‘Suzuki to establish Gujarat as its global export hub’

Ahmedabad: Gujarat is set to become the hub of Suzuki's global exports, according to Kinji Saito, director of Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) in Japan. By setting up the second car manufacturing plant in Gujarat with a capital infusion of Rs 35,000 crore and a capacity for manufacturing 1 million cars, the state will be a key export hub to Africa, Europe, and Latin American countries, Saito told TOI.
He was in Ahmedabad on Monday to deliver an inspirational lecture on ‘Osamu Suzuki: Life, Leadership, Legacy'. Osamu Suzuki, the former chairman of SMC, died at the age of 95 on Dec 25 last year.
The company is currently scouting for a land parcel in Gujarat for setting up the new plant, according to sources familiar with the development.
"It was after the meeting between Osamu Suzuki and PM Narendra Modi, who was the chief minister of Gujarat back in 2007, that SMC expanded its manufacturing presence in Gujarat. Now with the second plant, it is poised to become a global export hub. By 2030, Maruti Suzuki plans to manufacture 4 million cars in India, of which 1 million will be exported, and Gujarat will be at the centrestage for these exports," Saito told TOI.