Suzuki Motor Gujarat

Suzuki Motor Gujarat Private Limited (SMGPL) is an automotive manufacturing plant owned by Suzuki Motor Corporation.[2] Located in Hansalpur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, it is the first and the only Suzuki automobile manufacturing plant wholly owned directly by Suzuki as a foreign company, as the other plants are owned by Maruti Suzuki.[3] The plant supplies vehicles to Maruti Suzuki in the domestic market and to overseas markets. The plant was opened on 1 February 2017 and has the total annual capacity of 500,000 units.[4][5] The capacity could be upgraded up to 750,000 units.[6]

Suzuki Motor Gujarat Pvt Ltd
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryAutomotive
Founded31 March 2014 (31 March 2014)
HeadquartersAhmedabad, Gujarat
ProductsAutomobiles
Powertrains
Production output
 251,000 (2018)
OwnerSuzuki Motor Corporation (100%)
Number of employees
10,000[1]

Suzuki Motor Gujarat currently consists of three plants, the Plant No. 1, opened in 2017, has a total annual capacity of 250,000 and is currently assembling the Baleno and Swift. The Plant No. 2 was operational in 2019 has a total vehicle producing capacity of 250,000 and it is currently assembling the Swift.[7] The third plant, Powertrain Plant is producing engine and transmission.[8]

The plant crossed 1 million production mark on 21 October 2020, just 3 years and 9 months since it started production in February 2017. It is the fastest production site of Suzuki to reach the milestone.[9]

Current production

References
  1. "Suzuki Motors to Gujarat govt: Will abide by 85% local workforce norm". The Indian Express. 2019-09-04. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  2. "Suzuki's Gujarat Plant in India Starts Operation" (PDF). Suzuki Global.
  3. Chauhan, Chanchal Pal (2014-01-29). "Maruti Suzuki gives up Gujarat plant to Suzuki subsidiary; says it will benefit financially". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  4. PTI (2016-05-31). "Suzuki Motor Gujarat plant will be operational from 2017: Osamu Suzuki". Livemint. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  5. India Today Web Desk (2017-01-31). "Production at Suzuki's Gujarat plant to begin from February 1 - Auto News". India Today. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  6. "From India to the World – Suzuki's Leap Starts at Gujarat｜NIKKEI ASIAN REVIEW". ps.nikkei.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  7. "Suzuki's Gujarat Plant No.2 in India starts operation | Automotive World". www.automotiveworld.com. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  8. "Suzuki's Gujarat Plant No.2 goes on stream". Autocarpro. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  9. Writer, Staff (2020-10-22). "Suzuki Motor Gujarat achieves 1 million production mark". mint. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  10. "2019 Toyota Glanza: What makes it different from the Maruti Suzuki Baleno?". Overdrive. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.