A Study on Influence on Foreign Direct Investment with Special Reference to India’s Automobile Industry

The inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) to Automobile Industry have been at an increasing rateas India has witnessed a major economic liberalization over the last few years in terms of various industries The automobile sector in India is growing by 18 percent per year. The basic advantages provided by India in the automobile sector include, advanced technology, cost-effectiveness, and efficient manpower. Besides, India has a well-developed and competent Auto Ancillary Industry along with automobile testing and R & D Centers. The automobile sector in India ranks third in manufacturing three wheelers and second in manufacturing of two wheelers. The major investingcountr iesareMauritius (mainly routed from developed countries), USA, Japan, UK, Germany, the Nether landsand South Korea¹. Indianeedstoc oncernregard ingtheforeigndir ectinvestment (FDI) front. Futureprospect of Indian Automotive Sectorislookingb right. Indigenousautomobile companiesare replacingforeignmul tinationalcom paniesintermsofconsu mersatisfaction. Since2002, automotivesectorhasmu chtodeliverintheyearstocome. DirectInvestmentInflowsinIndia-Opportu nitiesandBenefits, ImportantAspectsofFD IinAutomobileIndustry, RecentFDITrendsinIndia, Themajorfo reignplayerswhohaveasi gnificantroleint hedevelopment ofIndianautomobileindustry, weredisc ussedandthepassengercar segmentgrowth, Production, SalesandInvestment wereanalyzed. Heretherese archersusing threestatisticaltoolforan alyzingthestudy, ARIMA, Linear & Compound Model f oranalysis purposeto measurefutu repredictionusin gtimeseriesanalysis.