New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japan’s Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, today, virtually inaugurated Maruti Suzuki India’s new manufacturing complex in Kharkhoda, Haryana, underscoring the increasing economic ties between the two countries.
After the inauguration, the two prime ministers also addressed the Joint Economic Forum being held here. A large delegation of business leaders from Japan are part of Takaichi’s delegation who participated in the function along with Indian CEOs.
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The automobile facility, Maruti Suzuki’s fourth manufacturing plant, in India, represents a planned investment of Rs 35,000 crore and is expected to become one of the country’s largest automobile production hubs.
Once fully operational, it will have the capacity to manufacture one million vehicles annually while creating more than 21,000 direct jobs, according to the company.
Officials said the “project reflects, the evolving priorities of both governments as they seek to deepen cooperation in advanced manufacturing, resilient supply chains and clean industrial growth”.
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Maruti Suzuki said the plant will run entirely on renewable electricity and incorporate artificial intelligence-enabled production systems, positioning it as a flagship for the company’s transition towards more sustainable and technologically sophisticated manufacturing.
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