Maruti Suzuki’s big product offensive: 8 new SUVs, 50% market share
Suzuki Motor Corporation, for which India remains one of the most important and largest markets globally, is showcasing its latest products and technologies at the ongoing Japan Mobility Show 2025. On the sidelines of the event, Toshihiro Suzuki, Representative Director and President of Suzuki Motor Corporation, reaffirmed the company’s long-term commitment to India and its future product plans during a media roundtable.
India remains Suzuki’s biggest priority
Reiterating India’s central role in Suzuki’s global operations, Suzuki called it the company’s “most critical market.” He said Suzuki would bring diverse products across segments. He also mentioned that Maruti Suzuki aims to increase its market share in India to 50% in the coming years and become the country’s leading EV manufacturer and seller. To achieve this ambitious goal, the company plans to introduce eight new SUVs over the next five to six years, expanding its total lineup to 28 models. This clearly reflects Suzuki’s growing focus on the SUV segment, which has seen strong demand and continues to drive sales in India. Outlining the company’s investment plans, he announced, “Till FY 2030-31, we have planned an investment of Rs 70,000 crore towards capital investment for India.”
India now Suzuki’s No.1 export hub
Maruti Suzuki has been consistently increasing exports from India, touching a record 3.3 lakh vehicles in FY 2024–25, with exports growing 3.3 times over the past five years. He said shipments to Europe and Japan are expected to push exports to 4 lakh units this fiscal. In fact, India is the biggest export base in the world for the brand.
Multi-powertrain approach to carbon neutrality
Speaking about Suzuki’s global carbon neutrality vision, Suzuki said the company aims to adopt country-specific solutions based on local energy conditions. “Considering the regulatory requirements and carbon neutrality goals of each country we operate in, Suzuki will bring appropriate carbon-neutral technologies,” he said.In India, the manufacturer currently offers a wide range of powertrains including petrol, mild-hybrid, strong-hybrid, turbo-petrol, CNG, and is set to launch its first BEV, the e-Vitara soon. The model, however, has been launched in the global markets and is currently being exported from the company’s Gujarat facility.
He emphasised that achieving meaningful carbon reduction requires a multi-pathway strategy and not a one-size-fits-all BEV approach. “It may not be practical to have only BEVs in the entire fleet. To achieve meaningful carbon reduction, we need to address the large number of non-BEV vehicles,” he said.He also highlighted the company’s efforts in building Compressed Biogas (CBG) plants in India. “Together with India’s dairy cooperatives like Banas, Amul and the National Dairy Development Board, Suzuki will establish nine biogas plants in Gujarat by 2027,” he revealed. Earlier today, the company also showcased the biogas-run version of the newly-launched Victoris SUV at the event.
