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Maruti Suzuki Leads India’s EV Export Boom With eVitara
Maruti Suzuki is sending many cars made in India to other countries.
Its electric eVitara was responsible for most of India’s electric-car exports in the first quarter of FY27.
The company shipped 15,210 eVitaras during that period.
Since August 2025, it has exported more than 46,000 eVitaras to over 49 countries.
These countries include Japan and nations in Western Europe.
Maruti also exported more passenger cars than all 16 other Indian carmakers combined during the quarter.
Tata Motors and Mahindra exported far fewer electric vehicles.
The government says other Indian car companies should also try harder to sell cars overseas.
Maruti Suzuki shipped 15,210 eVitara electric vehicles from India in Q1FY27, capturing 97% of the country’s EV exports.
The company exported more than 46,000 eVitaras to over 49 countries since overseas shipments began in August 2025.
Maruti Suzuki exported 123,330 passenger vehicles in Q1FY27, representing 55.5% of India’s total PV exports.
Six of India’s eight most-exported passenger-vehicle models in Q1FY27 were Maruti Suzuki models, led by the Fronx and Jimny.
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal praised Maruti Suzuki’s exports and urged other automakers to expand their international sales.
- Who
- Maruti Suzuki, with support from parent company Suzuki Motor Corporation, is the main company involved; Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal also praised its export performance.
- What
- Maruti Suzuki dominated India’s electric-vehicle exports with the eVitara and led the country’s overall passenger-vehicle exports in Q1FY27.
- Where
- The vehicles were manufactured in India and exported to more than 49 countries, including Japan and Western European nations.
- When
- The reported quarter was April-June 2026, or Q1FY27; eVitara overseas shipments began in August 2025.
- Why
- Suzuki Motor Corporation is using India as a global production hub, while Maruti Suzuki benefits from India’s cost structure and demand for its vehicles in overseas markets.
Key facts
- eVitara exports in Q1FY27
- 15,210 units
- India EV export share
- 97% held by Maruti Suzuki in Q1FY27
- Cumulative eVitara exports
- More than 46,000 units since August 2025
- eVitara export destinations
- More than 49 countries
- Total PV exports by Maruti Suzuki
- 123,330 units in Q1FY27
- Maruti share of Indian PV exports
- 55.5% in Q1FY27
- FY26 EV exports
- Maruti Suzuki exported 25,549 EVs, nearly 90% of India’s total EV exports
Quotes
Senior auto analyst
An analyst tracking global supply chains and the automotive industry
“What we are seeing is a strategic division of labour. While the domestic market has become a cut-throat competitive arena, SMC is leveraging India’s cost structure to build a high-margin export factory, and today India is the sole global manufacturing hub for models like the eVitara and the 5-door Jimny.”
financialexpress.com
Piyush Goyal
India’s Union Minister for Commerce and Industry
“The only statistic that I can recognise and appreciate is the million cars that you exported last year. Maruti is today exporting probably half of those, and is now exporting electric cars, even supplying to Japan. If we do what Maruti has started doing, I would urge all of you to look at export markets more actively and aim to double exports every two years.”
financialexpress.com
Sources
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