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Dekho, FY26 mein apna Auto Sector kaafi smooth chal raha tha. Pehle thoda slow start hua tha, par September 2025 mein GST rate cut ke baad toh Passenger Vehicle (PV) sales mein 14% ka jump aaya tha. Sab kuch control mein lag raha tha.
Par ab ye jo Middle East mein geopolitics ki game chal rahi hai, usne sab plot twist kar diya hai. Ye conflict hamare key export markets ko affect kar sakta hai aur companies ka maal banane ka kharcha toh badhayega hi, saath mein logistics ka bhi.
Iska asar dekho, March 2026 mein toh Nifty Auto Index hi 11.63% gir gaya tha.
Company valuations ki baat karein toh Maruti Suzuki abhi P/E ke hisaab se 26 pe hai, M&M 21 pe. Tata Motors 20-25 ke aas paas, Eicher Motors 32-40 tak aur TVS Motor toh 51-61 pe hai, matlab growth expectations bahut high hain. Hero MotoCorp thoda conservative 18-19 P/E pe hai. Sabse badi problem hai crude oil ka rate, jo ab $104 per barrel cross kar gaya hai. Isse direct companies ka production cost badhega aur logon ki kharch karne ki capacity par bhi asar padega. Aur toh aur, Strait of Hormuz mein shipping problems ki wajah se transport ka kharcha aur bhi badh gaya hai.
Ab export ki baat karein toh Middle East aur North Africa (MENA) region hamare liye kaafi important hai, 2025 mein lagbhag 25% PV exports yahi gaye the. Hyundai Motor India toh is region mein lagbhag half exports bhejta hai, toh unke liye toh seedha volume ka risk hai. Maruti Suzuki aur M&M bhi yahan achha export karte hain. Kharcha badhane wale factors mein shipping cost aur insurance ka badhna bhi shamil hai, jisse profit margins tight ho sakte hain. Aur crude oil ka mahanga hona toh alag se inflation badha raha hai.
Tractor industry ka bhi ek alag risk hai El Nino ki wajah se monsoon affect hone ka.
Isi wajah se investors bhi ab thoda soch samajh kar paisa laga rahe hain. Hyundai Motor India ne Q4 FY26 mein domestic sales mein sabse acha perform kiya tha, par phir bhi 1st April 2026 ko unka share 4% gir gaya. Ye dikhata hai ki agar bahar ke markets mein uncertainty ho ya costs badh rahi ho, toh domestic sales ka positive impact bhi kam ho jata hai. Jin companies par zyada debt hai ya profit margin kam hai, unhe zyada mushkil hogi ye extra kharch bear karne mein. CLSA jaise analysts bhi keh rahe hain ki FY27 mein earnings mein cuts aa sakte hain, aur TVS Motor jaisi high valuation wali companies zyada vulnerable lag rahi hain.
Haan, ye sab current problems hain, par long-term mein Indian Auto Industry ka future toh abhi bhi solid lag raha hai. People ki income badh rahi hai aur transport ki demand bhi. Companies ab Middle East ke alawa Latin America, Africa, aur Southeast Asia jaise regions mein bhi export badhane ki koshish kar rahi hain. Hyundai bhi apne FY2026-27 plans ko lekar confident hai. Bas ye geopolitical tension aur oil price ka drama thoda control mein aa jaye toh sab theek ho jayega.