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Maruti's R&D Centre soon in India

Published On Aug 07, 2009 08:59 AM By Vikas

Maruti, the automobile company is all ready to set up an exquisite RD center in India that will aid in developing and improving its product portfolio in the country. Maruti currently sells every second car in India. According to its 2008 annual report, the company is seriously seeking new land area to set up its India-specific RD center for its small cars. It will cater to the market demands of Indian customers particularly. This center will also design and develop independent full bodies of its various models. He also informed in the annual report that the Indian market essentially needs additional RD center to develop better cars in the country.

“Indian engineers will focus on the Indian market and its demands and consequently come out with India-specific models apart from bringing customized versions of global models to India,” said Shinzo Nakanishi, CEO and managing director of the company.

The company has already inculcated “One Gram, One Component” scheme in its manufacturing process that will ensure the reduction of the weight of each component of the vehicle by one gram. The company is also asking its suppliers to establish their own engineering capabilities to test and develop their components.

Perhaps, combined effort from the company as well as the auto component suppliers will definitely benefit the end product.

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