Maruti planning production unit in Gujarat

The largest car maker of India Maruti is planning to park in Gujarat for manufacturing Maruti cars in India. This has challenged Tamil Nadu to become the Detroit of India. Maruti Suzuki India has taken the decision of building a manufacturing unit at a place near Ahmedabad. It is likely to be closest to Sanand. As per the sources, Sanand will be a plant where 250,000 cars will be manufactured annually. However, some issues need to be sorted out first. General Motors and Tata Motors already have their plant in Halol and Sanand respectively. It is believed that this proposed plant by Maruti will be primarily for exports of Maruti Swift, Maruti A-Star and Maruti Estilo.

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Currently these cars are exported to Africa and Europe from Mundra port. About one Lakh units have already been exported from Mundra. Maruti has a full-fledged pre-dispatch section at this port. The capacity of the Manesar and Gurgaon plants of Maruti has capability of manufacturing 1.2 million units. According to an sources, a 500-acre plot has been finalized by Maruti India that is next to Sanand (Tata Motor’s Nano plant). However, it cannot be said for sure that this land will be procured. Maruti Suzuki has sought for concessions similar to those that were granted to Tata Motors, when it shifted Nano plant from West Bengal to Gujarat. It is believed to be ideal location as this place has direct road links with Kandla and Mundra ports.

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The sources also said that efforts are being made for clearing decks for Maruti so that it could open its plant closest to Sanand. However, the State chief secretary AK Joti is said to have confirmed that Maruti is going to open its plant in Gujarat but he also added that the exact location is not decided yet. Along with Maruti, tractor manufacturer John Deere, Car firms Peugeot and Ford are also looking for possibilities of opening their plants in Gujarat. Gujarat also has plants of Asia Motor works and Bombardier. Many manufacturers of auto components are also planning to set their shop in this region.