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New Maruti Suzuki Gujarat plant to be brand’s fifth in India

Maruti Suzuki has formalised a Rs 35,000-crore investment for a new plant in Gujarat, in collaboration with the state government.
2 min read19 Jan '26
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Maruti Suzuki's Kharkhoda plant used for representation only.

Maruti Suzuki India Limited and the Government of Gujarat have formalised an investment agreement for a new manufacturing facility in Khoraj. According to ANI, Maruti Suzuki has committed Rs 35,000 crore to the project.

  1. Fifth Maruti plant to have 10 lakh units per annum production capacity 
  2. 1,750 acres of land allotted for the new plant 

New Maruti Suzuki Khoraj, Gujarat plant details

The new plant is expected to create approximately 12,000 employment opportunities

The investment letter handover ceremony for Maruti’s new Khoraj plant took place in nearby Gandhinagar, in the presence of Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel, Maruti Suzuki MD Hitachi Takeuchi, deputy chief minister Harsh Sanghvi and Maruti Suzuki Whole Time director and executive committee member Sunil Kakkar. 

The brand says once the plant is set up, it’ll have an annual production capacity of 10 lakh cars and is expected to create approximately 12,000 employment opportunities. The Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) will provide 1,750 acres of land for the new plant.

Maruti to expand production capacity to 40 lakh cars per annum from the current 26 lakh

Along with its manufacturing facilities in Gurugram, Manesar and Kharkhoda (all in Haryana) and the Suzuki plant in Hanslapur, Gujarat, Maruti plans to expand its total manufacturing capacity to 40 lakh units per annum to address domestic demand and international markets. The four plants currently have a combined capacity of 26 lakh units.

In 2025, Maruti Suzuki India produced over 22.55 lakh units, which the brand says is its highest-ever annual production. This represents the second consecutive year that Maruti has surpassed 20 lakh units in annual production, including vehicles for domestic sales, exports, and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) supplies. The top five models by production volume during the year were Fronx, Baleno, Swift, Dzire and Ertiga.

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