The automotive sector is one of the key segments of the economy having extensive forward and backward linkages with other key segments of the economy. It contributes about 4 per cent in India's Gross Domestic P roduct (GD P ) and 5 percent in India's industrial production. This sector has generated about 4.5 lakh of direct employment and about one crore of indirect employment
This one lakh car has created a revolution in the history of the automobile industry across the world.
According to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM),