7 Oct 2024
Now, around 27.5% of the cars sold in India have a sunroof, higher than 12.7% five years ago.
One in four cars sold in India offers a sunroof, which has drawn the attention of global sunroof makers to India. Germany-based Webasto plans to invest €115 million to double its production capacity in India from 500,000 units annually to 950,000 units by 2027.
Inalfa Gabriel Sunroof Systems (IGSS), the partnership between the Dutch company, Inalfa Roof Systems and Gabriel India, will double its capacity by next year. Their Chennai plant, which opened in 2024, can presently roll out 200,000 sunroof units yearly. It began operations by supplying sunroofs to Kia and Hyundai and expects to record a ₹1,000 crore revenue by 2030.
In August, Uno Minda signed a license agreement with Japanese Aisin Corp to make and sell sunroofs. The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 17.6% till 2029, Sunroofs are a status symbol despite their limited utility in the extreme weather conditions in Indian metros.