This study analyses the determinants of competitiveness in the Indian auto industry, based on a field survey and a quantitative and econometric analysis of secondary data. Auto industry has grown impressively in India in the recent years in terms of production, sales and exports. However, higher effective rate of protection for automobile industry distorts resource allocation and investment pattern. We recommend that this has to be brought down in a phased manner, along with strengthening of the anti-dumping mechanism and improvements in infrastructure. Given the high and increasing share of...