Identifying the major automobile clusters in India, enumerate the favourable factors for the location of the automobile industry.
Introduction
Gaining significantly in the era of fordism => neo-fordism, India has today established itself as a leading automobile manufacturing destination among top 5 globally.
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Main Body
Major automobile clusters include: Manesar (Maruti Suzuki), Haryana, Saurashtra (Ford, Tata), Chennai (Kia, Ford), Mayurbhanj.
Favourable factors for automobile industry location in India: 1) Availability of cheap labour 2) Presence of huge domestic market 3) Skilled graduates to take up R&D - Audi has R&D centre in Pune 4) Presence of port infrastructure for exports - PORO facility at Mundra, Chennai 5) Favourable government policies - FAME for EV adoption. India's PLI scheme for automobile sector will ensure India's competitiveness even in age of E-vehicles.
Diagram
Map of India showing major automobile clusters at: MANESAR (Maruti Suzuki), HARYANA (M4), SAURASHTRA (Ford, Tata, M9), CHENNAI (Kia, Ford, MAIN), MAYURBHANJ
- Uses actual industry examples and locations
- Shows geographic spread across India
- Mentions global position
BHAVESH JALPAN
Distribution of Key Natural Resources across the world
Industrial Location
Automobile Industry in India
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