Maruti Suzuki is by far the highest-selling car manufacturer in India till date. No other carmaker comes even close to its volume. Currently boasting a market share of around 42-43%, the Indo-Japanese carmaker once occupied more than 50% of the market share. The company recently clocked 1 crore production units at its Manesar facility.
With this, the Manesar facility became the fastest among Suzuki’s global automobile manufacturing facilities, to reach the milestone in just 18 years. A unit of Brezza became the 1 crore unit to roll out of the Manesar plant. Spread over 600 acres, the Manesar facility began operations in October 2006.
On attaining this significant milestone, Hisashi Takeuchi, Managing Director & CEO, Maruti Suzuki India Limited said, “As we reach this important landmark, I thank our customers for placing their trust in us. I also thank all our employees, business associates and Government of India for their continued support. Crossing the 1 crore cumulative production mark at our Manesar facility is a testament to India’s manufacturing capability and our commitment to the larger national goal of ‘Make in India’.”
Maruti currently manufactures Brezza, Ertiga, XL6, Ciaz, Dzire, Wagon R, S-Presso and Celerio at this facility. These models are sold in the domestic market and are exported to regions like Latin America, Middle East, Africa, and neighbouring countries in Asia. Besides, the first passenger car to be exported to Japan– Baleno– was also manufactured at this facility. The company’s current production capacity stands at 2.35 million units per annum.
