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Indian marques and the models we cover. Jump to a make, or choose a model to read its complete history.
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Indian makes
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Ashok Leyland Comet
The truck that built Ashok Leyland — a rugged cabover that dominated Indian haulage for three decades and sold 1,000 units in its very first year.
Ashok Leyland Tusker
India's first indigenously developed 13-tonne truck — launched in 1980 with a 125 hp engine, giving Indian hauliers their first home-grown heavy-duty workhorse.
Ashok Leyland Taurus
India's first multi-axle truck (1980) — so dominant in heavy tipper work that Indian fleet operators still call any multi-axle tipper a 'Taurus' decades later.
Ashok Leyland AVTR
Ashok Leyland's BS6-era modular platform (2020) — a single chassis offering over 600,000 configuration permutations from 18.5 to 55 tonnes.
Ashok Leyland Titan
India's first double-decker bus — introduced in 1967 with 50 percent local content, transforming urban transit in major Indian cities.
Ashok Leyland Viking
India's first bus with an alternator and front-entry overhang (1976) — a design derived from the English Albion Viking that modernised Indian urban bus fleets.
Ashok Leyland Cheetah
India's first rear-engine bus (1978) — an Ashok Leyland landmark that shielded drivers from engine heat and noise while redefining Indian bus engineering.
Ashok Leyland Circuit
India's first indigenously produced all-electric bus (2016) — a 31-seat, 120 km-range miniature built on the Jan Bus Midi platform, launched under the Make in India initiative.
Ashok Leyland Dost
Ashok Leyland's first light commercial vehicle (2011) — a 1.25-tonne LCV developed with Nissan that brought the brand into the fast-growing sub-two-tonne freight segment.
Bajaj Chetak
India's most beloved scooter — a 33-year run (1972–2005) that became a cultural touchstone, revived in 2020 as an electric.
Bajaj Pulsar
Bajaj's landmark sport-commuter line — launched November 2001 and still the benchmark for affordable performance motorcycles in India.
Bajaj Discover
Bajaj's fuel-economy commuter line (2004–2020) — a 125–150cc family that sold over a million units annually at its peak.
Bajaj Avenger
India's first domestically developed cruiser — a low-slung 180–220cc bike drawing styling from the Kawasaki Eliminator, still in production.
Bajaj Platina
Bajaj's entry-level economy commuter — launched April 2006 and selling 500,000 units in its first eight months.
Bajaj CT 100
Bajaj's bare-bones 100cc commuter — originally launched circa 2004, relaunched in 2015, and still Bajaj's entry price point.
Bajaj Dominar 400
Bajaj's premium power-tourer — a KTM-derived 373cc single launched January 2017, positioned for Indian highway touring.
Bajaj RE Auto Rickshaw
The world's best-selling auto-rickshaw platform — Bajaj has manufactured three-wheelers since 1959 and holds ~84% of India's three-wheeler export market.
Bajaj Qute
Bajaj's only four-wheeled vehicle — a 216cc quadricycle unveiled in 2012, exported from 2015 and sold in India from 2019.
Force Motors Traveller
India's dominant light-commercial passenger van — launched in 1987 at the Pithampur plant and commanding over 65% of its segment for decades.
Force Motors Gurkha
Force Motors' iconic off-roader — a boxy, G-Class-inspired 4×4 that has evolved through four generations since 2008, now BS VI-compliant.
Force Motors Trax
Force Motors' workhorse MUV family — simple, durable utility vehicles built for India's demanding countryside conditions since 1988.
Force Motors Tempo Matador
India's first diesel light commercial vehicle — the Matador van was a Bajaj Tempo staple from 1969 until the early 2000s, building Force Motors' commercial-vehicle foundation.
Force Motors Force One
Force Motors' short-lived mid-size SUV (2011–2017) — powered by a Mercedes-derived engine but unable to compete with Mahindra and Tata rivals on volume or safety norms.
Force Motors Urbania
Force Motors' premium next-generation van launched in December 2022 — India's first indigenously developed modular monocoque panel van, replacing the legacy Traveller platform.
Hindustan Motors Ambassador
India's most iconic car — a Morris Oxford III licensed in 1957 and refined over six decades into a national symbol.
Hindustan Motors Contessa
India's answer to the European executive car — a Vauxhall VX-derived rear-drive saloon that became a cult 'muscle car' icon.
Hindustan Motors Trekker
A rugged open-body utility vehicle derived from the Ambassador platform, built for rural India from 1978 to 2008.
Hindustan Motors Hindustan 10
Hindustan Motors' founding product — an assembled Morris 10 that launched the company's production era in 1948.
Hindustan Motors Landmaster
A short-lived Morris Oxford Series II–derived estate that bridged the pre-Ambassador era, produced 1954–1957.
Mahindra Thar
Mahindra's iconic rugged 4x4 — a direct descendant of the Willys Jeep lineage, reborn as a lifestyle off-roader.
Mahindra Scorpio
Mahindra's landmark body-on-frame SUV — its first globally designed vehicle, launched in 2002 and still on sale as the Scorpio-N.
Mahindra Bolero
India's perennial best-selling utility SUV — a body-on-frame workhorse that dominated rural and semi-urban markets for over a decade.
Mahindra XUV500
India's first monocoque SUV by an Indian maker — the XUV500 set a new benchmark for homegrown design, features, and safety in 2011.
Mahindra XUV700
Mahindra's flagship mainstream SUV — a technologically ambitious monocoque SUV with ADAS, introduced in 2021 as successor to the XUV500.
Mahindra XUV300
India's safest compact SUV at launch — a 5-star Global NCAP-rated subcompact that became Mahindra's urban crossover standard-bearer.
Mahindra XUV400
Mahindra's first mainstream electric SUV — a battery-electric XUV300 derivative launched in January 2023.
Mahindra BE 6
Mahindra's dedicated electric coupe-SUV on the new INGLO platform — a performance-focused EV with 800V fast charging.
Mahindra XEV 9e
Mahindra's flagship electric SUV on the INGLO platform — a large, tech-forward coupe-crossover paired with the BE 6 at launch.
Maruti Suzuki Maruti 800
The car that motorized India — a 796cc hatchback produced for 31 years and roughly 2.87 million units.
Maruti Suzuki Omni
A boxy rear-engined van that served as taxi, goods carrier, and family hauler across 35 years of production.
Maruti Suzuki Gypsy
India's iconic rugged 4×4 — a long-wheelbase Suzuki Jimny-derived off-roader beloved by the army, police, and Safari rally teams.
Maruti Suzuki Zen
A sprightly 993cc hatchback that gave India a taste of modern European-style small cars in the 1990s.
Maruti Suzuki Esteem
Maruti's 1990s compact sedan — a 1.3-litre three-box that gave the budget market its first taste of proper boot space.
Maruti Suzuki Wagon R
India's consistently top-selling tall-boy city car — a three-generation, boxy hatchback with best-in-class interior space.
Maruti Suzuki Alto
India's affordable entry-level hatchback — the car that succeeded the 800 as the nation's cheapest four-wheeler.
Maruti Suzuki Swift
Maruti's benchmark premium hatchback — four generations, 3 million-plus Indian sales, and the car that redefined the segment.
Maruti Suzuki Dzire
India's best-selling compact sedan — originally the Swift Dzire, now its own nameplate with four generations and 2.5 million-plus sales.
Maruti Suzuki Baleno
Maruti's premium hatchback sold through NEXA outlets — the first Indian-made car exported to Japan, with over 2 million global sales.
Maruti Suzuki Brezza
India's category-defining compact SUV — the first Suzuki car designed entirely in India, now with over 1.4 million sales.
Maruti Suzuki Ertiga
India's best-selling MPV — a seven-seat compact people-mover that has led its segment for six straight fiscal years.
Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara
Maruti's first strong-hybrid SUV — a Toyota co-developed compact crossover bringing electrified technology to the mainstream Indian market.
Maruti Suzuki Jimny
The iconic Suzuki Jimny finally arrives in India — a five-door 4×4 that revives the Gypsy spirit for the modern era.
Maruti Suzuki Celerio
An affordable automatic-gearbox pioneer — the first car to bring AMT (automated manual transmission) to the Indian mass market.
Maruti Suzuki Ciaz
Maruti's premium mid-size sedan, sold through NEXA — a spacious and fuel-efficient saloon that held on until 2025.
Maruti Suzuki SX4
A European-flavoured compact sedan sold briefly in India before the segment contracted.
Ola Electric S1 Pro
Ola Electric's flagship scooter — the 116+ km/h, connected, software-first e-scooter that put India's EV two-wheeler market on the map.
Ola Electric S1 Air
The mid-range S1 Air trades the Pro's mid-drive motor for a lighter hub motor and multiple battery options, targeting budget-conscious urban commuters.
Ola Electric S1 X
Ola's entry-level electric scooter — multiple battery sizes from 2 kWh to 5.2 kWh, designed to bring the S1 platform to price-sensitive buyers.
Ola Electric Roadster X
Ola Electric's first production motorcycle — an affordable commuter-sport e-bike with up to 501 km claimed range, marking the brand's entry into the motorcycle segment.
Premier Padmini
India's iconic compact sedan — a Fiat 1100D built in Bombay under licence from 1964, and the dominant Indian taxi for decades.
Premier 118NE
Premier's Fiat 124-derived compact sedan with a Nissan engine — a step above the Padmini that never achieved its predecessor's success.
Premier Sigma
Premier's diesel van revival — a Mitsubishi Varica-derived people-mover assembled in Pune from 2004, marketed as a passenger and cargo van.
Premier RiO
India's first compact diesel SUV — a Chinese-sourced Zotye Nomad rebadged by Premier in 2009, marking a troubled return to the passenger-car market.
Reva REVA / G-Wiz
Bangalore's battery-powered two-seater (2001–2007) — sold as the G-Wiz in the UK, it became the world's best-selling electric vehicle by 2006.
Reva REVAi
The AC-drive successor to the original REVA (2008–2012) — developed with Lotus Engineering and available with a lithium-ion battery from 2009.
Reva REVA NXR
REVA's next-generation EV concept unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show — a more modern four-seat design that never reached volume production under the REVA brand.
Standard Motors (India) Standard Herald
India's adaptation of the Triumph Herald — three Mark variants with rising local content, including a unique four-door body developed in Madras.
Standard Motors (India) Standard Gazel
India's first domestically redesigned car — a thorough rework of the Herald platform with new body, suspension, and interior, built 1972–1983.
Standard Motors (India) Standard 2000
Standard's ambitious final product — a licensed Rover SD1 body mated to an aging 83 hp four-cylinder, launched at ₹2,12,000 and gone within three years.
Standard Motors (India) Standard Vanguard
Standard Motors India's inaugural product — locally assembled British Standard Vanguards built at the Vandalur factory from 1951.
Tata Motors Sierra
India's first indigenous SUV — a boxy, rear-wheel-drive body-on-frame three-door that pioneered power windows and air conditioning in the Indian market.
Tata Motors Sumo
A rugged rear-wheel-drive multi-utility vehicle launched in 1994 — became one of India's best-selling utility vehicles over a 25-year run.
Tata Motors Indica
India's first fully indigenous passenger car — a diesel-friendly hatchback that received 115,000 orders within a week of its 1998 unveiling.
Tata Motors Indigo
The three-box sedan derivative of the Indica — offered in standard, compact (CS), and estate (Marina) forms.
Tata Motors Nano
The world's least expensive production car at launch — Ratan Tata's ₹1-lakh people's car, conceived to move Indian families off motorcycles.
Tata Motors Tiago
Tata's modern entry-level hatchback — launched in 2016 and later offered as the Tiago EV, India's most affordable electric car.
Tata Motors Tigor
A compact 'styleback' sedan on the Tiago platform — offered in petrol, CNG, and electric variants.
Tata Motors Safari
Tata's flagship SUV nameplate — a body-on-frame 4x4 icon from 1998, fully reborn as a monocoque three-row crossover for 2021.
Tata Motors Nexon
India's best-selling compact SUV — and home of the Nexon EV, which made Tata the leader of India's electric-vehicle market.
Tata Motors Harrier
A five-seat mid-size crossover on a re-engineered Jaguar Land Rover D8 platform — Tata's most sophisticated SUV when launched in 2019.
Tata Motors Altroz
A premium hatchback on Tata's ALFA platform — launched in January 2020 to take on the Maruti Baleno and Hyundai i20 with a five-star NCAP rating.
Tata Motors Punch
Tata's smallest crossover — a micro-SUV with Sierra-inspired styling, launched in 2021 as a city-friendly alternative to subcompact hatchbacks.