Best Auto Companies in Punjab, India
The 131 best Auto companies in Punjab, India in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Sonalika.
Our analysis of 50 Auto companies
$5.6b in tracked funding; 72% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2024.
Ranked: Best Auto companies in Punjab
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Revenue | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonalika Heavy-duty tractor manufacturer empowering farmers with innovative agricultural solutions | $128M | $1.3B FY2025 | 5,000 | 1969 | Lachhman Mittal Founder | PleskApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+27 | — |
| 2 | Cars24.in Online classified portal for new & pre-owned cars | — | $752M FY2025 | 2,553 | 2007 | Mehul Agrawal Co-Founder & COO | — | — |
| 3 | Eastman Industries Manufacturer, supplier & exporter of automotive tyres to OEMs | — | $441M FY2024 | 335 335 → 182 (-46%) | 1990 | Jagdish Rai Singal Managing Director | WhatsApp Business ChatPriority HintsGoogle Font API+4 | — |
| 4 | Happy Forgings Manufacturer and supplier of drive transmission components | $29M | $171M FY2025 | 3,201 | 1973 | Paritosh Garg Founder & Managing Director | WordPressMySQLPHP+12 | — |
| 5 | Hero Motors Manufacturer and supplier of motor vehicle parts | — | $131M FY2025 | 201 | 1998 | Amit Gupta CEO & MD | Windows ServerMicrosoft ASP.NETBootstrap+15 | — |
| 6 | Avon Cycles Retailer of bicycles, parts, and accessories for various cycling needs | — | $116M FY2025 | 1,570 | 1951 | Upkar Pahwa Managing Director | Cart FunctionalityBootstrapApache HTTP Server+20 | — |
| 7 | Sharp Chucks and Machines Manufacturer and supplier of major auto components to OEMs | $2M | $29M FY2025 | 235 | 1994 | Ajay Sikka CEO & MD | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+32 | — |
| 8 | Action Batteries Manufacturer and supplier of batteries | — | $20M FY2025 | 161 | 1983 | Kewal Choudhary CEO | — | — |
| 9 | ATF Tires Manufacturer & exporter of off highway tires for agricultural, industrial, construction, implement, forklift… | — | $19M FY2025 | — | 2016 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | — |
| 10 | Dolfin Manufacturer of tires, tubes, and flaps | — | $17M FY2025 | 230 | 1995 | Kawaljit Singh CEO | — | — |
| 11 | Amar Autotech Manufacturer & supplier of automotive precision metal components | — | $15M FY2025 | 272 | 1987 | Tej Singh CEO | — | — |
| 12 | Dawn Group of Industries Manufacturer and supplier of major auto components to OEMs and tier 1 | — | $8M FY2021 | 316 | 1976 | Munish Sharma CEO | — | — |
| 13 | Crosslink Wheels Manufacturer of car security systems and entertainment solutions | — | $6M FY2025 | 57 | 2006 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | — |
| 14 | Contour Automotive Provider of automotive products and solutions | — | $5M FY2022 | 122 | 1991 | — | — | — |
| 15 | AMA India Enterprises Manufacturer of farm equipment such as balls, pins, and blades | — | $5M FY2025 | — | 1999 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Bhagat Forge Manufacturer and supplier of camshafts to OEMs | — | $5M FY2025 | 6 | 1990 | Naresh Sindwani CEO | — | — |
| 17 | Amar Wheels Manufacturer of chainwheels & cranksets for bicycles & E-bikes | — | $4M FY2025 | 136 | 1998 | — | — | — |
| 18 | Atharva Distributors Manufacturer and supplier of major auto parts | — | $3M FY2025 | — | 2011 | Alok Sharma CEO | — | — |
| 19 | Comet Auto India Manufacturer of a range of automotive components, including suspension bushes, spark plug spanners, and… | — | $2M FY2022 | 49 | 2002 | — | — | — |
| 20 | Ankit Steels Manufacturer and exporter of engineering products, including auto parts, lubricating equipment, and steel… | — | $1M FY2025 | — | 1991 | Brijesh Agrawal CEO | — | — |
Top 4 Auto companies in Punjab
#1
Late Stage · Hoshiarpur, Punjab · founded 1969 · 5000 employees$128.3Mraised▾
Heavy-duty tractor manufacturer empowering farmers with innovative agricultural solutions. The company specializes in producing a wide range of tractors and agricultural implements designed to enhance farm productivity and efficiency. They offer solutions for various farming needs, including heavy-duty tractors, rotavators, balers, seeders, and harvesters. The company focuses on integrating technology and design to create tractors that are suitable for diverse agricultural operations. They provide support through a dealer network, service requests, and comprehensive information resources. The company is committed to farm mechanization and delivering quality and reliable products to the agricultural community.
#2
Public · Ludhiana, Punjab · founded 1973 · 3201 employees$29.2Mraised▾
Manufacturer and supplier of drive transmission components. The company manufactures a diverse portfolio of products including crankshafts, front axle beams, steering knuckles, differential cases, transmission parts, pinion shafts, suspension products, and valve bodies for non-automotive sectors such as farm equipment, off-highway vehicles, oil and gas, power generation, railways, and wind turbines.
#3
Public · Jalandhar, Punjab · founded 1994 · 235 employees$2.1Mraised▾
Sharp Chucks and Machines is a manufacturer, exporter and supplier of major auto components to OEMs. Manufactures gear blanks, housing gearbox, brake drums, differential housings, hubs, trumpet housings, flywheel housings, flywheels, suspension brackets, shackles and hub drums for automotive industry also manufactures components for machinery. Clientele includes Mahindra, Escorts, Ashok Leyland, Eicher, Sonalika and more.
- Jul 2014Unattributed$1.7M
- Mar 2010Unattributed$444.1K
#4
Late Stage · Ludhiana, Punjab · founded 1998 · 201 employees—raised▾
Manufacturer and supplier of motor vehicle parts. It serves the export market by producing sheet metal parts for motorcycles and passenger automobiles, as well as gears, gearbox components, brake discs, brake drums, steering knuckles, front corner module assembly, rear axle assembly, chain cover, swing arm and stand.
- Jan 2023PE—
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Auto coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Autonomous Vehicles is moving in India
A read on the academic research around Autonomous Vehicles — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 1,085 India-affiliated papers.
- Vellore Institute of Technology University59
- Ministry of Culture58
- Saveetha University56
- SRM Institute of Science and Technology37
- Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology29
- Convolutional neural network1→21
- Advanced driver assistance systems1→19
- Pattern recognition (psychology)1→17
- Benchmark (surveying)1→8
- Global Positioning System1→7
- Computer vision2→60
- Object detection1→44
- Automotive engineering1→29
- Convolutional neural network2→20
- Segmentation1→15
- Humanities1→12
- Philosophy1→7
- Human–computer interaction1→6
Where autonomous vehicles is researched across India
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing autonomous vehicles patents in India
India autonomous vehicles patent filing is accelerating — 222 filings from 131 assignees (2016–2025), led by Wipro, Tata Consultancy Services, Cadila Healthcare; annual filings 7→16.
- Wipro98
- Tata Consultancy Services19
- Cadila Healthcare9
- Indian INST Scient7
- TEGA IND7
- The HI TECH Robotic Systemz6
- Saroj Vanijya5
- CSIR5
Common questions
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