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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 890
ANSWERED ON 06.02.2026
IMPACT OF 'MAKE IN INDIA' ON AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY
890. SHRI MASTHAN RAO YADAV BEEDHA:
Will the Minister of Heavy Industries be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government has assessed the impact of 'Make in India' initiatives on the growth of
the automobile industry, including manufacturing capacity, localisation, and employment
generation, the details thereof;
(b) the details of total domestic automobile production during the last five years, including the
share of electric vehicles, category-wise;
(c) the details of automobile and auto component exports during the last five years, category-
wise and destination-wise; and
(d) whether Government plans to further expand EV manufacturing and localisation of critical
components such as batteries, if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES
(SHRI BHUPATHIRAJU SRINIVASA VARMA)
(a): No such assessment has been carried out by the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI).
(b): As per information received from Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers
(SIAM), the category-wise automobile production during the last five years, including the share
of electric vehicles is as under :-
(Nos. in '000)
Category 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Passenger Vehicles 3,062 3,651 4,587 4,902 5,061
Commercial Vehicles 625 806 1,036 1,068 1,033
Three Wheelers 615 759 856 996 1,050
Two Wheelers 18,350 17,821 19,459 21,469 23,884
Source : SIAM
As per information received from SIAM, EV Production Data is not fully available.
However, ratio of EV in overall registration is given below :
EV Share (%) 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Passenger Vehicles 0.2% 0.6% 1.3% 2.3% 2.6%
Commercial Vehicles 0.1% 0.3% 0.3% 0.9% 0.9%
Three-Wheelers 31.6% 43.7% 51.3% 54.2% 57.3%
Two-Wheeler 0.3% 1.9% 4.5% 5.4% 6.1%
Source: SIAM-2-
(c): As per information received from Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the category
wise overall Exports of Automobiles are as under :
(Nos. in '000)
Category 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
Passenger Vehicles 404 578 663 672 770
Commercial Vehicles 50 92 79 66 80
Three Wheelers 393 500 366 300 306
Two Wheelers 3,283 4,443 3,652 3,458 4,198
Total 4,131 5,613 4,759 4,496 5,356
Source: Ministry of Commerce Database
Category-wise export destinations are as under :
Passenger Vehicle exports
(Value in USD Million)
S. No. Export Destination
2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
1 South Africa 491.43 1,013.93 1,310.67 987.27 1,248.19
2 Saudi Arabia 437.18 373.67 695.12 1,304.72 1,193.51
3 Mexico 848.17 916.03 941.15 837.76 887.19
4 Japan 29.27 95.89 82.93 220.62 813.46
5 UAE 172.34 247.00 385.43 393.56 470.92
6 Chile 200.82 337.31 357.05 265.77 257.17
7 Peru 67.91 93.42 178.92 153.63 116.99
8 Indonesia 44.57 46.73 76.82 103.38 138.59
9 Australia 103.52 65.53 132.87 132.73
10 Tunisia 68.73 85.77 100.56 106.07 103.36
Others 1,423.18 1,957.17 2,003.38 1,717.07 1,478.49
Total 3,783.60 5,270.44 6,197.56 6,222.72 6,840.60
Source: Ministry of Commerce Database
Commercial Vehicle Exports
(Value in USD Million)
S. No. Export Destination 2020-21 2021-22 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-25
72.28 199.17 315.09 305.57 332.08
1 Saudi Arabia
64.97 171.16 230.22 178.13 199.04
2 South Africa
16.44 212.94 421.77 220.12 173.79
3 Indonesia
42.7 61.62 65.07 116.12 142.43
4 UAE
5 Bangladesh 120.66 193.42 108.76 71.53 88.98
- - - 0.03 88.51
6 Georgia
- 9.97 39.5 56.2 43.75
7 Australia
17.07 29.94 13.91 35.7 35.51
8 Ghana
27.33 25.01 36.83 19.57 30.11
9 Belgium
10 Morocco 1.47 13.8 64.32 51.12 23.85
8.94 30.18 17.08 14.28 18.14
11 Qatar
12 Nepal 5.49 8.36 9.62 11.6 17.227.65 9.02 8.81 10.5 15.25
13 Tanzania
0.05 0.9 5.13 5.41 4.13
14 Kuwait
15 Mauritius 0.39 0.27 0.07 0.07 4.11
0.9 0.03 0.62 6.06 4.07
16 Congo D. Rep.
3.28 7.08 5.59 8.7 3.71
17 Congo P Rep
0.15 0.91 0.13 2.07 3.66
18 Bahrain
377.22 614.59 641.37 468.26 476.5
19 Others
766.99 1588.37 1983.89 1581.04 1704.84
Total
Source: Ministry of Commerce Database
Three Wheelers Exports
(Value in USD Million)
S. No. Export Destination 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
1 Nigeria 134.28 152.16 109.9 71.25 54.12
2 Mexico 11.79 25.22 32.07 36.14 51.16
3 Peru 17.46 21.59 24.03 37.23 42.85
4 UAE 14.47 38.36 42 26.08 40.39
5 Ghana 14.86 17.86 4.79 14.55 34.38
6 Guatemala 3.6 12.4 7.48 18.76 24.32
7 Somalia 33.12 43.5 52.14 59.15 23.53
8 Tanzania 11.27 18.49 10.04 24.65 19.77
9 Afghanistan 7.57 2.75 4.27 14.62 13.61
10 Honduras 0 3.54 5.2 8.22 12.31
Others 270.17 321.03 194.71 90.95 81.45
Total 518.59 656.9 486.63 401.6 397.89
Source: Ministry of Commerce Database
Two Wheelers Exports (Value in USD Million)
S. No. Export Destination 2020-21 2021-22 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-25
1 Mexico 89.82 174.78 195.09 280.98 390.25
2 Colombia 190.06 309.24 307.85 224.22 380.32
3 Nigeria 325.03 440.6 252.26 217.45 188.42
4 Guatemala 84.21 103.01 89.11 133.83 173.08
5 Nepal 195.02 245.29 104.94 96.18 156
6 Brazil 21.4 53.35 45.66 122.52
7 Philippines 89.08 140.29 204.05 105.49 106.82
8 Guinea 57.94 74.44 68.43 78.73 106.3
9 Bangladesh 98.72 110.93 102.93 99.78 101.27
10 Argentina 46.03 68.51 61.06 95.27 89.21
Others 881.56 1,296.81 1,348.82 1,394.85 1,392.43
Total 2057.47 2985.30 2787.89 2772.44 3206.62
Source: Ministry of Commerce Database-4-
The details of automobile components exports during the last five years, category-
wise is as below:-
India’s Exports of auto components :
(figures in Mn USD)
Destination 2020-21 2021-22 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-25
1 U S A 3,458 5,320 5,628 5,724 6,183
2 Germany 1,064 1,520 1,407 1,696 1,603
3 Turkey 532 760 804 1,060 916
4 Brazil 399 760 804 848 916
5 U K 532 760 603 848 687
6 Italy 399 760 603 636 687
7 Mexico 399 570 603 636 916
8 UAE 133 380 603 636 687
9 Bangladesh 532 760 603 636 687
10 Thailand 532 760 603 636 916
Total exports 13300 19000 20100 21200 22900
Source ACMA
(d): The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has taken several steps to expand EV
manufacturing and localisation of critical components. The details are given below:
Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Automobile and Auto Component
Industry in India (PLI-Auto): The Government approved this scheme on 15.09.2021
for Automobile and Auto Component Industry for enhancing India's manufacturing
capabilities for Advanced Automotive Technology (AAT) products with a budgetary
outlay of ₹25,938 crore. The scheme proposes financial incentives to boost domestic
manufacturing of AAT products with minimum 50% Domestic Value Addition (DVA)
and attract investments in the automotive manufacturing value chain.
PLI Scheme for National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery
Storage: The Government on 12.05.2021 approved PLI Scheme for manufacturing of
ACC in the country with a budgetary outlay of ₹18,100 crore. The scheme aims to
establish a competitive domestic manufacturing ecosystem for 50 GWh of ACC
batteries.
Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electric Passenger Cars in India
(SPMEPCI): This scheme was notified on 15.03.2024 to promote the manufacturing
of electric cars in India. This requires applicants to invest a minimum of ₹4150 crore
and achieve a minimum DVA of 25% at the end of third year and DVA of 50% at the
end of fifth year.
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