What is the impact of the growing automobile industry on employment in India?

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTii

DECLARATIONiii

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

Background of the Study1

Research Questions1

Significance of the Study2

Purpose of the Study2

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW3

Indian automobile industry growth3

Features of the Indian passenger car industry5

Factors for growth in automobile in India7

Automobile Industry policy in India9

Employment and Indian auto mobile industry10

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY14

Research Method14

Qualitative Research14

Interview15

Data Collection and Processing Procedures16

Quantitative Research17

Reliability and Validity18

Benefits and Disadvantages of Mixed Method18

Quality and Verification19

Research Ethics21

Access21

Confidentiality21

Justification for chosen method22

Gantt Chart23

REFERENCES26

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study

Indian automobile industry went for a new journey in 1991 for opening up 100% FDI through developing an automatic route. Since that time many global industries have set up their facilities in India and have helped in increasing the level of production from 2 million in 1991 to 10 million in 2006. This expansion has helped the middle class industry to increase its purchasing power and the strong growth of economy over past years. Many manufacturers have invested in the Indian market making business. This has resulted in the increase in decline in tax and income rates, increased the income level and has also helped in increasing personal disposable income (Alice, 2009, p. 67). The change in the mindset of individuals has led to changing investment and increased the customers and growth in communication and has also led to the urbanization of customer's attitudes and increased their propensity to consume. As a result, the increase in disposable income and fast changing habits have led to increased consumer habits and increased consumers of capital good production for human comfort and ease.

Research Questions

This study aims to answer the following research questions:

What are the factors of growth in automobile industry?

What are the features of passenger car industry in India?

What is the impact of growing automobile industry on employment in India?

Significance of the Study

For any country the automobile sector reflects the health of its economy. In response to this, the Indian economy is in a very good condition as the automobile industry in Indian economy has expanded and remarkable growth has been seen in this regard. The automobile industry in India has grown by 12% in 2011-2012 by sale of 17 million units which have been demonstrated form two wheelers and light trucks. Between April 2011and February 2012 the sales growth has risen to 12.5% (Barnes, 2000, p211). As a result of this, the industry has undergone numerous developments and investments have numerical impact on the market dynamics.

Purpose of the Study

Recent studies in the Indian context have shown that, in the protective trade regime regulated by price ...