Automotive industry in Chennai

Chennai is nicknamed the Detroit of Asia^[1] due to the presence of major automobile manufacturing units and allied industries around the city. 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 boasts of the Combat Vehicle Research & Development Establishment (CVRDE), a new engine testing facility.

Automotive Manufactures

Company	Location	Capacity	Products
Ashok Leyland	Ennore[5]		Buses, haulage vehicles, special application vehicles, diesel engines
Ashok Leyland - Nissan	Pillaipakkam[6]		Dost truck
BMW	Chengalpattu[7]		BMW 3 Series, BMW 5 Series, BMW 7 series, BMW X1, BMW X3, Mini Cooper
Daimler	Oragadam[8]	36,000	BharatBenz trucks, Mercedes-Benz buses
Ford	Maraimalai Nagar[9]	200,000[10]	Ikon, Fiesta, Mondeo (discontinued), Fusion, Endeavour, Figo, Ecosport
Force Motors			Engines for BMW[11]
Hindustan Motors	Tiruvallur		Trekker (discontinued), Landmaster (discontinued), Contessa (discontinued),Ambassador
Hyundai	Irungattukottai[12]	600,000[13][14]	Accent, Elantra (discontinued), Getz (discontinued), i10, i20, Verna, Santro, Sonata, Terracan (discontinued), Tucson
Mitsubishi	Tiruvallur	12,000[15]	Lancer, Lancer Cedia, Pajero, Montero, Outlander
Nissan	Oragadam	200,000	Micra, Teana, X-Trail, Datsun Go
Renault	Oragadam	200,000	Logan, Pulse, Scala, Fluence, Duster, Koleos, Kwid
Royal Enfield	Tiruvottiyur[16]		Classic, Bullet, Bullet Continental, Bullet Sixty-5, Thunderbird, Bullet Electra-X, Bullet Machismo 350/500, Mini-Bullet 200, Fury, Explorer, Silver plus, Mofa
TAFE Tractors	Sembium		Tractors
Wrightbus[17]			Buses
Yamaha	Vallam Vadakkal	450,000[18]	Bikes

Tyre Manufacturers

Company	Plant Locations
Apollo Tyres	Oragadam
Bridgestone	Oragadam
Dunlop	Ambattur
JK Tyre	Sriperumbudur
Michelin	Thervaikandikai
MRF	Arakkonam, Tiruvottiyur

Auto-components Manufactures

Auto component companies have their manufacturing plants in and around Chennai include Avalon Technologies, Ashley Alteams, Bavina Industries, Bharat Forge, BorgWarner, Brakes India, Caterpillar, Delphi-TVS Diesel Systems,^[19] Ennore Foundries, Federal-Mogul, Hidromas, India Pistons, Iochpe Maxion, JKM Daerim, Korea Fuel Tech, Leo Primecomp, Machino, Motherson Sumi, Naza, Rane, SEW Eurodrive, Sundaram Clayton, Takata, TI Cycles, Tube Products of India, TVS Motors, Valeo India, Visteon, Wheels India and ZDPL—YAPP Automotive.Modine

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