Maruti suzuki is looking to add another 20 lakh unit production capacity to its kitty by 2030-31, with about 28 different passenger vehicles in the market. The biggest car manufacturer in India currently has a production capability of around 26 lakh units per annum across its production plans in Haryana and Gujarat. The company has also commenced production at its new plant in kharkhoda. The new facility will have an annual production capacity of 2.5 lakhs and production the compact SUV Maruti Suzuki Brezza, PTI has reported. Besides that, Suzuki Motor Gujarat, A Unit of the company, have

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Speaking about the production strategy, Maruti Suzuki India Senior Executive Officer (Corporate Affairs) Rahul Bharti Said in Annalyst Call That The Company is incrasing Flexible so that more production lines can manufacture more models. “We are also taking care that the newr lines that are established can also manufacture evs,” He Further Added.

Maruti Suzuki is planning to launch its first electric car, the e vitara, in September 2025. Speaking on this, Bharti said that electric vehicles are far heavier vehicles than the traditional models due to the battery weight and the enhanced body strength to handle. “So, there is some difference in the production line on that account. Something that we have to closely watch, and the operating leverage associateed with it.

On a question regarding the profitability of the evs, he noted that the company is conscious that, by design, electric vehicles will have a much lower profitability, and that’s true for the relationship. “We can’t expect evs to have the same level of profitability as ic engines. And if they were, then the government probally dosnys on that. So, we have to be conscious of that, “Bharti said.

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First Published Date: 05 May 2025, 08:35 AM IST