Maruti Suzuki posts 17.5% rise in exports

CHENNAI: Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL), India’s leading passenger vehicle manufacturer, registered record total exports of 332,585 units in FY 2024-25. This marks a 17.5% increase over the previous year’s exports of 283,067 units.

The top markets were South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Chile, Japan and Mexico.

Hisashi Takeuchi, MD & CEO, MSIL, said, “During the year, we commenced exports of Fronx and Jimny 5-door to Japan, and both models have received overwhelming response. This is a testament to India’s growing stature as a global manufacturing hub.”

He said India is the global manufacturing hub of Suzuki’s first global strategic BEV, the eVITARA. "In FY 2025-26, we will initiate exports of eVITARA to around 100 countries, including Europe and Japan," he said.