Maruti Suzuki might get an investment of 100 billion yen for a new production line

Maruti Suzuki's Gujarat plant, wholly owned by Suzuki Motor Corporation from Japan, might get a fresh investment of 100 billion yen from its owners to build a new assembly line.

It was in Feb 2017 that the Gujarat-based plant commenced production with an initial annual capacity of 2.5 lakh units. The plant would see an addition of two lakh units once the new assembly line is installed.

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Last financial year, Suzuki sold over 2,918,093 units, more than half of which was clocked by Maruti Suzuki.