Maruti Suzuki is the Indian car making arm of Suzuki Motor Corporation and the country's largest passenger vehicle manufacturer. It builds small cars, SUVs and electric vehicles at plants in Haryana and Gujarat and sells them through a nationwide dealer network and in export markets.
Ownership and structure
Suzuki Motor Corporation controls Maruti Suzuki India Limited, a listed company in which the promoter holds 58.72 percent. Suzuki's stake rose after Maruti issued it shares in 2023 to buy Suzuki Motor Gujarat, which merged into Maruti in December 2025. Maruti Suzuki India Limited is listed on the NSE and BSE under the symbol MARUTI.
What India does for Maruti Suzuki
India is Suzuki's largest car market and production base, served by the listed Maruti Suzuki with plants in Haryana and Gujarat.
Investment and deals
Maruti Suzuki announced an investment of Rs 18,000 crore in 2021 for its Kharkhoda plant in Haryana, planned for one million cars a year. In 2023 it issued shares worth Rs 12,841 crore to Suzuki to acquire Suzuki Motor Gujarat.
Maruti Suzuki's India business
The company was incorporated in 1981 as Maruti Udyog Limited and began local car production in December 1983. It had 45,945 permanent and non permanent employees and workers as of March 31, 2025.
The Manesar plant in Haryana has an annual capacity of 800,000 vehicles. The Hansalpur plant in Gujarat, built by Suzuki Motor Gujarat with capacity of one million vehicles a year, became fully owned by Maruti Suzuki in 2025.
A new plant at Kharkhoda in Sonipat, Haryana, had its foundation stone laid in August 2022 and is planned for one million cars a year.
Key moves in India
- 1982: Suzuki took a 26 percent stake in Maruti Udyog, the government company incorporated in 1981.
- 1983: Local car production began in December.
- 1992: Suzuki raised its stake to 50 percent.
- 2003: Maruti listed on the stock exchanges after a public issue.
- 2022: The foundation stone for the Kharkhoda plant in Haryana was laid in August.
- 2023: Maruti allotted shares worth Rs 12,841 crore to Suzuki to acquire Suzuki Motor Gujarat, lifting Suzuki's stake to 58.19 percent.
- 2025: The merger of Suzuki Motor Gujarat into Maruti Suzuki took effect on December 1.
Where it operates
Maruti Suzuki runs its India business from New Delhi. It also has a presence in Gurugram, Manesar, Sonipat and Ahmedabad.
At a glance
- Home country: Japan
- Global headquarters: Hamamatsu
- Sector: Manufacturing & Supply Chains
- Business: Automotive
- Role of India: Sales market, Manufacturing base, Export base, R&D and engineering hub
- India entity: Maruti Suzuki India Limited
- Listed in India: Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MARUTI)
- India head office: New Delhi
- India offices: New Delhi, Gurugram, Manesar, Sonipat, Ahmedabad
- India headcount: 45,945 (2025)
- In India since: 1981
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