Maruti Suzuki fires up second Kharkhoda unit, lifts total capacity to 2.65M units
India's largest carmaker began commercial production at the second unit of its Kharkhoda, Haryana plant, adding 250,000 units of annual capacity. Total installed capacity now stands at 2.65 million units, with another 500,000 units slated for FY27 and an eventual 1 million-unit footprint at Kharkhoda — a direct response to order backlogs.
What happened
Maruti Suzuki India · Maruti Suzuki started commercial production at the second unit of its Kharkhoda plant in Haryana, adding 250,000 units annual capacity and
Key facts
- 250,000 units annual capacity
- 2.65 million units total capacity
- 1 million units planned at Kharkhoda
- 500,000 units to be added in FY27
Why this matters
Kharkhoda's eventual 1M-unit footprint reshapes the domestic capacity map, tightening Maruti's cost moat and raising the bar for any rival expansion or JV economics in the sub-compact and compact segments.