Maruti Suzuki’s eVitara and semiconductor plant inaugurated in Gujarat, India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Suzuki’s cutting-edge plant in Hansalpur, Gujarat, which is dedicated to manufacturing the new Maruti Suzuki eVitara and battery components. The event marked the rollout of India’s first global battery electric SUV, with the eVitara set for export to more than 100 countries, including Japan and European markets, positioning India as a leading hub in Suzuki’s international electric vehicle strategy.

The plant also began production of semiconductors and hybrid battery electrodes, increasing domestic value addition and bolstering India’s pursuit of clean mobility and self-reliance in advanced automotive technology.

Representative Director & President, Suzuki Motor Corporation, Toshihiro Suzuki said

“This Gujarat facility, serving customers across India and global markets, will shortly become one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturing hubs, with a planned capacity of 1 million units.

Further, we chose this facility to manufacture the eVitara, our first BEV, and make it a global production hub for this model. We will export this “Made-in-India BEV” to over 100 countries, including Japan and Europe.”

The plant isn’t just manufacturing cars, though. It is also manufacturing batteries and cells with a high level of localisation. “Our 2nd major milestone is the start of production of India’s first lithium-ion battery and cell with electrode-level localisation, which are used in our hybrid vehicles. These are being manufactured at the Toshiba Denso Suzuki plant here. With only raw material and some semiconductor parts coming from Japan, this is a big salute to Atma-nir-bhar Bharat,” Suzuki continued.

“We will use a multi-powertrain strategy, including electric, strong hybrid, ethanol flex fuel, and compressed biogas, to achieve carbon neutrality and climate change goals. Suzuki will invest over Rs 70,000 crore in India, over the next five to six years,” said Suzuki, shedding light on Maruti Suzuki’s powertrain strategy going ahead.

Together, these inaugurations underscore a pivotal step in India’s transition to green mobility and electronics manufacturing, with Maruti Suzuki’s investment of Rs 70,000 crore over the next few years further cementing the country’s position as both a global EV manufacturing and semiconductor hub by 2047. This milestone event highlights India’s deepening economic and technological ties with Japan and resonates with the vision of sustainable and self-reliant industrial growth.