Maruti Suzuki aims to raise rail dispatch share to 35% by FY31: Report

Maruti Suzuki India is planning to increase the share of vehicle dispatches through railways to 35 percent by FY2030-31, up from 26 per cent currently, PTI reported on Wednesday.

The company said its in-plant railway siding at Manesar has crossed 1 lakh vehicle dispatches since operations began in June 2025, the report added.

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This shift towards rail logistics has helped avoid an estimated 16,800 metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions, it said

“In CY2025, the company set a record by dispatching over 5.85 lakh vehicles through railways. Over the past decade, the share of rail in outbound logistics has risen sharply from 5 percent in 2016 to 26 percent in 2025,” Managing Director and CEO Hisashi Takeuchi said.

He added that the company aims to further scale up rail-based dispatches in line with its commitment to building efficient and sustainable logistics while contributing to India’s net-zero goals.

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Maruti Suzuki noted that its Manesar facility is the country’s largest automobile in-plant railway siding and the second such terminal under the PM GatiShakti initiative for both the company and the auto industry, after its Gujarat facility.

Through the Manesar siding, the automaker currently serves 380 cities via 17 hubs using a hub-and-spoke distribution model, the report said.