Links to Indian Automobile companies...

The following are the links to major automobile manufacturers in India.

1). Maruti Suzuki India
2). Tata Motors
3). Hyundai India
4). Toyota India
5). Skoda India
6). General Motors India [Chevrolet & Opel]
7). Mahindra & Mahindra
8). Nissan India
9). Ford India
10). Honda Siel Car India
11). Mercedes-Benz India
12). Hero Honda
13). Ashok Leyland
14). Bajaj Auto
15). TVS Motors
16). Honda Motorcycles
17). Eicher Motors
18). Mitsubishi Motors India
19). Tractors & Farm Equipments India
20). Punjab Tractors

Informative sites to track the auto sector...

1). Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers [link]

2). BS Motoring by Business Standard [link]

3). Overdrive - Magazine on the Auto market [link]

4). Autocar - Magazine on the Auto market [link]

Indian Automobiles market trends

The following links provide a snapshot of the Indian Automobiles sector. This includes - passenger vehicles (passenger cars & UVs), two wheelers, three wheelers, and commercial vehicles.

1). Aggregate production data [link]

2). Aggregate sales data [link]

3). Aggregate installed capacity data [link]

4). Auto exports data [link]

5). Aggregate market share data [link]

Non-ferrous metals data - intl. prices and inventories.

The following links provide information on Non-ferrous metals.

1). Aluminium [link]

2). Copper [link]

3). Lead [link]

4). Nickel [link]

5). Zinc [link]

2001 Population Census data - Household information

~ Number of households in India

~ Household size (as defined by the number of members in a house)

~ Male & Female headed households (who's running the house in India)

~ Normal households (families under self-financed/arranged shelter)

~ Houseless households (families without shelter)

~ Institutional households (dependents)

~ Households with aged persons

~ by religion

The household is the basic unit of analysis in many microeconomic and government models. The term refers to all individuals who live in the same dwelling.

For a detailed explanation of this term, click here.

2001 Population Census data - Social & Cultural tables

~ Population by religious communities

~ Age & marital status

~ Ever married & currently married population

~ Age at marriage

~ Literates & educational level (Primary, matric, 12th, non-technical diploma, graduate, etc.)

~ Attendance in educational institutions

~ Disabled population

2001 Population Census data - general population tables

The 2001 Indian population census data is available here. Links to general population-wise break-up are provided below:

~ Number of villages (Break-up of habited & un-habited villages provided here)

~ urban agglomerations & towns

~ Area (in sq. km)

~ Houses (occupied / non-occupied houses in India)

~ Total Population (No. of pple, male / female break-up)

~ Rural Population (- ditto - )

~ Urban Population ( - ditto - ) [can also be used to compute the urbanization of total population]

~ Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes population

~ Primary Census Abstract (total population, male/female break-up, population within the age bracket of 0-6 yrs)

~ Slum population

~ Houseless population

~ Institutional population

Statistics on Indian Economy

The Reserve Bank of India publishes an annual document on the India Economy. This document is called as the 'Handbook of Statistics on Indian Economy".

The document can be accessed here [link]

Data available on this page are:

1). NATIONAL INCOME, SAVING AND EMPLOYMENT

2). OUTPUT AND PRICES

3). MONEY AND BANKING

4). FINANCIAL MARKETS

5). PUBLIC FINANCES

6). TRADE AND BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

7). CURRENCY AND COINAGE

8). SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS

9). QUARTERLY / MONTHLY SERIES OUTPUT AND PRICES

10). MONEY AND BANKING

11). FINANCIAL MARKETS

12). EXTERNAL SECTOR

External Commercial Borrowings (ECB / FCCB) data

The Reserve Bank of India releases monthly data on External Commercial Borrowings / Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds issuance by Indian companies.

The data is released by a lag of six months and can be accessed here [link]

Insider trading details

Trading disclosures of various entities (who may have access to important / classified / insider) information has to be reported by listed companies under:

1). SEBI Reg. 13(6) - Insider Trading data [link1 & link2], and

2). SEBI Reg. 7(3) - Substantial Acquisition of shares & Takeovers data [link1 & link2]