Honda Siel Cars India Ltd., (HSCI) was established in December 1995 as a joint venture between Honda Motor Co. Ltd., Japan and Siel Limited to manufacture passenger cars in India. The company has introduced three models in India - Honda City, Honda Accord, and Honda CR-V. Very shortly it is going to launch its new model, Honda Civic, in India. Honda Siel Cars India Ltd. is ISO 9002 & ISO 14001 certified. |
 Ford Motor Company is the world's second largest automaker. The company's world headquarters is in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford celebrated its 100th anniversary on June 16, 2003. Its automotive brands include Aston Martin, Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lincoln, Mazda, Mercury and Volvo.
In the wake of economic liberalization in India, Ford entered the Indian market and since then Ford India Limited has registered an impressive growth. The company's plant is located in Maraimalai Nagar near Chennai and has the capacity to produce 1,00,000 vehicles per annum |
 Toyota Motor Corporation is the premium vehicle manufacturer in the world. Based in Japan, the company manufactured its first vehicle in 1936. Toyota exported its first Japanese-made passenger car to the United States in 1957. Today Toyota has global presence and Toyota branded vehicles rank among the world's highest quality cars.
In India Toyota Motor Corporation has entered into a joint venture with Kirloskar Group and the new entity is called Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited (TKM). The company aims to play a major role in the development of Indian automotive industry. |
 Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company, the South Korean Car giant. HMIL is the second largest and the fastest growing car manufacturer in India and presently markets 30 variants of passenger cars in six segments. These include the Santro in the B segment, Getz in the B+ segment, the Accent in the C segment, the Elantra in the D segment, the Sonata Embera in the E segment and the Tucson and Terracan in the SUV segment. |
 DaimlerChrysler is a major player in the automotive industry. Its product portfolio ranges from small cars to sports cars and luxury sedans; and from versatile vans to heavy-duty trucks or comfortable coaches. DaimlerChryslers' passenger car brands include Maybach, Mercedes-Benz, Chrysler, Jeep®, Dodge and smart.
DaimlerChrysler entered the Indian market and set up Mercedes-Benz India Ltd. in 1994. Mercedes-Benz India Limited was later rechristened DaimlerChrysler India Private Ltd. DaimlerChrysler India is a 100% subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler group. |
 BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke GmbH) was founded on March 7, 1916. BMW is one of the major automobile manufacturers in the international market. Its major brands include BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. From exclusive smaller cars to top-of-the-range luxury limousines, BMW caters to all sectors of automobile market.
BMW is soon going to enter Indian market. In the near future, BMW is going to establish subsidiary in the Delhi area and an assembly plant in Chennai. |
 Sports cars or racing cars are designed for performance driving. As compared to passenger cars, sports cars have superior road handling, braking, manoeuvrability, low weight, and high power. Sports cars generally have rear-wheel drive, two seats, and two doors.
The drive train and engine layout is the main design criteria of a sports car. The front-engine, rear-wheel drive train layout (FR layout) is common to most of the sports cars. But some sports car manufactures such as Porsche use the rear-engine, rear wheel drive layout for powering the rear wheels. Some of the leading manufacturers of sports cars are Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Mercedes Benz |
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