Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Maruti Suzuki Models Surpass One Lakh Exports To Japan
Maruti Suzuki has sent more than one lakh cars to Japan.
The cars are the Fronx, Jimny and e Vitara.
Japan has become the company’s second-biggest market outside its home market.
The Fronx was the first of these cars to reach Japan.
Its exports started in August 2024.
The five-door Jimny is called the Jimny Nomade in Japan.
The e Vitara was sent there afterward.
This milestone shows that central India is important to Maruti Suzuki’s worldwide car-making plans.
Maruti Suzuki has shipped more than one lakh Fronx, Jimny and e Vitara units to Japan.
The milestone highlights central India’s role in Maruti Suzuki’s global manufacturing strategy.
Japan is now Maruti Suzuki’s second-biggest overseas market.
The Fronx began exports to Japan in August 2024.
The Jimny five-door, sold in Japan as the Jimny Nomade, was followed by the e Vitara.
- Who
- Maruti Suzuki, along with its Fronx, Jimny and e Vitara models.
- What
- More than one lakh combined units of the three models have been shipped to Japan.
- When
- Exports of the Fronx began in August 2024; the article does not specify the date of the overall milestone.
- Where
- Japan, with manufacturing strategy linked to central India.
- Why
- The milestone reflects Maruti Suzuki’s global manufacturing strategy and Japan’s importance as an overseas market.
- Company
- Maruti Suzuki
- Models
- Fronx, Jimny and e Vitara
- Export milestone
- More than one lakh combined units shipped to Japan
- Japan market position
- Maruti Suzuki’s second-biggest overseas market
- First model exported
- Fronx
- Fronx export start
- August 2024
- Japanese Jimny name
- Jimny Nomade