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{{Short description|Auto manufacturing plant in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = Suzuki Motor Gujarat Pvt Ltd
| name             = Maruti Suzuki India Limited, Hansalpur Plant, Formerly known as Suzuki Motor Gujarat Pvt Ltd
| logo = Suzuki Motor Corporation logo.svg
| logo             = Suzuki logo 2025.svg
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| type             = [[Subsidiary of Maruti Suzuki India Limited]]
| traded_as =  
| traded_as       =  
| industry = [[Automotive industry|Automotive]]
| industry         = [[Automotive industry|Automotive]]
| predecessor =  
| predecessor     =  
| foundation = {{Start date and age|31 March 2014}}
| foundation       = {{Start date and age|31 March 2014}}
| location = [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]
| location         = [[Ahmedabad, Gujarat]], India
| area_served =  
| area_served     =  
| key_people =  
| key_people       =  
| products = [[Automobiles]]<br />[[Powertrains]]
| products         = {{ubl|[[Automobiles]]|[[Powertrains]]}}
| production = ≈750,000 (2021)
| production       = ≈750,000 (2022)
| revenue =  
| revenue         =  
| operating_income =  
| operating_income =  
| net_income =  
| net_income       =  
| assets =  
| assets           =  
| equity = 126.8 billion rupee
| equity           = 126.8 billion rupee
| owner = [[Suzuki|Suzuki Motor Corporation]] {{small|(100%)}}
| owner           = [[Maruti Suzuki]] (100%)
| num_employees = 10,000
| num_employees   = 10,000
| homepage =  
| homepage         =  
}}
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'''Suzuki Motor Gujarat Private Limited''' '''(SMGPL)''' is an [[Automotive industry|automotive]] [[Factory|manufacturing plant]] owned by [[Suzuki|Suzuki Motor Corporation]]. Located in Hansalpur Becharaji village of [[Mandal taluka, Ahmedabad district|Mandal Taluka in Ahmedabad District]], it is the first and the only Suzuki automobile manufacturing plant wholly owned directly by Suzuki as a [[Foreign direct investment|foreign company]], as the other plants are owned by [[Maruti Suzuki]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chauhan|first=Chanchal Pal|date=2014-01-29|title=Maruti Suzuki gives up Gujarat plant to Suzuki subsidiary; says it will benefit financially|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/maruti-suzuki-gives-up-gujarat-plant-to-suzuki-subsidiary-says-it-will-benefit-financially/articleshow/29497204.cms?from=mdr|access-date=2020-06-02}}</ref> The plant supplies vehicles to Maruti Suzuki in the domestic market and to overseas markets. The plant was opened on 1 February 2017 and has the total annual capacity of 750,000 units.<ref>{{Cite web|last=PTI|date=2016-05-31|title=Suzuki Motor Gujarat plant will be operational from 2017: Osamu Suzuki|url=https://www.livemint.com/Industry/VpWZD4bonKfAkcxxRR2GsJ/Suzuki-Motor-Gujarat-plant-will-be-operational-from-2017-Os.html|access-date=2020-06-02|website=Livemint|language=en}}</ref><ref name="indiatoday">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/auto/cars/story/production-at-suzukis-gujarat-plant-to-begin-from-february-1-958120-2017-01-31|title=Production at Suzuki's Gujarat plant to begin from February 1 - Auto News|website=India Today|date=2017-01-31|author=India Today Web Desk|accessdate=2021-01-11}}</ref>  The plant has helped Suzuki achieve exports of 2 million units from India.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-01|title=Suzuki achieves accumulated automobile exports of 2 million units in India|url=https://www.automotiveworld.com/news-releases/suzuki-achieves-accumulated-automobile-exports-of-2-million-units-in-india/|access-date=2021-03-10|website=Automotive World|language=en-US}}</ref>
'''Suzuki Motor Gujarat Private Limited''' ('''SMG''') is an [[Automotive industry|automotive]] [[Factory|manufacturing plant]] owned by [[Maruti_Suzuki|Maruti Suzuki India Limited]], located in the Hansalpur Becharaji village of [[Mandal taluka, Ahmedabad district|Mandal Taluka]] in [[Ahmedabad District]].


Suzuki Motor Gujarat currently consists of four plants, the Plant A, opened in February 2017, has a total annual capacity of 250,000 and is currently assembling the [[Suzuki Baleno (2015)|Baleno]]. The Plant B was operational in January 2019 has a total vehicle producing capacity of 250,000 and it is currently assembling the [[Suzuki Swift|Swift]]. Plant C started production in April 2021 with an annual capacity of 250,000 and is currently assembling the [[Suzuki Dzire|Dzire]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Staff Writer|date=2021-04-03|title=Suzuki Motor Gujarat starts production at third plant in Ahmedabad facility|url=https://www.livemint.com/auto-news/suzuki-motor-gujarat-starts-production-at-third-plant-in-ahmedabad-facility-11617447402328.html|access-date=2021-04-09|website=mint|language=en}}</ref> The powertrain plant has an annual capacity of producing 500,000 engines and 500,000 powertrains.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-02|title=Suzuki’s Gujarat Plant C in India Starts Operation|url=https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachHis/17f758b2-69b0-4150-a713-0a4a4cab7a03.pdf|access-date=2021-05-03|language=en-US}}</ref>
The plant was opened on 1 February 2017 and has a total annual capacity of 1 million units.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2016-05-31 |title=Suzuki Motor Gujarat plant will be operational from 2017: Osamu Suzuki |url=https://www.livemint.com/Industry/VpWZD4bonKfAkcxxRR2GsJ/Suzuki-Motor-Gujarat-plant-will-be-operational-from-2017-Os.html |access-date=2020-06-02 |website=Livemint |language=en}}</ref><ref name="indiatoday">{{cite web |author=India Today Web Desk |date=2017-01-31 |title=Production at Suzuki's Gujarat plant to begin from February 1 - Auto News |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/auto/cars/story/production-at-suzukis-gujarat-plant-to-begin-from-february-1-958120-2017-01-31 |access-date=2021-01-11 |website=India Today}}</ref>


The plant crossed 1&nbsp;million production mark on 21 October 2020, just 3 years and 9 months since it started production in February 2017. It is the fastest production site of Suzuki to reach the milestone.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Staff Writer|date=2020-10-22|title=Suzuki Motor Gujarat achieves 1 million production mark|url=https://www.livemint.com/auto-news/suzuki-motor-gujarat-achieves-1-million-production-mark-11603348776574.html|access-date=2021-01-10|website=mint|language=en}}</ref>
== History ==
SMG was the first and only Suzuki automobile manufacturing plant in India owned directly by Suzuki as a [[Foreign direct investment|foreign company]] until 2025, as the other plants are owned by [[Maruti Suzuki]] (MSI).<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chauhan|first=Chanchal Pal|date=2014-01-29|title=Maruti Suzuki gives up Gujarat plant to Suzuki subsidiary; says it will benefit financially|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/maruti-suzuki-gives-up-gujarat-plant-to-suzuki-subsidiary-says-it-will-benefit-financially/articleshow/29497204.cms|access-date=2020-06-02}}</ref> The plant supplied vehicles to Maruti Suzuki in the domestic market and to overseas markets.
 
In 2023, Maruti Suzuki announced plans to purchase the Gujarat plant from SMC in exchange for newly issued shares of MSI.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Japan's Suzuki to get bigger stake in India's Maruti after sale of plant |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/indias-maruti-suzuki-approves-issue-shares-parent-suzuki-motor-corp-2023-08-08/ |date=2023-08-08|website=Reuters}}</ref> The shareholders approved the proposal in November 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maruti gets nod from shareholders to fully acquire Suzuki Motor Gujarat |url=https://www.economictimes.com/industry/auto/maruti-gets-nod-from-shareholders-to-fully-acquire-suzuki-motor-gujarat/articleshow/105318110.cms |website=The Economic Times |date=2023-11-23}}</ref>
 
== Facility ==
[[File:Aerial view of Maruti Suzuki facility in Hansalpur, Gujarat.jpg|thumb|Storage facility of Suzuki Motor Gujarat in 2025]]
Suzuki Motor Gujarat currently consists of five plants, the Plant A, opened in February 2017, has a total annual capacity of 250,000 and is currently assembling the [[Suzuki Baleno (subcompact)|Baleno]]. The Plant B was operational in January 2019 has a total vehicle producing capacity of 250,000 and it is currently assembling the [[Suzuki Swift|Swift]]. Plant C started production in April 2021 with an annual capacity of 250,000 and is currently assembling the [[Suzuki Dzire|Dzire]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Staff Writer|date=2021-04-03|title=Suzuki Motor Gujarat starts production at third plant in Ahmedabad facility|url=https://www.livemint.com/auto-news/suzuki-motor-gujarat-starts-production-at-third-plant-in-ahmedabad-facility-11617447402328.html|access-date=2021-04-09|website=mint|language=en}}</ref> The powertrain plant has an annual capacity of producing 500,000 engines and 500,000 powertrains.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-02|title=Suzuki’s Gujarat Plant C in India Starts Operation|url=https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachHis/17f758b2-69b0-4150-a713-0a4a4cab7a03.pdf|access-date=2021-05-03|language=en-US}}</ref> The fifth plant for electric vehicles was inaugurated in August 2025.
 
== Milestone ==
[[File:Prime Minister of Bharat, Shri Narendra Damodardas Modi and Toshihiro Suzuki flag off Suzuki's first global strategic Battery Electric Vehicle.jpg|thumb|Ceremony of first [[Suzuki e Vitara]] production in Suzuki Motor Gujarat]]
The plant crossed 1&nbsp;million production mark on 21 October 2020, just 3 years and 9 months since it started production in February 2017. It is the fastest production site of Suzuki to reach the milestone.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Staff Writer|date=2020-10-22|title=Suzuki Motor Gujarat achieves 1 million production mark|url=https://www.livemint.com/auto-news/suzuki-motor-gujarat-achieves-1-million-production-mark-11603348776574.html|access-date=2021-01-10|website=mint|language=en}}</ref> It crossed production mark of two million units on 20 August 2022. It has achieved this milestone in 5 years and 6 months after having started production in February 2017 and this is the fastest in any Suzuki production plant. The 2 millionth vehicles produced was a Baleno with South African specifications.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}
The plant achieved production milestone of 3 million vehicles in December 2023. The milestone was achieved within a span of around 6 years and 11 months, making it the fastest to manufacture 3 million units across all Suzuki-run facilities. The plant surpassed 4 million vehicles by February 2025.


== Current production ==
== Current production ==
 
* Plant A (February 2017 – present): [[Suzuki Baleno (subcompact)|Suzuki Baleno]] - 250,000 units/year
* Plant A - [[Suzuki Baleno (2015)|Suzuki Baleno]] (2017–present) - 250,000 units/year
* Plant B (January 2019 – present): [[Suzuki Swift]] - 250,000 units/year
* Plant B - [[Suzuki Swift]] (2019–present) - 250,000 units/year
* Plant C (April 2021 – present): [[Suzuki Fronx]] - 250,000 units/year
* Plant C - [[Suzuki Dzire]] (2021–present) - 250,000 units/year
<!-- [[Suzuki Fronx]] -->
* Powertrain plant - [[Suzuki K engine|K12]] petrol engine family - 500,000 units/year, 5MT and AGS transmissions - 500,000 units/year <ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-02|title=Suzuki’s Gujarat Plant C in India Starts Operation|url=https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachHis/17f758b2-69b0-4150-a713-0a4a4cab7a03.pdf|access-date=2021-05-03|language=en-US}}</ref>
* EV Plant (August 2025 - present): [[Suzuki eVitara]]
* Powertrain plant
** [[Suzuki K engine|K12]] petrol engine family - 500,000 units/year
** 5MT and AGS transmissions - 500,000 units/year<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-02|title=Suzuki’s Gujarat Plant C in India Starts Operation|url=https://www.bseindia.com/xml-data/corpfiling/AttachHis/17f758b2-69b0-4150-a713-0a4a4cab7a03.pdf|access-date=2021-05-03|language=en-US}}</ref>


== References ==
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Latest revision as of 23:25, 18 January 2026


Maruti Suzuki India Limited, Hansalpur Plant, Formerly known as Suzuki Motor Gujarat Pvt Ltd
IndustryAutomotive
Founded31 March 2014; 12 years ago (31 March 2014)
HeadquartersAhmedabad, Gujarat, India
Products
Production output
≈750,000 (2022)
Total equity126.8 billion rupee
OwnerMaruti Suzuki (100%)
Number of employees
10,000

Suzuki Motor Gujarat Private Limited (SMG) is an automotive manufacturing plant owned by Maruti Suzuki India Limited, located in the Hansalpur Becharaji village of Mandal Taluka in Ahmedabad District.

The plant was opened on 1 February 2017 and has a total annual capacity of 1 million units.[1][2]

History[edit | edit source]

SMG was the first and only Suzuki automobile manufacturing plant in India owned directly by Suzuki as a foreign company until 2025, as the other plants are owned by Maruti Suzuki (MSI).[3] The plant supplied vehicles to Maruti Suzuki in the domestic market and to overseas markets.

In 2023, Maruti Suzuki announced plans to purchase the Gujarat plant from SMC in exchange for newly issued shares of MSI.[4] The shareholders approved the proposal in November 2023.[5]

Facility[edit | edit source]

Storage facility of Suzuki Motor Gujarat in 2025

Suzuki Motor Gujarat currently consists of five plants, the Plant A, opened in February 2017, has a total annual capacity of 250,000 and is currently assembling the Baleno. The Plant B was operational in January 2019 has a total vehicle producing capacity of 250,000 and it is currently assembling the Swift. Plant C started production in April 2021 with an annual capacity of 250,000 and is currently assembling the Dzire.[6] The powertrain plant has an annual capacity of producing 500,000 engines and 500,000 powertrains.[7] The fifth plant for electric vehicles was inaugurated in August 2025.

Milestone[edit | edit source]

Ceremony of first Suzuki e Vitara production in Suzuki Motor Gujarat

The plant crossed 1 million production mark on 21 October 2020, just 3 years and 9 months since it started production in February 2017. It is the fastest production site of Suzuki to reach the milestone.[8] It crossed production mark of two million units on 20 August 2022. It has achieved this milestone in 5 years and 6 months after having started production in February 2017 and this is the fastest in any Suzuki production plant. The 2 millionth vehicles produced was a Baleno with South African specifications.[citation needed] The plant achieved production milestone of 3 million vehicles in December 2023. The milestone was achieved within a span of around 6 years and 11 months, making it the fastest to manufacture 3 million units across all Suzuki-run facilities. The plant surpassed 4 million vehicles by February 2025.

Current production[edit | edit source]

  • Plant A (February 2017 – present): Suzuki Baleno - 250,000 units/year
  • Plant B (January 2019 – present): Suzuki Swift - 250,000 units/year
  • Plant C (April 2021 – present): Suzuki Fronx - 250,000 units/year
  • EV Plant (August 2025 - present): Suzuki eVitara
  • Powertrain plant
    • K12 petrol engine family - 500,000 units/year
    • 5MT and AGS transmissions - 500,000 units/year[9]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ PTI (31 May 2016). "Suzuki Motor Gujarat plant will be operational from 2017: Osamu Suzuki". Livemint. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. ↑ India Today Web Desk (31 January 2017). "Production at Suzuki's Gujarat plant to begin from February 1 - Auto News". India Today. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Chauhan, Chanchal Pal (29 January 2014). "Maruti Suzuki gives up Gujarat plant to Suzuki subsidiary; says it will benefit financially". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Japan's Suzuki to get bigger stake in India's Maruti after sale of plant". Reuters. 8 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Maruti gets nod from shareholders to fully acquire Suzuki Motor Gujarat". The Economic Times. 23 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Staff Writer (3 April 2021). "Suzuki Motor Gujarat starts production at third plant in Ahmedabad facility". mint. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Suzuki's Gujarat Plant C in India Starts Operation" (PDF). 2 April 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  8. ↑ Staff Writer (22 October 2020). "Suzuki Motor Gujarat achieves 1 million production mark". mint. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "Suzuki's Gujarat Plant C in India Starts Operation" (PDF). 2 April 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

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