Suzuki Motor Gujarat (SMG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Maruti Suzuki India, has surpassed the milestone of producing 3 million vehicles in 6 years and 11 months of operation.
The company commenced operations in February 2017, and interestingly, the last million units were manufactured in just about 17 months. This Gujarat facility, of Maruti-Suzuki India, has an annual production capacity of 7.5 lakh units, with the vehicles sold both in domestic as well as export markets.
Hisashi Takeuchi, MD & CEO, Maruti Suzuki India said, “This has been possible because of a supportive ecosystem provided for manufacturing activities in the state. We thank our supplier partners who have invested and collaborated to ramp up production at the facility. I express my gratitude to all the employees of Suzuki Motor Gujarat, whose contribution has been instrumental to achieve this landmark.”
“With the acquisition of Suzuki Motor Gujarat, we are further enhancing our production flexibility. The production of our battery electric vehicles will also be undertaken at the Gujarat plant and is expected to start in FY 2024-25. At present, the facility manufactures some of the popular models like Swift, Baleno, Dzire and Fronx. Aligned to the Government’s ‘Make-in-India’ vision, 50 percent of the total vehicles exported by Maruti Suzuki in FY2022-23 were manufactured at SMG.”
Recently, Maruti Suzuki Board of Directors approved the acquisition of Suzuki Motor Gujarat from Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC), Japan. Suzuki Motor Gujarat, previously was a wholly-owned subsidiary of SMC, is now under Maruti Suzuki ownership.
