Japanese carmaker Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) announced a production milestone of 2 million vehicles in a calendar year for the first time in its history. This makes Maruti Suzuki the only original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in India to achieve this milestone in passenger vehicle production.

Maruti Suzuki also became the first among Suzuki Motor Corporation’s global automobile manufacturing facilities to reach this landmark.

Ertiga was the 2 millionth vehicle to be rolled out from the production line at the company's manufacturing facility in Manesar, Haryana. Of the 2 million vehicles, almost 60% were manufactured in Haryana and 40% in Gujarat. Baleno, Fronx, Ertiga, WagonR and Brezza were the top 5 manufactured vehicles during the calendar year 2024.

“The 2 million production milestone is a testament to India’s manufacturing potential and our dedication to ‘Make in India’ initiative. This achievement reflects our commitment, alongside our supplier and dealer partners, to driving economic growth, supporting nation-building, and making India’s automobile industry self-reliant and globally competitive,” says Hisashi Takeuchi, managing director and CEO, Maruti Suzuki India.

Maruti Suzuki currently operates three manufacturing facilities: two in Haryana (Gurgaon and Manesar) and one in Gujarat (Hansalpur). Together, these facilities have a combined annual production capability of 2.35 million units. In anticipation of growing demand for automobiles in India and worldwide, the company plans to expand its annual production capacity to 4 million units. For this, it is establishing a new greenfield manufacturing facility in Kharkhoda, Haryana.

Construction work at the Kharkhoda site is progressing as per plan and the first plant with annual capacity of 2.50 lakh units is expected to be operational in 2025. Once fully operational, the Kharkhoda facility will have a planned capacity of 1 million units per year. Additionally, Maruti Suzuki is planning another greenfield facility with an annual capacity of 1 million units and is in the process of identifying a suitable location for this new facility.

Maruti Suzuki contributes to almost 40% of total passenger vehicle exports from India. Maruti Suzuki has been the top passenger vehicle exporter for the last 3 consecutive years. It exports 17 models to around 100 countries worldwide. The Company’s top export models include Fronx, Jimny, Baleno, Dzire and Swift.

Domestic passenger vehicle wholesales of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd rose 5.3% year-on-year to 1.41 lakh units in November compared with 1.34 lakh units in the corresponding month last year. In November 2024, Maruti Suzuki sold a total of 181,531 units. Total sales in the month include domestic sales of 144,238 units (including light commercial vehicles at 2,962 units), sales to other OEM (original equipment manufacturers) of 8,660 units and exports of 28,633 units. India’s largest carmaker’s exports increased 25% to 28,633 units last month.

Last month, Maruti Suzuki India attained the milestone of 3 million cumulative exports after a shipment of 1,053 units sailed from Gujarat’s Pipavav port comprising models like Celerio, Fronx, Jimny, Baleno, Ciaz, Dzire and S-Presso. The carmaker exported 181,444 units in the April-October period of the ongoing fiscal, marking a growth of 17.4% over the same period the previous year.