Industries
Industry revolution of the city is started in 50's with Atlas cycle industry. Since then many small and big industries has been established. Sonipat having four Industrial Area (Sonipat, Kundli, Rai, Barhi) which contain numerous number of small and medium scale industries. Despite these, a few industries in Sonipat are listed below:
Atlas Cycle Industry, when the car company Maruti was less well known, more than 95% of India's vehicle-owning population owned a bicycle. That time Sonipat was the home of one of the biggest cycle manufacturer - Atlas cycle. Atlas Cycles started its odyssey way back in 1951 and today it is one of the largest manufacturer of bicycles in the world.
Electric Construction & Equipment Co. Ltd., a company of B. K. Birla Group which is well known as E.C.E. or Birla Factory. Which manufactures Transformer and Switchgear.
LT Overseas is a global rice food company. Daawat Rice is their product. It is one of the major organization in Haryana involved in milling, processing and marketing of branded basmati rice. LT Overseas, Sonipat rice processing plant is on NH 1.
OSRAM India, Former it was the part of E.C.E. but in October 1998 it's acquired by OSRAM. It manufactures Electric Bulb, Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) and Tubelight.
Yakult Danone India Pvt. Ltd. is a 50:50 JV between Yakult Honsha, Japan and Groupe Danone of France, both of which are global probiotic leaders. Yakult, a probiotic drink was launched in India in 2007. Yakult manufactured at Food Park, Rai Industrial Area, Sonipat.
Agriculture
Despite recent industrial development, Haryana is primarily an agricultural state. The main crops are wheat, rice, sugarcane, cotton, oilseeds, pulses, barley, maize, millet etc. Presently, rice and sugarcane cultivation is undertaken in the Khadar area and oilseeds, horticultural plants, vegetables and
