Maruti Suzuki India Ltd commenced its export operations back in 1986. The first-ever large consignment it exported was shipped to Hungary
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, the country's largest-selling carmaker and a leading exporter of vehicles, has announced the achievement of a new milestone. In 2021, the popular carmaker shipped 205,450 vehicles abroad, thereby recording its highest-ever export figure in any calendar year.
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Speaking on the achievement of the new milestone, Mr. Kenichi Ayukawa, MD & CEO, Maruti Suzuki, said, Maruti Suzuki is dedicated to Government of Indias vision of Make in India for the world. This milestone reflects the confidence of customers around the world in the quality, technology, reliability, performance and cost-effectiveness of our cars. We thank our parent company, Suzuki Motor Corporation and their distributors across global markets for their reach and support, especially in such challenging times. We stand committed to living up to the trust placed by our global customers on us and will continue to delight them.
Formed in 1981, the carmaker commenced its export operations back in 1986. The first-ever large consignment it exported was shipped to Hungary. Last year, however, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd exported vehicles to more than 100 countries across the world. Until now, the carmaker has exported more than 21.85 lakh vehicles. Vehicles made by Maruti Suzuki are most popular in Latin America, ASEAN, Africa, Middle East and the nearby regions.
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Maruti Suzuki India Ltd is currently responsible for the export of 15 models, with the latest of these being the second-generation Celerio hatchback and the Jimny compact off-roader that is expected to even launch in India later this year. Meanwhile, the most exported Suzuki cars from India include Baleno, Dzire, Swift, Spresso and Brezza.
It must be noted here that the Suzuki Jimny was first displayed in India back in 2020 when the carmaker showcased the latest-gen model at the Auto Expo. Since then the company has carried out feasibility studies on launching the compact off-roader to the Indian markets. In fact, last month it emerged that the internal team of the company has already given a green signal to launch the car locally but reportedly, the latest roadblock that the carmaker has faced is that the volumes for the Jimny are too low and that there might even be some issues with the logistics.
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Speaking on this, Shashank Srivastava, Senior Executive Director, Sales and Marketing, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, said, We have collected some very good feedback from the customers. We are studying this feedback and we will definitely see if we can introduce the product here. He further added, The volumes are less but such vehicles lift the image of an OEM. At the same time, it also helps support many customer aspirations.
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