Maruti Suzuki commences production at 4th plant at Gujarat facility with 250,000 units annual capacity

Maruti Suzuki on Thursday commenced commercial production at the fourth plant of its Hansalpur facility in Gujarat, with annual capacity of 250,000 units, taking Hansalpur facility’s total annual production capacity from 750,000 units to 1 million units.

The development marks the first time in Suzuki's history that the total annual production capacity at a single manufacturing facility has reached 1 million units and makes the Hansalpur facility India’s largest passenger vehicle manufacturing facility at a single location.

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India's largest carmaker has cumulatively invested Rs 25,288.7 crore at the Hansalpur facility, including estimated investment of Rs 3,900 crore for Plant D. The new plant will initially produce the Company’s flagship Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV), the e VITARA, the company said.

Maruti Suzuki’s total manufacturing capacity now stands at 2.9 million units per annum.

The Hansalpur facility produces FRONX, Baleno, Swift and e VITARA and has emerged as a major export hub for the automaker, accounting for nearly 47% of its overall overseas shipments in FY26.

Speaking on the plant expansion, Hisashi Takeuchi, Managing Director & CEO, Maruti Suzuki India Limited, said, “Gujarat has emerged as a manufacturing and export hub for Maruti Suzuki, backed by strong infrastructure and a progressive industrial ecosystem...The new line will further strengthen our ability to meet the growing demand from customers in India and overseas while advancing our ‘Make in India, Make for the World’ vision and expanding our global footprint.”

"Together, the Hansalpur and the upcoming Sanand facility in Gujarat will play a pivotal role in achieving our long-term ambition of producing 4 million units annually in India," he added.

Following the announcement, shares of Maruti Suzuki were trading at Rs 14069.40 per script, up by Rs 127.15 as on 14:15 on Thursday.

In 2024, the automaker commissioned India's first automobile in-plant railway siding at its Hansalpur facility, which later became world’s first modal shift transportation project to be registered under Verra’s Verified Carbon Standard (“VCS”) program.