Suzuki Motor Corporation's Gujarat plant that is set to commence production from February, is all set to become manufacturing hub for the automobile giant's passenger cars worldwide. Addressing the inaugural session of the 8th edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, SMC's president and CEO, Toshihiro Suzuki said that they plan to set up an automobile industry cluster in Gujarat to train people in auto manufacturing.
"I visited the Gujarat plant site yesterday and found that everything is ready. The plant will start production from next month," he said. The company will supply vehicles and components exclusively to its Indian subsidiary Maruti Suzuki India from the plant, which will house two vehicles assembly lines of 2.5 lakh units per annum each and an engine unit. The production capacity of Gujarat plant can be expanded to 7,50,000 units per year in the future. "Gujarat plant will play important role as production hub of our passenger cars worldwide," Suzuki said.
He also added that the company has more plants for Gujarat. "We are eager to set up an automobile industry cluster in Gujarat. For this we will invite more auto component makers to Gujarat. We will also try to create sufficient numbers of superior manpower in the state by setting up a Japan-India Institute in manufacturing here."
