Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) has crossed the 20 million cars production milestone at its Gurugram and Manesar facilities. With this distinctive feat, MSI becomes India’s first carmaker to achieve this mark. The Indo-Japanese carmaker took 34 years and 6 months to attain the milestone. Just so you know, the company started manufacturing cars in India in 1983 by launching the Maruti 800 hatchback. Read – Maruti Suzuki Ignis Becomes India’s Top Selling Crossover In June
The major production contribution came from Maruti Suzuki’s Manesar plant that made 5.62 million units (28.15 percent) out of 20 million cars. The company’s Gurugram based facility produced 14.37 million (71.85 percent) vehicles. Currently, the Indo-Japanese carmaker retails 16 models across different segments in India, and exports them over 100 countries in Asia, Europe, Africa and Latin America. Read – Maruti Suzuki’s AGS Cars Achieve New Sales Milestone
Commenting on this new milestone, Mr Kenichi Ayukawa, MD & CEO, Maruti Suzuki India,said, “We would like to thank all our valued customers, business partners, Government, investors and all stakeholders. The 20 million production milestone is a testimony of trust in brand Maruti Suzuki. For over three decades, Maruti Suzuki has workedto listen and meet the evolving customer aspirations with contemporary products of global quality. We are committed to serve customers with products and services, which are best in quality, safety and ahead in technology.”
Maruti Suzuki had attained its first 1 million production mark in March 1994. Post that, the carmaker achieved 5 million, 10 million and 15 million milestone in April 2005, in March 2011 and May 2015 respectively. Read – Maruti Suzuki Alto Crosses 3.5 Million Sales Milestone in India
2018 has been a fruitful year for the Indo-Japanese carmaker so far. The company produced 17,68,488 (11.78 percent growth) units, out of which it sold a record 16,43,467 units in the domestic market and exported 1,23,903 units. From April to June 2018, the carmaker manufactured 4,74,970 units and retailed 4,58,967 units in India, whole the export figure stood at 25,724 units. Maruti Suzuki now aims to achieve 2.5 million sales milestone by 2022-23.
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