai One SEZ, OMR Research & Development, Programs & Projects, Global Purchasing Hub, Supply Chain, Process & Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, KD Excellence Center & Product [16]
Citroën India Tiruvallur C5 Aircross, C3, ë-C3, Aircross, Basalt
Renault Nissan Automotive India Oragadam 200,000 Kwid, Triber, Kiger, Magnite
Royal Enfield Tiruvottiyur 1,200,000[17] Classic, Bullet, Hunter 350, Scram 440, Goan Classic 350, Meteor, Super Meteor 650, Himalayan, Guerrilla 650, Shotgun 650, Bear 650, Interceptor 650, Continental GT 650.
Oragadam
Vallam
TAFE Tractors Sembium Tractors
Valeo Vallam 500,000[18] wiper motor manufacturing facility
Yamaha Vallam Vadakkal 450,000[19] Bikes
CNH Industrial (India) Pvt. Ltd - (New Holland Tractors) Porur 450,000Template:Fact Tractors

Tyre manufacturers

Company Plant Locations
Yokohama Gangaikondan
Apollo Tyres Oragadam
Bridgestone Oragadam
CEAT Sriperumbudur
JK Tyres Sriperumbudur
Michelin Thervoy Kandigai
MRF Arakkonam, Tiruvottiyur

Auto-components manufacturers

The following auto component companies have their manufacturing plants in and around Chennai:

Automotive Corridor

The Automotive Corridor, also known as Detroit of Asia, is a 60 km long corridor in Chennai, India. This corridor alone accounts for 33% of commercial vehicles, 21% of all passenger cars, and 35% of auto components which are produced in the country. The corridor stretches from Gummidipoondi, 50 km north of Chennai to Maraimalai Nagar 35 km south of Chennai and passes through Tiruvallur, Sriperumbudur and Oragadam. It is estimated that a part of this corridor from Tiruvallur to Maraimalai Nagar alone, by 2012, would produce around 1.25 million cars, 35,000 commercial vehicles and other automotives per year.[23]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Tyre hub of India

Major tyre manufacturing companies alone have committed investments around $4 billion in Tamil Nadu of which 90% has been invested in the Automotive Corridor. A number of tyre manufacturing companies have set up factories in this corridor and are as follows.

Company Plant Locations Investments (crores of INR)
Alliance Tire Company Gangaikondan
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Bridgestone Thervoy Kandigai
CEAT Sriperumbudur
Dunlop Ambattur
JK Tyres Sriperumbudur 1600[25]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Michelin Thervoy Kandigai 11000 (4000 in Phase I till 2016)
MRF Arakkonam, Tiruvottiyur (2 plants) 1400

See also

References

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