Maruti Suzuki has exported more than 2,900 units of its battery electric vehicle, the e VITARA, from Gujarat to 12 European countries in August 2025. The shipments were sent from Pipavav Port to the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, France, Denmark, Switzerland, Netherlands, Sweden, Hungary, Iceland, Austria, and Belgium. The e VITARA is Maruti Suzuki’s first […]
Suzuki Motor Corporation has launched its first Made-in-India global strategic battery electric vehicle, the e VITARA, and commenced local manufacturing of hybrid battery electrodes at its plant in Hansalpur, Gujarat. Electric vehicles produced in India will now be exported to over 100 countries, including markets in Europe and Japan. The hybrid battery electrode manufacturing initiative […]
Maruti Suzuki India Limited has established a new Japan-India Institute for Manufacturing (JIM) in Sonipat, Haryana, aimed at developing skilled talent for the automotive industry. The facility, located at the Master Atul Government Industrial Training Institute, is set to train over 100 students annually in four key trades—Mechanic Motor Vehicle, Machinist, Welder, and Fitter. The […]
Maruti Suzuki India Limited has selected nine startups for the ninth cohort of its Accelerator program, including six Indian and three German companies. The selected startups will develop proof-of-concept automotive solutions in collaboration with Maruti Suzuki’s internal teams. The Indian startups selected are Frinks AI, mistEO, Adagrad, Com Olho, ProSolvr, and Eligere. The German companies […]
Maruti Suzuki India Limited has commenced operations of an in-plant railway siding at its Manesar, Haryana, manufacturing facility in collaboration with Haryana Orbital Rail Corporation Limited (HORCL). The facility is designed with a dispatch capacity of 450,000 vehicles per year at full scale and spans 46 acres with a fully electrified 8.2-kilometre railway track. The […]
Maruti Suzuki India Limited has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) to promote cross-border startup collaboration between India and Japan. The agreement aims to facilitate access to startup ecosystems in both countries and support joint business opportunities. Under the agreement, startups in India selected through Maruti Suzuki’s innovation […]
Maruti Suzuki is working to enhance production flexibility across its facilities in Gujarat and Haryana. The company commenced commercial production at its new Kharkhoda Phase-I facility in March 2025. The plant has an annual capacity of 250,000 units. “We are making our plants more flexible so that more lines can manufacture more models. And we […]
Osamu Suzuki, former Chairman of Suzuki Motor Corporation and former Director and Honorary Chairman of Maruti Suzuki India Limited, was posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan by the President of India on 28 April 2025. The award recognises his contribution to the development of India’s automotive manufacturing sector over a span of more than four decades. […]
Maruti Suzuki India Limited has approved the construction of a third manufacturing plant at its Kharkhoda facility in Haryana. The plant will have an annual production capacity of up to 250,000 vehicles and represents an investment of INR 74.1 billion. The company stated in a regulatory filing that the expansion will be financed through internal […]
Jay Bharat Maruti Limited (JBML) has increased its stake in JBM Ogihara Die-Tech (P) Ltd. (JODT) from 39% to 49% by acquiring an equity stake from joint venture partner Ogihara Thailand Co. Ltd. (OTC). JODT, a joint venture with JBM Auto Ltd. (JBMA) and OTC, manufactures press stamping dies, including high-tensile and critical body-in-white (BIW) […]
