Haryana has become an automobile hub, says CM Khattar

Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar (file photo) Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said the state has become an automobile hub, as he recalled leading automaker Suzuki’s journey in India beginning from Gurugram four decades ago. He said Maruti Suzuki’s third plant in Haryana, being set up in Kharkhoda in Sonipat, will… Continue reading Haryana has become an automobile hub, says CM Khattar

Electric vehicles bringing ‘silent revolution’ in India, says PM Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left and Suzuki Motor Corp Chairman Osamu Suzuki wave during an event to mark 40 years of Suzuki’s partnership with Maruti in India, Gandhinagar, India, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that electric vehicles are bringing a ‘silent revolution’ in… Continue reading Electric vehicles bringing ‘silent revolution’ in India, says PM Modi

Suzuki Motor Corp to establish global R&D centre in India

Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) will set up a global research and development company in India which will be a wholly-owned unit of the Japanese company, its president, Toshihiro Suzuki, said at an event in Gandhinagar where the foundation stone for a battery making unit at Hansalpur and a vehicle manufacturing facility in Kharkhoda, Haryana, was… Continue reading Suzuki Motor Corp to establish global R&D centre in India

PM Modi calls Suzuki’s contribution to EV development in India a ‘Silent Revolution’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today while laying the foundation stone for Suzuki Motor Corporation’s twin facilities – battery manufacturing facility at Hansalpur and a vehicle manufacturing facility in Kharkhoda, Haryana – lauded the efforts made by the Suzuki Group to bring about India’s transition to EVs as a ‘Silent Revolution’. Commenting on Suzuki’s role in contributing to the… Continue reading PM Modi calls Suzuki’s contribution to EV development in India a ‘Silent Revolution’

Haryana’s third Maruti plant: PM Narendra Modi to lay foundation today

CHANDIGARH: Laying all the speculations about Maruti Suzuki and its car production business in Haryana to rest, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday lay the foundation stone of the company’s third plant, at Kharkhoda. Chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar said on Saturday that Maruti Suzuki will invest more than Rs 20,000 crore in this… Continue reading Haryana’s third Maruti plant: PM Narendra Modi to lay foundation today

Maruti chairman Bhargava hints at “record” car production in FY23

Maruti Suzuki Chairman R C Bhargava, on the eve of the inauguration of Suzuki’s new  EV battery facility at Hansalpur Gujarat and the Kharkhoda facility in Haryana said that the Indian car industry is all set to have a record production year in the current fiscal as a result of improvements in semiconductor supplies and… Continue reading Maruti chairman Bhargava hints at “record” car production in FY23

PM to lay foundation stone for Suzuki’s EV battery plant, Kharkhoda facility in Haryana

Suzuki Motor Corporation will lay the foundation stone for two key projects in Gujarat tomorrow, its electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing facility at Hansalpur and a vehicle manufacturing facility in Kharkhoda, Haryana. Prime Minister Modi will do the honours laying the foundation stone for the Gujarat facility at Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Earlier in May this year, PM… Continue reading PM to lay foundation stone for Suzuki’s EV battery plant, Kharkhoda facility in Haryana

Nine new SUV launches in India by Diwali 2022

The festive season is just around the corner and expectedly a slew of new models is lined up for launch in the coming months. Not surprisingly, given the surging consumer demand for SUVs, there are all of nine SUVs slated for launch by Diwali this year. From facelifts to special editions and hybrids to all-electric… Continue reading Nine new SUV launches in India by Diwali 2022

India’s Top 10 fuel efficient CNG cars in 2022

Maruti Suzuki’s current order backlog of 126,000 CNG-powered cars is evidence of the popularity that CNG vehicles in India are currently enjoying. The CNG models itself make up for 33 percent of Maruti’s nearly 400,000 pending orders. While other OEMs like Tata Motors and Hyundai Motor India also offer CNG models, they do not offer as expansive… Continue reading India’s Top 10 fuel efficient CNG cars in 2022

Inside Maruti Suzuki’s cutting-edge R&D facility

Despite being present in India for four decades, and also being the passenger vehicle market leader, it would only be three decades later that Maruti Suzuki began work on local research and development facilities. Speaking to Autocar India for the ‘75 years of Indian Motoring’ series, non-executive chairman RC Bhargava said it was essentially down to the… Continue reading Inside Maruti Suzuki’s cutting-edge R&D facility