Maruti Suzuki fires up second Kharkhoda plant, lifting India capacity to 26.5 lakh units
Commercial production has begun at the second plant of Maruti Suzuki's Kharkhoda facility in Haryana, adding 2.5 lakh units of annual capacity. The site now produces 5 lakh units a year, pushing the carmaker's total installed capacity across India to 26.5 lakh units as it races to meet domestic and export demand.
Maruti Suzuki has begun commercial production at the second plant of its Kharkhoda facility in Haryana, adding 2.5 lakh units annual capacity. Total Kharkhoda capacity now 5 lakh units; overall company capacity rises to 26.5 lakh units.
Why this matters
Adds to Maruti's capacity and logistics push: follows record 3M rail dispatches and 26.5% railway share in FY26, as it scales output ahead of WLTP+CAFE III price hikes from April 2027.
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