Maruti Suzuki Crosses 3 Million Cumulative Export Milestone

Maruti Suzuki has achieved a new significant export milestone, crossing the 3 million mark. The Indian auto giant commenced its export business in 1986. The 3 million mark was achieved with the latest batch of exports from Pipavav port in Gujarat comprising 1,053 cars like the Celerio, Fronx, Jimny, Baleno, Ciaz, Dzire and S-Presso. 

It took nearly 25 years for Maruti Suzuki to achieve the first 1 million exports milestone, which came in the Financial Year (FY) 2012-13. The next 1 million export milestone took a little less than 9 years to achieve as Maruti Suzuki crossed the 2 million export milestone in FY 2020-21. However, the 3 million export milestone was the quickest for Maruti Suzuki since it took only 3 years and 9 months to cross this. However, Maruti Suzuki is not the first brand to cross the 3 million export milestone as Hyundai achieved this feat in 2020. 

Between April and October this year, Maruti Suzuki exported more than 1.81 lakh units, marking a growth of 17.4 per cent compared to the same period last year. As mentioned earlier, the exports began in 1986 and the first big batch of exports (500 cars) was shipped to Hungary in 1987. Now, Maruti Suzuki exports 17 models to almost 100 countries in regions like Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The Fronx, Jimny, Baleno, Dzire and S-Presso are the top five exported models for Maruti Suzuki. 

Hisashi Takeuchi, MD & CEO, Maruti Suzuki India Limited said, “The 3 million cumulative exports milestone reflects India’s automobile manufacturing excellence and is a shining example of Brand India on the global stage. We thank the Government of India for instituting encouraging policies and enabling trade agreements with some markets augmenting export growth. Aligned with the Government of India’s flagship ‘Make in India’ initiative, Maruti Suzuki is committed to deep localization and multiplying exports. Today, 40 per cent of passenger vehicles exported from India are from Maruti Suzuki making us the number 1 vehicle exporter in the country. Our success in international markets is the outcome of high acceptance of Maruti Suzuki’s global standard vehicles for quality, safety, design and technology. We thank our global customers and esteemed distributors for their trust in us.”