There were several car companies that had came to India after the Automobile industry had started developing with the launch of Maruti 800 in India which was given the title of an economical car.Hyundai also came in competition with the Santro with Maruti and after that brands like Honda, Toyota,etc. had also arrived but some companies have also left India due people's preferences in India.
Here are some companies as follows:
Fiat
The Italian manufacturer launched several products like the Palio hatchback which became popular because of it's performance and it's Sedan and SUV version like the Sienna and the Adventure.The cars like Linea and Punto had later replaced these cars.Fiat cars became a craze for people but later due to bankruptcy the manufacturer found it difficult to upgrade their cars and So much competition was also rising due to which it had left India but their engines are still seen in many SUVs like tata Harrier, Jeep compass,etc.
Mitsubishi
The Japanese manufacturer had very much tried to establish itself as a premium brand with various products like the Lancer,Cedia,Outlander,etc. but still people didn't preferred buying a Mitsubishi car because the products it launched were not opened and hatchbacks were preferred at that time.There were false mileage claims which were made by the company due to which it had gone bankrupt and left India.
Chevrolet
Chevrolet was the 5th largest Automobile manufacturer in India that had replaced the Opel brand and was very well known for it's Diesel rockets like the Captiva,Cruze,Beat,etc
which came as a subdivision of General Motors that was stopped by Government of India in 1952.In 2017 the company exited from the Indian market due to poor aftersales services,resale value,etc.but still it exports cars from India and provides services to it's existing customers .Right now in foreign markets they are in a partnership with SIAC and the nex gen Captiva we see on American roads is Rebadged version of Baojun 530 that we know as MG Hector in India.
San Motors
San Storm was a Goa based company whose cars were designed by Le man's group from France and it was assembled in Bangalore.The Product which they launched was San Storm which was a 2 seater Roadster that failed to capture eyes of the Indian Market due to lack of safety features and many of it's parts were derived from zen,palio,etc. Before the launch of San Dune the company exited in 2013.
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