Maruti Suzuki plans expansion, to invest ₹35,000 cr in new Gujarat plant
Production at the plant is expected to begin in financial year 2029 and will add to the annual production capacity of 2.4 million vehicles for Maruti
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Indian automaker Maruti Suzuki will invest ₹35,000 crore($3.9 billion) in a plant it plans to set up in the western Indian state of Gujarat, the state's government said on Saturday.
The plant will add production capacity of up to 1 million vehicles a year for the automaker as it expands manufacturing to meet rising demand in India, the world's third-largest car market, and for exports, Gujarat said in a statement.
Production at the plant is expected to begin in financial year 2029 and will add to the annual production capacity of 2.4 million vehicles for Maruti, which is majority-owned by Japan's Suzuki Motor and is India's top carmaker by sales.
The company has an order backlog of about one and a half months for its entry-level models, its marketing and sales head, Partho Banerjee, said this month. The company said its sales to domestic dealers rose 37 per cent in December to a record 178,646 units.
Maruti's board of directors this week approved an initial investment of ₹4,960 crore to acquire land for the plant.
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