MNC Companies in India: an overview
Many of the household brands sold in India come from the local subsidiaries of foreign groups, and several of those subsidiaries have their own listings on the National Stock Exchange and BSE. Hindustan Unilever, the Indian arm of Unilever, was incorporated in 1933 and keeps its registered office in Andheri, Mumbai. Nestlé started trading in India in 1912 and now runs the business from a head office in Gurugram. Colgate-Palmolive (India), registered in 1937, is based at its research centre in Powai.
Manufacturing is the second large group. Maruti Suzuki was incorporated in 1981 and has its head office in Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. Hyundai Motor India dates from 1996. Its registered office and factory are in Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, its corporate office is in Gurugram, and its shares have traded since 22 October 2024. LG Electronics India listed on 14 October 2025. Bosch's Indian group counted 18 manufacturing sites and 38,655 associates as of 31 March 2025.
Some of the largest multinational employers in India have no Indian listing. Microsoft's Indian entities share a registered office on Barakhamba Road in New Delhi and have offices in cities from Ahmedabad to Pune. Capgemini came to India in 2000 by acquiring EY's consulting arm, and it reports reaching 150,000 employees in the country in 2021. HSBC dates its Indian origins to 1853, when the Mercantile Bank of India opened in Mumbai. The city is still the bank's Indian headquarters.