Maruti Suzuki Crosses 2 Crore Production Mark With The New Swift

Carmaker builds 2 crore cars over 34 years; Alto highest produced model

Maruti Suzuki has added another feather to its cap, having produced a total of 2 crore cars, 34 years since it began operations in India. Interestingly, it took Suzuki took 45 years and 9 months to reach the same milestone in Japan.

Maruti’s latest offering, the Swift 2018, was the 2 crore unit to roll out of its Gujarat plant. Of the 2 crore cars, the Alto has the largest share in the production pie chart with approximately 31.7 lakh units produced till date.

For more details look at the brand’s official statement:

PRESS RELEASE:

Suzuki Motor Corporation has achieved accumulated automobile production of 20 million units in India. India becomes the second country after Japan in which Suzuki has reached this milestone, and the fastest country to reach 20 million units in just 34 years and 5 months since starting production in December 1983, breaking the record of 45 years and 9 months in Japan. Of the 20 million units, Alto was the most produced model with approximately 3.17 million units. Swift produced at Gujarat Plant was the 20 millionth model.

Suzuki’s automobile production in India started in December 1983 with its first model, the Maruti 800 by Maruti Udyog, the former company of the present Maruti Suzuki. Since then, production units and models were increased to meet the expanding needs owing to the growing economy in India.

Today, production is held at Gurgaon and Manesar Plants of Maruti Suzuki, as well as Gujarat Plant of Suzuki Motor Gujarat, Suzuki’s 100% subsidiary to produce automobiles in India. At these three production sites, 16 models are produced including the Dzire, Baleno, Alto, Swift, WagonR, and Vitara Brezza. In FY2017, approximately 1.78 million units were produced in India, of which 1.65 million units were sold in India domestic and 130,000 units were exported to over 100 countries and regions including Europe, Japan, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Related: Maruti Suzuki Offers Free Services To Mark World Environment Day

 

Start of Production	Dec 1983
1 million units	Mar 1994
5 million units	Apr 2005
10 million units	Mar 2011
15 million units	May 2015
20 million units   Top 5 Most Produced Models Top Model Production Units 1 Alto 800/1000cc 3.17 mn 2 Maruti 800 800cc 2.91 mn 3 WagonR 1000cc 2.13 mn 4 Omni 800cc 1.94 mn 5 Swift 1200/1300cc 1.94 mn	Jun 2018

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