Maruti opens ₹35,000-cr Kharkhoda mega plant

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA Modi and visiting Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday virtually inaugurated Maruti Suzuki India’s fourth manufacturing facility at Kharkhoda in Haryana, a ₹35,000-crore project that will eventually become one of the world’s largest passenger vehicle manufacturing plants and strengthen the carmaker’s push to raise its annual production capacity to 4 million units over the next few years.

- FE BUREAU

Spread across 800 acres with an integrated supplier park, the Kharkhoda facility has an initial annual production capacity of 500,000 vehicles, which will be doubled to 1 million units in phases. The project is expected to create over 21,000 jobs. Once fully operational, the facility will play a key role in meeting rising domestic demand while supporting Maruti Suzuki’s export ambitions, as the compan