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Maruti Suzuki Targets Faster Electric Vehicle Sales Growth
Maruti Suzuki is preparing to sell more electric cars in India.
However, its factories cannot yet make enough electric vehicles for the local market.
The company says this problem may improve in three to four months.
Its domestic electric-car expansion is expected to continue into 2027.
Maruti currently sells one electric model in India, called the eVitara.
It is also developing more electric vehicles, including a smaller car.
New factories in Gujarat and Haryana are being prepared and stabilized.
Electric-car sales in India are growing quickly, while Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra currently have an early lead.
Maruti Suzuki expects EV capacity constraints to ease within three to four months.
The company’s domestic EV output is currently limited to 2,000 vehicles monthly.
Maruti’s domestic EV ramp-up is now expected to extend into 2027.
The eVitara is currently Maruti Suzuki’s only EV model in India.
India’s EV sales rose 84% to nearly 200,000 units in financial year 2026.
- Who
- Maruti Suzuki, led in this update by sales and marketing executive Partho Banerjee, is expanding its electric-vehicle business.
- What
- The company is delaying the broader domestic ramp-up of EV production while it works through capacity constraints.
- Where
- The expansion concerns India, with EV production lines at Hansalpur in Gujarat and Kharkhoda in Haryana.
- When
- Capacity constraints are expected to ease in three to four months, with the domestic EV ramp-up extending into 2027.
- Why
- New production lines are still being stabilized, limiting domestic EV output to about 2,000 vehicles per month.
Key facts
- Current EV model
- Maruti Suzuki currently has one domestic EV model, the eVitara.
- Domestic EV capacity
- Current capacity is limited to 2,000 vehicles per month.
- Production facilities
- Dedicated EV lines have been launched at Hansalpur, Gujarat, and Kharkhoda, Haryana.
- Annual line capacity
- Each of the two reported EV lines has annual capacity of 250,000 vehicles.
- India EV sales
- EV sales reached nearly 200,000 units in financial year 2026, up 84%.
- EV penetration
- EVs represented 4.2% of total passenger-vehicle sales in financial year 2026 and 7.9% in July.
- Planned investment
- Maruti Suzuki has committed ₹77,500 crore in capital expenditure through financial year 2031.
Quotes
Partho Banerjee
Senior executive officer responsible for sales and marketing at Maruti Suzuki
“It takes time to stabilize”
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