 Automobile Products of India Logo on Indian Lambretta | |
| Company type | Defunct |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1949, Bombay |
| Defunct | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Madras, now Chennai factory: Bombay, now Mumbai, Aurangabad |
Key people | Rootes Founders and M. A. Chidambaram |
| Products | Lambretta, Lamby, API - Brakes and Clutches |
Automobile Products of India (API) was founded in 1949 at Bombay (now Mumbai), by the British company Rootes Group,[1] and later bought over by M. A. Chidambaram of the MAC Group from Madras (now Chennai).[1] The company manufactured Lambretta scooters, API Three Wheelers under license from Innocenti of Italy and automotive ancillaries, notably clutch and braking systems. API's registered offices were earlier in Mumbai, later shifted to Chennai, in Tamil Nadu. The manufacturing facilities were located in Mumbai and Aurangabad in Maharashtra and in Ambattur, Chennai.[2] The company has not been operational since 2002.
- ^ a b "API and Rootes Group". Commercial Motor archive. 5 June 1953.
- ^ "Automobile Products of India Limited". My Iris. 14 July 2008.