·
According to use
I.
Buses
and trucks
II.
Cars
and Jeeps
III.
Motor
cycle and scooter
IV.
Mopeds
· According to capacity
I.
Light
transport vehicles, example – Jeeps and cars
II.
Heavy
transport vehicles, example – Trucks, lorries and buses
· According to make and model
I.
Tata,
Example – Indica, ford
II.
Bajaj,
Example – Pulsar, Royal Enfield
· According to fuel used
I.
Diesel
vehicles, Example – Buses, trucks
II.
Petrol
vehicles, Example – scooters, motor cycles, cars
· According to body style
I.
Closed
cars such as saloon, coupe etc.
II.
Open
cars like sports car, convertible etc.
III.
Special
styles such as estate car, station wagon etc.
· According to wheels
I.
Two
wheelers, Example – Scooters, Motor cycles, Mopeds
II.
Three
wheelers, Example – Tempos
III.
Four
wheelers, Example – Cars, Jeeps
IV.
Six
wheelers, Example – Buses, Trucks
· According to drive
I.
Whether
the vehicle can be driven sitting towards right or left side
a. Right hand drive, Example – Indian
vehicles
b. Left hand drive, Example - American
vehicles for use in USA
II.
Whether
the front axle, rear axle or both axles are driving axles
a. All wheel drive, Example – Jeep
b. Rear wheel, Example – Ambassador cars
c. Front wheel drive, Example –
Volkswagen cars
· According to transmission
I.
Manual
transmission
II.
Semi-automatic
transmission
III.
Fully
automatic transmission
IV.
Continuously
variable
V.
Automated
manual
Classification of vehicles in India
·
Heavy commercial vehicles (HCVs)
·
Medium commercial vehicles (MCVs)
·
Light commercial vehicles (LCVs)
·
Passengers cars
I.
Micro
II.
Mini
III.
Compact
IV.
C1
V.
C2
VI.
D
VII.
E
VIII.
F
·
Unity vehicles (UVs)
·
Multipurpose vehicle (MPVs)