Maruti Suzuki to Invest ₹70000 Crore in India, e-Vitara EV First

Maruti Suzuki 70000 Crore Investment in India, e-Vitara EV First To Roll Out

Mr. Toshihiro Suzuki, the Representative Director and President of Suzuki Motor Corporation, has made an important announcement. Maruti Suzuki to invest ₹70000 crore in India.

Hounarable Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi added that, The World will drive EVs labelled ‘Made In India‘”

This was announced during the launch of Suzuki’s first global battery electric vehicle, the e-Vitara. This event took place at the Gujarat facility. It highlights India’s “Make in India, Make for the World” vision

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Maruti Suzuki’s Big Investment Plan, Preparing For the Future Mobility in India

The Company is going to invest ₹70,000 crore in the next 5 to 6 years of time period. Here are the complete investment details as follows:

• The e-Vitara will be the first car made entirely in India to be sold worldwide. Therefore, investment will focus on electric vehicles, like the e-Vitara
• Focused on Hybrid Cars
• Will also spend on Battery production and research
• Manufacturing capacity will be expanded

As per Experts, this is going to be one of the biggest investments in the Indian Auto-sector

Gujarat Facility Chosen as Global Hub

Gujarat Facility is going to play a big role; this location has been selected officially to plan its manufacturing unit. And very soon it will become the largest car manufacturing hub in the world.

The capacity of this hub will be “1 million cars per year“

e-Vitara First Made in India EV

e-Vitara SUV will be the first car to launch made from this investment. This will be 100% Made in India Car that will acquire the global market.

The Car will be initially launched in Japan and Europe, then other 100 countries, before making its way to India. In short Indian market would need to wait.

Thus, the e-Vitara is going to be a very important car for both Maruti and India

Hon’ble @PMOIndia Shri @narendramodi today commemorated two historic firsts: Start of Production of Maruti Suzuki’s first Battery Electric Vehicle, e VITARA, for sales in over 100 countries, at Suzuki Motor Gujarat Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of #MarutiSuzuki and… pic.twitter.com/BLTYPEhZvB

— Maruti Suzuki (@Maruti_Corp) August 26, 2025

Challenges for EV Battery

Maruti has already started making lithium-ion batteries in India for its hybrid vehicles, with the help and involvement of a high level of localization.

But when it comes to fully electric cars, India is still facing challenges in the production of battery production, as India doesn’t have its own lithium reserves.

This means the country will have to depend on imports of large-scale EV battery needs.

What will be the Benefit of Maruti Suzuki to invest ₹70000 Crore in India?

Maruti Suzuki to invest ₹70000 Crore in India, and India is expecting some key benefits from this, which are:

• Thousands of new jobs will be created in manufacturing and research departments in the auto sector
• India could become a global hub for EV exports
• Customers will soon get access to 100% “Made-in-India electric cars
• Strong and Notable growth for the Indian Auto Sector

Impact on the Share Market: Maruti Suzuki’s Investment of ₹70000

This huge announcement is surely going to make an impact on both the short and long term of Maruti Suzuki’s Share Market.

Positive Impact on Share Price

• The huge and bold ₹70000 crore investment indicates strong long-term growth plans
• This investment will increase the demand for EVs in the global market for which company is preparing
• Being early with a fully Made-in-India EV (e-Vitara) positions Maruti as a leader in the Indian EV market.
• This could boost valuation since EV-focused companies often trade at higher price-to-earnings multiples.
• With plans to export the e-Vitara to 100+ countries, Maruti gains new revenue streams outside India, reducing dependence on the domestic market.
  

Possible Outcomes of this Investment in Share Prizes

• Short Term (next few quarters): Share price may see volatility due to high spending and uncertain EV adoption in India.
• Medium to Long Term (3–5 years): If Maruti executes well, the Gujarat plant scales up, and exports grow, this could give a strong positive push to the share price.

In fact, after the announcement, financial media (Economic Times, Mint, Reuters) already reported positive market sentiment for Maruti Suzuki stock.

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