Maruti Suzuki, India commences production at second Kharkhoda plant On May 18, Maruti Suzuki India Limited announced the commencement of commercial production at the second plant of its Kharkhoda manufacturing facility in Haryana. The second plant adds 250,000 units of annual capacity, taking total Kharkhoda capacity to 500,000 units per annum. Combined with the first Kharkhoda plant that commenced production in February 2025, Maruti Suzuki's ov...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/18

Indian passenger vehicle wholesale increases by 24.6% in April 2026 Indian passenger vehicle wholesale in April 2026 were up 24.6% y/y to 378,312 units. Based on the release of carmakers, the available wholesale results of PVs are as follows: Maruti Suzuki sales of 191,122 units increased 34.5% in April compared to the same month in 2025. Tata sales of 104,825 units increased 24.7% from last year. Mahindra sales of 79,758 units increased 7.6% fro...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/15

Maruti Suzuki, India picks 6 startups from 10th accelerator cohort On May 12, 2026, Maruti Suzuki India Limited announced the selection of six startups from the 10th cohort of its Accelerator Program, awarding each a paid Proof of Concept (PoC) to co-create technology-based solutions with the company. The selected startups and their focus areas are: Goat Robotics (safe and efficient material movement), SheerDrive (real-time market-linked used car...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/13

Maruti Suzuki, India net profit up 1.0% in FY 2025-26 On April 28, Maruti Suzuki, India announced that it registered net sales of INR 1,743,695 million in FY2025-26, a growth of 20.2% over the net sales of INR 1,450,980 million in FY2024-25. The company achieved its all-time high net profit of INR 144,454 million in FY2025-26, 1.0% higher than the net profit of INR 142,976 million in FY2024-25. The company sold a total of 2,422,713 vehicles durin...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/08

Bharat Seats, India approves capex to support Maruti Suzuki's new plants On May 6, 2026, the board of directors of Bharat Seats Limited approved a capital expenditure of approximately INR 866.1 million for new programs of Maruti Suzuki India Limited at its plants in Kharkhoda (Haryana) and Gujarat Navyani. The capex directly aligns with Maruti Suzuki's ongoing capacity expansion at both locations, as the second plant at Kharkhoda and the fourth...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/07

Maruti Suzuki India sets up INR 140 billion capex for capacity push In an investor update, Maruti Suzuki India Limited announced that it has set up a capex outlay of INR 140 billion for FY2027 and is part of a medium-term plan to scale total production capacity to 4 million units per annum. The urgency of the expansion is underscored by 190,000 pending unfulfilled customer orders at the end of FY 2026, of which approximately 130,000 were in the s...

News  Updated at: 2026/05/05

(passenger vehicle, UV and van) sales were up 13.2% y/y to 1,316,282 units (excludes BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo Cars and Tata). CVs (M&HCVs and LCVs) sales were up 19.0% y/y to 325,804 units (excludes Daimler and Scania). Based on the release of carmakers, the available sales results are as follows: Maruti Suzuki sales of 169,428 units increased 10.6% in March compared to the same month in 2025. Tata sales of 112,017 units increased 23.8% from las...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/16

ZF Lifetec Rane Automotive India inaugurates steering wheel plant in Manesar On April 6, ZF Lifetec Rane Automotive India Private Limited inaugurated a new steering wheel manufacturing plant in Manesar, Gurugram. The facility was inaugurated in the presence of senior officials from Maruti Suzuki India, Rane Group, and ZF India. The plant is equipped with modern manufacturing technologies aimed at delivering precision, efficiency, and consistency...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/10

Maruti Suzuki to begin first phase operation at new Gujarat plant by 2029 On March 24, Maruti Suzuki India’s board approved the first phase of capacity addition at its upcoming site in Khoraj Industrial Estate, Gujarat, sanctioning an investment of INR 101.89 billion to set up a car plant with a capacity of 250,000 vehicles per annum, along with common infrastructure for future units. This will come on top of its currently fully utilised existi...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/24

Maruti Suzuki, India outlines multi-pathway India growth strategy On March 17, Maruti Suzuki detailed its India strategy under Suzuki Motor Corporation’s mid-term management plan “By Your Side,” positioning India as a core global manufacturing base for automobiles and motorcycles with a strong Make in India focus. It plans differentiated approaches by household income segments, expanding NEXA and Arena SUVs/MPVs for higher-income customers,...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/19

Indian passenger vehicle wholesale increases by 7.3% in February 2026 Indian passenger vehicle wholesale in February 2026 were up 7.3% y/y to 355,376 units. Based on the release of carmakers, the available wholesale results of PVs are as follows: Maruti Suzuki sales of 164,130 units increased 0.4% in February compared to the same month in 2025. Tata sales of 103,222 units increased 33.7% from last year. Mahindra sales of 84,603 units increased 16...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/16

Middle East crisis to impact export of Indian OEMs On March 7, multiple sources reported that Indian OEMs are reviewing their export plans for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region due to the war in West Asia. The Middle East is one of the key export markets for Indian OEMs. Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Toyota, Nissan, etc are major vehicle exporters for this market. Due to restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz and rising logistics costs, Indi...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/11

Precision Camshafts, India secures INR 15 billion crore plus orders, to invest in Solapur expansion In an investor update, Precision Camshafts Limited (PCL) announced that it has bagged multiple new camshaft programs from key OEMs, over and above its current business, extending order book visibility to 2032. The wins include a Maruti Suzuki order for 3‑cylinder engine camshafts with an estimated volume of about 1.24 million camshafts a year in ...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/09

Maruti Suzuki’s, India, Gujarat rail siding becomes first modal shift transport project to earn carbon credits On February 25, Maruti Suzuki India announced that its Gujarat in-plant railway siding has been registered as the world’s first Modal Shift Transportation project under Verra’s Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) programme, enabling it to generate carbon credits from shifting vehicle dispatches from road to rail. Over a 10-year creditin...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/26

Maruti Suzuki, India commences sales of EV e VITARA On February 17, Maruti Suzuki India commenced sales of the e VITARA, with bookings open at NEXA showrooms and online under an introductory Battery‑as‑a‑Service (BaaS) plan that prices the vehicle from INR 1.099 million plus a separate battery EMI of INR 3.99 per km for the 49 kWh variant, subject to lender approval and excluding taxes and statutory levies.  Under its “e for me” BEV s...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/17

Indian passenger vehicle wholesale increases by 8.0% in January 2026 Indian passenger vehicle wholesale in January 2026 were up 8.0% y/y to 379,394 units. Based on the release of carmakers, the available wholesale results of PVs are as follows: Maruti Suzuki sales of 178,300 units increased 0.3% in January compared to the same month in 2025. Tata sales of 109,910 units increased 40.2% from last year. Mahindra sales of 91,166 units increased 24.2%...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/16

Lumax Auto Technologies, India adds new PV, 2W programs in Q3 FY 2026 On February 12, Lumax Auto Technologies updated about the fresh programme wins and launches across passenger vehicles and two‑wheelers in Q3 FY 2026 ending December. In the PV segment, it has started supplies of CNG tubes and fittings for Maruti Suzuki’s Celerio, interior parts for Mahindra’s new XUV 7XO and XEV 9e SUVs, and emission components for Tata Motors’ Sierra....

News  Updated at: 2026/02/13

Maruti Suzuki achieves record rail dispatch in CY 2025 On February 9, Maruti Suzuki India Limited announced that it has dispatched over 585,000 vehicles through railways in CY 2025, a growth of 18% over CY 2024. Its mid-term goal is to increase rail-based vehicle dispatches to 35% by FY 2030-31.  The company has avoided 87,904 metric tonnes of CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent) emission and saved more than 68.7 million litres of fuel. In the past ...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/10

Jay Bharat Maruti, India to invest INR 1.7 billion Phase II of Kharkhoda plant On February 6, 2026, Jay Bharat Maruti Limited (JBML) announced that its Board of Directors had approved a total capex of approximately INR 1.70 billion for Phase II of Plant J7 at Plot No. 831, IMT, Kharkhoda, Sonipat, Haryana. The company recalled that it had earlier approved INR 3.5 billion to set up two new manufacturing plants in Haryana and Gujarat to cater to Ma...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/09

Maruti Suzuki, Q3 net sales up 29.2%, owing to GST reform On January 28, Maruti Suzuki, India announced that it registered its highest-ever quarterly net sales of INR 475,344 million in Q3 of FY2025-26, a growth of 29.2% over the net sales of INR 368,020 million in Q3 of FY2024-25. The company registered net profit of INR 37,940 million, a 3.7% increase over the same period of the previous year.  Owing to the GST reform, the company achieved its...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/05