Job Market Assignment

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Introduction to Indian Automobile Industry

The automotive industry in India is one of the largest in the world and one of the fastest

growing globally. India's passenger car and commercial vehicle manufacturing industry is thesixth largest in the world, with an annual production of more than 3.9 million units in 2011.

According to recent reports, India overtook Brazil and became the sixth largest passenger vehicleproducer in the world (beating such old and new auto makers as Belgium, United Kingdom,Italy, Canada, Mexico, Russia, Spain, France, Brazil), growing 16 to 18 per cent to sell around

three million units in the course of 2011-12. In 2009, India emerged as Asia's fourth largest

exporter ofpassenger cars, behind Japan, South Korea, and Thailand. In 2010, India beat

Thailand to become Asia's third largest exporter of passenger cars.

As of 2010, India is home to 40 million passenger vehicles. More than 3.7 million automotive

vehicles were produced in India in 2010 (an increase of 33.9%), making the country the second(after China) fastest growing automobile market in the world. According to the Society of Indian

Automobile Manufacturers, annual vehicle sales are projected to increase to 5 million by 2015

and more than 9 million by 2020. By 2050, the country is expected to top the world in carvolumes with approximately 611 million vehicles on the nation's roads.

The majority of India's car manufacturing industry is based around three clusters in the south,west and north. The southern cluster consisting ofChennai and Bangalore is the biggest with

35% of the revenue share. The western hub nearMumbai and Pune contributes to 33% of the

market and the northern cluster around the National Capital Region contributes 32%. Chennai, isalso referred to as the "Detroitof India" with the India operations ofFord, Hyundai, Renault,

Mitsubishi, Nissan, BMW, Hindustan Motors, Daimler, Caparo, and PSA Peugeot Citron is

about to begin their operations by 2014. Chennai accounts for 60% of the country's automotive

exports. Gurgaon and Manesarin Haryana form the northern cluster where the country's largest

car manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki, is based. The Chakan corridor nearPune, Maharashtra is thewestern cluster with companies like General Motors, Volkswagen, Skoda, Mahindra and

Mahindra, Tata Motors, Mercedes Benz, Land Rover, Fiat and Force Motors having assemblyplants in the area. Aurangabad with Audi, Skoda and Volkswagen also forms part of the western

cluster. Another emerging cluster is in the state ofGujarat with manufacturing facility ofGeneral

Motors in Halol and further planned forTata Nano at Sanand. Ford, Maruti Suzuki and Peugeot-

Citroenplants are also set to come up in Gujarat. Kolkatta with Hindustan Motors, Noida withHonda and Bangalore with Toyota are some of the other automotive manufacturing regions

around the country.
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Employment Opportunities in Indian Automobile Sector

Employment in India's Automobile Sector offers an insight into the growth of this significant

industrial sector of the country. The expansion of domestic and export markets, the liberal

policies of the government, the increase in foreign investment and the rise in production have

opened up new avenues in the job sector of Indian automotive industry.

The rapid development of Indian automobile industry is evident from the fact that this industry employs

more than ten million people. Employment in India's automobile sector is divided into the organized

category, which is 33%, and the unorganized category, which is 67%, of the total.

The industry aims at employing 25 million people by 2016.

The employment opportunities in Indian automobile industry are numerous. The categories of jobs

available can be understood from the following:

Category Job Description

Engineers Mechanical Engineer

Sr. Engineer Purchase

Product Development Design Engineer

Manufacturing Final Vehicle Inspection / Quality Executive

Engine Component Planner and Assembly

Technical Associate

Operations Sr. Executive - Mechanical / Maintenance

Factory Automation

Supervisors Production Supervisor

Workshop Supervisor

Shift Supervisor


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Design RF Design Engineer

Others IT Head

Company Secretary

Asst. General Service Manager

Sales Consultants

Various other categories of jobs are also available in the Indian automobile industry. Theseinclude the following:

ExecutivesSales ManagersParts and Service ManagersDealer and CR ExecutivesDesignersVehicle SalespeopleFinance and Insurance AdvisorsParts SpecialistsR&D EngineersService Advisors / Collision Repair Appraisers

The national and foreign companies who offer employment opportunities in India include

prominent automakers including the following:

Yamaha Motor India - Hyundai Motors


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Tata Motors Ltd. - Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd.Toyota - Honda Siel Cars India Ltd.Ford Motors - TELCOAshok Leyland Ltd. - ELGI Equipments Ltd.Monomark Engineering Industry (P) Ltd. - Maruti Udyog Ltd.Pradeep Metals Ltd. - TAFEHero Group - Bajaj Auto Ltd.Mody Motors - Autofin Pvt. Ltd.Hindustan MotorsHoneywell Automation India Ltd. - Fiat

Certain challenges, faced by the automobile industry of India, have affected its further progress.

These include insufficient training, lack of skills like computer literacy, interpersonal skills and

product knowledge, lack of knowledge of job scope, lack of high-performance personnel who

can handle customers, lack of finding the best recruit for the job.

The management of human resource in Indian automobile industry at the firm level includes

incorporation of various steps like development of strategic plans to manage human resource,

development of training programs, development of manuals for employees, betterment of

working environment, development of partnerships with industry institute.

The human resource planning at Indian automobile industry level comprises of measures like the

following:

Increase public awareness about the industryDevelopment of guidelines for supporting the growth of individual firmsImprove on the quality and quantity of the training offeredConstruct models of Industry Institute PartnershipFormulate a common recruitment policy


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Development of a Certification Process for the Nation

Conclusion

Automobile Industry in India is one of the largest in the world and is growing at a very faster

rate. In a year, the country manufactures about 2.6 million cars making up an identifiable chunk

in the worlds annual production of about 73 million cars in a year. The country is the largest

manufacturer of motorcycles and the fifth largest producer of commercial vehicles. In the year

2009, India rose to be the fourth largest exporter of automobiles following Japan, South Korea

and Thailand. Experts state that in the year 2050, India will top the car volumes of all the nations

of the world with about 611 million cars running on its roads.

All the above figures shows that the industry is booming and expected to create so many jobs in

the future. There are so many good companies like Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai Motors, Tata

Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, etc. in this industry which are providing good careers to the

individuals.

Employment opportunities in Indian automobile industry have opened up new scope for all sorts

of professionals.

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