Maruti Suzuki to set up new plant in Gujarat

Maruti Suzuki India said it will invest INR 4,000 crore to set up new manufacturing facility in Gujarat by 2015-16. The company said the new plant at Mehsana will be set up in a phased manner with overall capacity of 250,000 units in the first phase.

The company signed State Support Agreement with the government of Gujarat for purchase of land near Mehsana to set up an all new manufacturing facility. It said that the Gujarat government has allocated around 700 acres for the proposed plant.

Based on the market demand, the manufacturing facility near Mehsana will be added to the company's existing plants at Gurgaon and Manesar in Haryana. When the Gujarat plant is commissioned, the total production capacity of the company will be 2 million units.