The Indian automobile industry had an action-packed year with big-ticket announcements such as excise duty cut for small cars, entry of German car major Volkswagen and Mahindra's tie-up with Renault.
As part of this drive, the Ministry of Company Affairs has directed the Registrar of Companies to "keep under watch" the IPOs that hit the market since 2004, garnering an estimated Rs 25,000 crore (Rs 250 billion).