The one millionth car that Maruti Suzuki exports is an Oxford Blue colour Dzire compact sedan which left for Chile from the Mundra Port.
Maruti Suzuki India Limited, India’s largest car maker, today announced that it has achieved the milestone of one millionth car exports from the Mundra Port in Gujarat. The one millionth export car was an Oxford Blue colour Dzire compact sedan which left for Chile from Mundra. The Mundra port mainly serves for exports to Latin American, far East and European markets of Maruti.
The Mundra port is Maruti’s second car terminal port and commenced exports in 2009. Maruti has a Pre Delivery Inspection (PDI) facility along with stockyard at Mundra port. Currently, the company exports 14 vehicles from Mundra which includes the likes of the Alto K10, Celerio, Baleno, Ignis and Dzire taking a prominent share. The company also exports vehicles from Mumbai port.
Commenting on the achievement, Mr. Kenichi Ayukawa, Managing Director & CEO, Maruti Suzuki India Limited said, “Within a decade of commencement of exports from Mundra, we achieved the significant milestone of shipping one millionth car. At Maruti Suzuki, we have always aligned our exports strategy to keep pace with the changing market scenario.”
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He further added, “Maruti Suzuki exports are aligned with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship vision of “Make in India”. The efforts by Maruti Suzuki reflect India’s capabilities of manufacturing cars that meet global standards of quality, safety, design and technology.”
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As for the domestic market however, Maruti recently lost 2% of its market share to its rival brands because of the automobile industry slowdown in our country. In fact, Maruti Suzuki is one of the worst affected brands by this slowdown. That said, Maruti recently launched the XL6 in India and that has helped with the sales to a considerable amount. Also lined up is the Maruti Suzuki S-Presso that’s set to launch at the end of this month and that too could go a long way in providing some relief to Maruti Suzuki.
