International Research Journal of Education and Technology

The present study aimed to analyse the changing directions of the Indian automotive industry.  The Automotive industry is one of the dominant industries in the manufacturing sector of India and accounts a significant share in the export earnings of the country. The study used the UN COMTRADE data of WITS bank for a period of 21 years starting from 1998 to 2018. Here we  initially examined the share of the Indian automotive industry in India’s and world trade of automotives. The growth in the export and imports of this industry has also analysed in different regions of the world. The study pointed out the changing directions in India’s automotive trade from the traditional regions to new destinations.