Earlier, the only cars that were shining on the Indian roads were Ambassador and the Premier Padmini. Locally assembled Fiat 1100 was Premier Padmini, where as Ambassador is a replica of the Morris Oxford – an old British car. But now we have so many makes and models that it is very difficult to remember them all.

It was in the year 1983, a joint venture between the government and Suzuki Motors of Japan that paved the way for a renaissance in the Indian automobile sector and gave birth to Maruti Suzuki 800 from the hatch back segment. And from then onwards there was no looking back for the Indian car industry. Today India is the second largest two-wheeler market, the fourth largest commercial vehicle market and eleventh largest passenger car market in the world. By 2016, India is expected to reach 6th position in passenger car.

Now we have so many foreign car makers pouring in with different new, attractive and luxurious models to meet the growing demands for cars, these car manufacturers have set up their base in India. Name of such car makers are – Audi, BMW, Chevrolet Fiat, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Mahindra, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Skoda, Suzuki, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Volvo. Some of the makers like Ford are planning to make India a regional hub that will allow exports of both small cars as well as engines.