India Passenger Car Market Outlook - Growth, Trends, and Forecast (2022 - 2030)
Market Overview
The Indian Passenger Car Market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 9.5% during the forecast period, 2019-2024.
The Indian automotive industry has been experiencing steady growth in the demand for and sale of passenger cars, owing to improvement in economic condition, and rise in disposable income of the consumers, over the past few years. The country has witnessed a gradual shift from transportation to comfortable/convenient transportation, and from convenient transportation to luxurious and safe transportation.
- The globalization and commercialization further helped to increase connectivity and broaden the overall automotive industry's presence and importance in the country.
- The Indian automotive industry is shifting from just being a components manufacturer, to being an assembler and manufacturer of complete vehicles, including passenger cars.
- India is also a major exporter of automotive parts, components, and assembled vehicles to countries in the Middle East and Asia, which is expected to continue to be a major contributor to the country's automotive industry’s revenue.
- With the growing presence of international automobile manufacturer’s and brands, and the consumer's ability to purchase a new car and to maintain such car, consumers have been willing to buy more than one passenger car to suit their various daily needs and travel purposes.
- Additionally, a consistent rise in population has been a major factor responsible for the rise in automotive industry revenue – both commercial vehicles and passenger cars.
- Furthermore, with the growing focus on improved fuel economy and reduced exhaust emissions, the demand for and sale of electric vehicles, especially electric cars, is expected to witness fast growth during the forecast period. However, inadequate charging infrastructure and high cost of these electric cars may hinder the growth of the market.
Scope of the Report
The India passenger car market outlook covers the growing demand for passenger cars in the country, incentives offered by the government for adoption of electric vehicles, emission regulations, developments in the used-car market and market shares of OEMs.
The market has been segmented by vehicle type and fuel type.
Key Market Trends
Growing Auto Component Industry
The Indian automotive component industry is expected to witness healthy growth during the forecast period owing to increasing domestic demand, rising exports, and the increasing flow of investments in the automotive components sector. Thereby, making India as key automotive components sourcing hub.
Additionally, the Union Budget of 2018-2019, proposed an increase in basic custom duty on completely knocked down (CKD) imports of motor vehicles from 10% to 15%; and an increase in minimum support price of all crops to 1.5 times of production cost, which in turn, will aid in rise of farm income, thereby, benefitting the demand for passenger cars, especially for entry-level cars. This, in turn, will support domestic auto component manufacturers, and the passenger car market.
Gradual Shifting Focus towards Electric Passenger Cars
Electric car sales in India has decreased during FY 2017-18 as compared to FY 2016-17, witnessing a decline of 66%. In order to boost the sales of electric cars, OEMs have been collaborating with battery technology suppliers to develop long-range cars. Additionally, the Indian government to support electric car sales announced subsidies on the purchase of new electric cars. Currently, Mahindra & Mahindra and Tata offer Electric vehicles for the Indian market. Maruti Suzuki is testing its first EV, the WagonR.
The Indian government has announced its National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP), to support the local manufacturing capabilities of the automakers. With this roadmap, the government of India plans to make electric vehicles economically viable and self-sustaining, by 2020. The government has also announced investments of over INR 13,000 crore for demand incentives, INR 1,800 crore for R&D investments, INR 5,000 crore for power infrastructure, and INR 1,200 crore for charging infrastructure.
This plan aims at encouraging reliable, affordable, and efficient EVs that can meet consumer performance demand and price expectation. This plan involves government and industry collaboration for the promotion and development of indigenous manufacturing capabilities, consumer awareness, technology, and required infrastructure, thereby, helping the country emerge as a global leader in both electric two-wheeler and four-wheeler market, by 2022.
The government has decided to take a critical role in supporting the creation of demand and acceptability of EVs, spurring collaborative R&D efforts, and enabling required infrastructures to take its shape. The government has also decided to implement a robust EV demand generating scheme in terms of size and duration to meet the objectives of bridging the gap in the acquisition price of EV, in comparison to the normal IC engine vehicle.
Competitive Landscape
Maruti Suzuki is leading the passenger vehicles market in 2018 in hatchback & sedan, as well as in SUVs & MUVs. Mahindra is having the highest number of sales in SUVs after Suzuki whereas Hyundai is leading in Hatchbacks & Sedans after Suzuki. MSIL has started upgrading the engines of most sold vehicles compatible with BS6 norms, Baleno was the first model launched in April 2019. The most sold MPV by MSIL, the Ertiga will also get a BS6 upgrade by the second half of 2019.
Hyundai, Mahindra & Mahindra, Honda, Toyota, and Ford India have added new passenger cars to their product line-up. The vehicles launched in 2018 and Q1 of 2019 includes Hyundai Santro; Honda’s Amaze and Civic; Toyota’s Camry Hybrid and Yaris; Mahindra’s XUV 500, XUV 300, TUV 300 Plus and Marazzo; and Ford’s updated Figo and Aspire, and the newly launched Ford Freestyle have dominated the market.
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- The market estimate (ME) sheet in Excel format
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The Indian Passenger Car Market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 9.5% during the forecast period, 2019-2024.
The Indian automotive industry has been experiencing steady growth in the demand for and sale of passenger cars, owing to improvement in economic condition, and rise in disposable income of the consumers, over the past few years. The country has witnessed a gradual shift from transportation to comfortable/convenient transportation, and from convenient transportation to luxurious and safe transportation.
- The globalization and commercialization further helped to increase connectivity and broaden the overall automotive industry's presence and importance in the country.
- The Indian automotive industry is shifting from just being a components manufacturer, to being an assembler and manufacturer of complete vehicles, including passenger cars.
- India is also a major exporter of automotive parts, components, and assembled vehicles to countries in the Middle East and Asia, which is expected to continue to be a major contributor to the country's automotive industry’s revenue.
- With the growing presence of international automobile manufacturer’s and brands, and the consumer's ability to purchase a new car and to maintain such car, consumers have been willing to buy more than one passenger car to suit their various daily needs and travel purposes.
- Additionally, a consistent rise in population has been a major factor responsible for the rise in automotive industry revenue – both commercial vehicles and passenger cars.
- Furthermore, with the growing focus on improved fuel economy and reduced exhaust emissions, the demand for and sale of electric vehicles, especially electric cars, is expected to witness fast growth during the forecast period. However, inadequate charging infrastructure and high cost of these electric cars may hinder the growth of the market.
Scope of the Report
The India passenger car market outlook covers the growing demand for passenger cars in the country, incentives offered by the government for adoption of electric vehicles, emission regulations, developments in the used-car market and market shares of OEMs.
The market has been segmented by vehicle type and fuel type.
Key Market Trends
Growing Auto Component Industry
The Indian automotive component industry is expected to witness healthy growth during the forecast period owing to increasing domestic demand, rising exports, and the increasing flow of investments in the automotive components sector. Thereby, making India as key automotive components sourcing hub.
Additionally, the Union Budget of 2018-2019, proposed an increase in basic custom duty on completely knocked down (CKD) imports of motor vehicles from 10% to 15%; and an increase in minimum support price of all crops to 1.5 times of production cost, which in turn, will aid in rise of farm income, thereby, benefitting the demand for passenger cars, especially for entry-level cars. This, in turn, will support domestic auto component manufacturers, and the passenger car market.
Gradual Shifting Focus towards Electric Passenger Cars
Electric car sales in India has decreased during FY 2017-18 as compared to FY 2016-17, witnessing a decline of 66%. In order to boost the sales of electric cars, OEMs have been collaborating with battery technology suppliers to develop long-range cars. Additionally, the Indian government to support electric car sales announced subsidies on the purchase of new electric cars. Currently, Mahindra & Mahindra and Tata offer Electric vehicles for the Indian market. Maruti Suzuki is testing its first EV, the WagonR.
The Indian government has announced its National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP), to support the local manufacturing capabilities of the automakers. With this roadmap, the government of India plans to make electric vehicles economically viable and self-sustaining, by 2020. The government has also announced investments of over INR 13,000 crore for demand incentives, INR 1,800 crore for R&D investments, INR 5,000 crore for power infrastructure, and INR 1,200 crore for charging infrastructure.
This plan aims at encouraging reliable, affordable, and efficient EVs that can meet consumer performance demand and price expectation. This plan involves government and industry collaboration for the promotion and development of indigenous manufacturing capabilities, consumer awareness, technology, and required infrastructure, thereby, helping the country emerge as a global leader in both electric two-wheeler and four-wheeler market, by 2022.
The government has decided to take a critical role in supporting the creation of demand and acceptability of EVs, spurring collaborative R&D efforts, and enabling required infrastructures to take its shape. The government has also decided to implement a robust EV demand generating scheme in terms of size and duration to meet the objectives of bridging the gap in the acquisition price of EV, in comparison to the normal IC engine vehicle.
Competitive Landscape
Maruti Suzuki is leading the passenger vehicles market in 2018 in hatchback & sedan, as well as in SUVs & MUVs. Mahindra is having the highest number of sales in SUVs after Suzuki whereas Hyundai is leading in Hatchbacks & Sedans after Suzuki. MSIL has started upgrading the engines of most sold vehicles compatible with BS6 norms, Baleno was the first model launched in April 2019. The most sold MPV by MSIL, the Ertiga will also get a BS6 upgrade by the second half of 2019.
Hyundai, Mahindra & Mahindra, Honda, Toyota, and Ford India have added new passenger cars to their product line-up. The vehicles launched in 2018 and Q1 of 2019 includes Hyundai Santro; Honda’s Amaze and Civic; Toyota’s Camry Hybrid and Yaris; Mahindra’s XUV 500, XUV 300, TUV 300 Plus and Marazzo; and Ford’s updated Figo and Aspire, and the newly launched Ford Freestyle have dominated the market.
Reasons to Purchase this report:
- The market estimate (ME) sheet in Excel format
- Report customization as per the client's requirements
- 3 months of analyst support
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