40 years of Suzuki in India: PM Modi to lay foundation stone for EV battery plant, Kharkhoda vehicle plant

Maruti Suzuki released its annual report for the financial year 2021-22 earlier this year. The report was titled 40 years of Maruti Suzuki – Joy of Mobility to mark the occasion. It has now been 40 years since Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan began its India operations. Taking these celebrations ahead for the company, Maruti Suzuki will be setting up two new manufacturing facilities. The foundation stones for the facilities will be laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his upcoming visit to Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
The Prime Minister will address a programme marking the commemoration of 40 years of Suzuki in India, being held at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar. During the event, Modi will lay the foundation stones of the Suzuki Motor Gujarat Electric Vehicle Battery Manufacturing Facility at Hansalpur, Gujarat, and Maruti Suzuki’s upcoming vehicle manufacturing facility in Kharkhoda, Haryana.

The Suzuki Motor Gujarat Electric Vehicle Battery Manufacturing Facility at Hansalpur, Gujarat will be set up with an investment of around Rs 7,300 crore to manufacture Advance Chemistry Cell batteries for Electric Vehicles.
The vehicle manufacturing facility in Kharkhoda, Haryana will have the potential to manufacture 10 lakh passenger vehicles per year, making it one of the largest passenger vehicle manufacturing facilities at a single site in the world. The first phase of the project will be set up with an investment of over Rs 11,000 crore.
The project in Haryana will be the company’s third in the state and possibly the largest. The new facility will be built on a site across 800 acres at IMT Kharkhoda in Sonipat. The first plant with a manufacturing capacity of 2.5 lakh vehicles per annum is expected to be commissioned with the year 2025.