Home Part 2: The Last 100 years 8: Car Manufacturers by Country 8.9 India 8.9.3. Premier Automobiles History of Premier Automobiles Motor Cars / Automobiles 8.9.3.  Premier Automobiles  Premier Automobiles was formed in 1944 and by about 1949 it was building the Plymouth car under licence from the Chrysler Corporation of the USA. Between 1962 and 1998 the company produced a licensed version of the Fiat 1100 called the Premier Padmini. The car had a 40 hp (30 kW) petrol powered engine. How many were produced? After 1996 some models had a diesel engine. Other cars manufactured by the company up to 2001 include  a version of the Fiat 124, the Fiat Uno and the Peugeot 309.   [ Back ]