Timeline - Indian Automobile Industry

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1897 First Person to own a car in India - Mr Foster of M/s Crompton Greaves Company, Mumbai
1901 First Indian to own a car in India - Jamshedji Tata
1905 First Woman to drive a car in India - Mrs. Suzanne RD Tata
1905 Fiat Motors
1911 First Taxi in India
1924 Formation of traffic police
1928 Chevrolet Motors
1942 Hindustan Motors
1944 Premier Auto Limited
1945 Tata Motors
1947 Mahindra Motors
1948 Ashok Motors
1948 Standard Motors
1974 Sipani Motors
1981 Maruti Udyog
1994 Rover Motors
1994 Mercedes Benz
1994 Opel
1995 Ford Motors
1995 Honda SIEL
1995 Reva Electric Car Company
1995 Daewoo Motors
1996 Hyundai Motors
1997 Toyota Kirloskar Motors
1997 Fiat Motors (Re-Entry)
1998 San Motors
1998 Mitsubishi Motors
2001 Skoda Auto
2003 Chevrolet Motors (Re-Entry)