Maruti Suzuki starts fourth Gujarat plant, lifting India capacity to 2.9m vehicles
Maruti Suzuki has begun commercial production at Plant D in Hansalpur, Gujarat. The ₹3,900 crore facility adds 250,000 units of annual capacity and will initially manufacture the e Vitara, taking the company’s total India production capacity to 2.9 million vehicles a year.
What happened
Maruti Suzuki India · Maruti Suzuki started commercial production at its fourth Hansalpur plant in Gujarat, adding 250,000 annual units. The ₹3,900 crore
Key facts
- Plant D annual capacity: 250,000 vehicles
- Hansalpur annual capacity: 1 million vehicles
- Maruti Suzuki India total annual capacity: 2.9 million vehicles
- Plant D investment: ₹3,900 crore
- Cumulative Hansalpur investment: ₹25,288.7 crore
- Hansalpur share of FY26 overseas shipments: nearly 47%
- Long-term India production target: 4 million vehicles annually
- Manesar capacity: 900,000 vehicles
- Gurugram capacity: 500,000 vehicles
- Kharkhoda capacity: 500,000 vehicles
Why this matters
The Hansalpur expansion reinforces Gujarat as a strategic manufacturing hub and gives Maruti Suzuki added capacity for future model and electrification partnerships.
What to watch
- Monthly e Vitara booking, dispatch and export-volume data.
- Plant D utilization rate and announcements of second-shift or additional model allocation.
- Battery-cell sourcing, localization and supplier-capex announcements.
- Maruti Suzuki's India market share in SUVs and EVs after the launch.
- Export demand and shipping throughput at Gujarat ports.
- Discounting, financing schemes and production responses from Tata Motors, Mahindra, Hyundai and Kia.
- Scale e Vitara production and disclose domestic-versus-export allocation.
- Expand vendor localization around Gujarat for battery packs, motors, electronics, castings and EV thermal systems.
- Increase rail, port and finished-vehicle logistics capacity tied to Hansalpur output.
- Use incremental capacity to support additional EV, SUV or export-oriented models.
- Raise dealer EV readiness through charging partnerships, technician training and financing offers.