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 has presence along the 60 km Automotive Corridor which includes BMW, Ford, Hyundai, Renault-Nissan, Mitsubishi, Caparo Group, Komatsu, Caterpillar, Ashok Leyland, TVS, and others. Oragadam is regarded as the epicenter of this corridor which boasts of the National Automobile Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRIP). This corridor is served by three major ports—Chennai Port, Kattupalli Shipyard and Ennore 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 boasts of the Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), a new engine testing facilities.

Automotive manufacturers

Company Location Capacity Products
Ashok LeylandChennai port[5]Buses, haulage vehicles, special application vehicles, diesel engines
Ashok Leyland - NissanPillaipakkam[6]Dost truck
BMWMahindra World City, New Chennai[7]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
DaimlerOragadam[8]36,000BharatBenz trucks, Mercedes-Benz buses
FordMaraimalai Nagar[9]200,000[10]Ikon, Fiesta, Mondeo (discontinued), Fusion, Endeavour, Figo, Ecosport
Mahindra & MahindraMahindra World CityResearch and development for automotive and farm sector [11]
Force MotorsMahindra World CityEngines for BMW[12]
Fiat Chrysler AutomobilesRMZ Millenia Business Park -1, PerungudiEngineering Office[13]
Hindustan MotorsTiruvallurTrekker (discontinued), Landmaster (discontinued), Contessa (discontinued), Ambassador
HyundaiIrungattukottai[14]600,000[15][16]Accent, Elantra , Getz (discontinued), i10, i20, Verna, Santro, Sonata, Terracan (discontinued), Tucson
Integral Coach Factory (ICF)PeramburRailway coaches
MitsubishiTiruvallur12,000[17]Lancer, Lancer Cedia, Pajero, Montero, Outlander
NissanOragadam200,000Micra, Teana, X-Trail, Datsun Go
Groupe PSAChennai One SEZ, OMRResearch & Development, Programs & Projects, Global Purchasing Hub, Supply Chain, Process & Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, KD Excellence Center & Product [18]
Citroën IndiaTiruvallurCitroën C5 Aircross
RenaultOragadam200,000Logan, Pulse, Scala, Fluence, Duster, Koleos, Kwid
Royal Enfield Tiruvottiyur1,200,000[19] Classic, Bullet, Bullet Continental, Bullet Sixty-5, Thunderbird, Bullet Electra-X, Bullet Machismo 350/500, Mini-Bullet 200, Fury, Explorer, Silver plus, Mofa, Interceptor 650, Continental GT 650.
Oragadam
Vallam
TAFE TractorsSembiumTractors
Wrightbus[20]Buses
ValeoVallam500,000[21]wiper motor manufacturing facility
YamahaVallam Vadakkal450,000[22]Bikes
CNH Industrial (India) Pvt. Ltd - (New Holland Tractors)Porur450,000Tractor

Tyre manufacturers

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

Auto-components manufacturers

Auto component companies have their manufacturing plants in and around Chennai i

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.[24]

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
Apollo Tyres Oragadam 2600[25]
Bridgestone Thervoy Kandigai
CEAT Sriperumbudur
Dunlop Ambattur
JK Tyres Sriperumbudur 1600[26]
Michelin Thervoy Kandigai 11000 (4000 in Phase I till 2016)
MRF Arakkonam, Tiruvottiyur (2 plants) 1400

See also

References

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  21. ↑ "Valeo opens wiper motor manufacturing facility in Chennai". IT.
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  23. ↑ "Delphi diesel systems".
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