Maruti Suzuki fires up second Kharkhoda plant, lifting India capacity to 26.5 lakh units

Commercial production has begun at the second plant of Maruti Suzuki's Kharkhoda facility in Haryana, adding 2.5 lakh units of annual capacity. The site now produces 5 lakh units a year, pushing the carmaker's total installed capacity across India to 26.5 lakh units as it races to meet domestic and export demand.

— Source publishedMon, 18 May, 2026, 14:30 IST·First seen Mon, 18 May, 2026, 15:54 IST·Source NDTV Profit

What happened

Maruti Suzuki has begun commercial production at the second plant of its Kharkhoda facility in Haryana, adding 2.5 lakh units annual capacity. Total Kharkhoda

Key facts

  • 2.5 lakh units
  • 5 lakh units
  • 26.5 lakh units
  • 10 lakh units

Why this matters

Maruti's accelerating capacity build-out raises the bar for rivals' India footprint and tightens the window for component-supplier consolidation, EV-platform tie-ups, and contract-manufacturing plays around the Haryana cluster.