Maruti Suzuki to Manufacture Upcoming Electric SUV in New Gujarat Plant

7 Dec 2023 , 12:51 PM

Maruti Suzuki announces the production of its upcoming electric SUV in Gujarat, adding a new plant to the existing manufacturing facility in Hansalpur, about 90 km away.

Suzuki Motor Gujarat Private Ltd (SMG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Maruti Suzuki, operates the Hansalpur plant, which commenced operations in February 2017. The first electric SUV is set to be launched in the next financial year (2024-25) and will be manufactured in the new plant at SMG’s Gujarat facility.

The new EV plant will be an addition to the existing three plants (A, B, and C) at the SMG facility in Hansalpur. Maruti Suzuki Executive Director Rahul Bharti mentions that the upcoming EV SUV, produced at the SMG plant, will also be exported.

In March 2022, Suzuki Motor Corporation, the parent firm of SMG, signed an MoU with the Gujarat government, investing Rs 3,100 crore in the Hansalpur plant for EV manufacturing.

The EV concept car has already been unveiled, featuring a high-specification SUV with a 550 km range on a single charge and a 60-kilowatt-hour battery.

No specific production volume has been finalized for the Gujarat plant. Additionally, Maruti Suzuki announces that the SMG plant has achieved a milestone of 3 million cumulative production, with the three-millionth car rolled out on December 4.

The Gujarat facility has an annual production capacity of 7.5 lakh units, manufacturing models like Baleno, Swift, Dzire, Fronx, and Tour S for both domestic and export markets.

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