Maruti Suzuki’s confidence in railways increases, supplies 20 lakh vehicles through train

New Delhi. India’s largest car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki has done a great job on the front of green logistics. The company has recently completed transportation of 20 lakh units through train. Regarding future plans, Maruti Suzuki India’s MD and CEO Hisashi Takeuchi said that the company plans to use Indian Railways to supply 35 percent of the vehicles manufactured in its factories in the next 7 to 8 years. Has been.

The share of vehicle supply through railways increased from 5 percent in 2014-15 to 21.5 percent in the financial year 2023-24. The country’s leading auto manufacturing company had supplied 65,700 units through Railways in 2014-15, which increased to 4,47,750 units in 2023-24.

Plan to send 35% of total vehicle production through railways in 7-8 years
Takeuchi said, “By the financial year 2030-31, our production capacity will almost double from 20 lakh units to 40 lakh units. We are planning to supply about 35 percent of the vehicles from Railways in the next 7 to 8 years.

20 lakh units supplied through railways
Maruti Suzuki has so far sent more than 20 lakh vehicles through Indian Railways. It delivers vehicles to 20 places in more than 450 cities through railways.

Automobile in-plant railway siding inaugurated at the beginning of the year
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had earlier this year inaugurated the country’s first ‘Automobile In-Plant Railway Siding’ at Maruti Suzuki’s Gujarat facility under the PM Gati Shakti programme.

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