Re-incarnation of

Manufacturing

Giant

OverviewThis giant automobile was a joint venture which was established in February, 1981.

It is a subsidiary of Japanese automobile & motorcycle manufacturer.

India's largest certified car dealer network with around 507 outlets spread across 302 cities.

Its vision is “the leader in Automobile industry ,Creating Customer Delight & Shareholder’s Wealth; A pride of India.Tagline:”Way of Life”.

Key People :Chairman -R. C. Bhargava MD and CEO- Kenichi Ayukawa

The Giant manufacturer which we are talking about is

none another than

MARUTI SUZUKI

India Ltd.

ABOUT MARUTI SUZUKIMaruti Suzuki India Limited (maruti̪ Suzuki), commonly referred to as Maruti and formerly known Maruti Udyog

Limited, is an automobile manufacturer in India.It is a subsidiary of Japanese automobile and motorcycle manufacturer Suzuki.As

of November 2013, it had a market share of 37% of the Indian passenger car market. Maruti Suzuki manufactures and sells a

complete range of cars from the entry level Alto, to the hatchback Ritz, A-Star, Swift, Wagon R, Zen and sedans DZire, Kizashi and SX4, in the 'C' segment Eeco, Omni, Multi Purpose vehicle Suzuki Ertiga and Sports Utility vehicle Grand Vitara.[9]

The company's headquarters are on Nelson Mandela Road, New Delhi.In February 2012, the company sold its ten millionth vehicle

in India.

Maruti Suzuki India Limited

Type Public

Traded as BSE: 532500NSE: MARUTIBSE SENSEX Constituent

Industry Automotive

Predecessor(s) Maruti Udyog Limited

Founded 1981

Headquarters New Delhi, India

Key people RC Bhargava(Chairman)

Kenichi Ayukawa (CEO & MD)

Products Automobiles

Revenue 369.34 billion(US$5.9 billion) (2012)

Net income 16.81 billion(US$270 million) (2012)

Employees 6,903 (2011)

Parent Suzuki

Website www.marutisuzuki.com

Maruti Suzuki India Limited (/maruti̪ suzuki/), commonly referred to as Maruti and 

Products and servicesCurrent automobiles      Maruti Omni      India's Corps of Military Police personnel patrolling the Wagah border crossing in the Punjab in a Maruti Gypsy.      Maruti Suzuki Swift      Maruti Suzuki Zen Estilo      Suzuki SX4      The Maruti Suzuki A-Star is sold as theSuzuki Alto in Europe      Maruti Suzuki Swift DZire      Suzuki Splash is sold as Maruti Suzuki Ritz in India.1.800 (1983) (still distributed to some cities like Guwahati) Competes with Tata Nano, Maruti Alto and Maruti Omni2.Omni (launched 1984) Competes with Tata Nano, Tata Venture, Maruti 800 and Maruti Eeco3.Gypsy King (launched 1985) India's first indegenious vehicle and first compact SAV, competes with Mahindra Thar CRDe, Tata Sumo 4x4 and Force Gurkha4.WagonR (launched 1999) Competes with Nissan Micra Active, Maruti A-star and Hyundai i105.Swift (launched 2005) Created a Maruti 800 rivalling benchmark, competes with Tata Vista, Hyundai i20, Skoda Fabia, Volkswagen Polo and Toyota Etios Liva

Sales and service networkAs of 31 March 2011 Maruti Suzuki has 933 dealerships across 666 towns and cities in all states and union territories of India. It has 2,946 service stations (inclusive of dealer workshops and Maruti Authorized Service Stations) in 1,395 towns and cities throughout India. It has 30 Express Service Stations on 30 National Highways across 1,314 cities in India.Service is a major revenue generator of the company. Most of the service stations are managed on franchise basis, where Maruti Suzuki trains the local staff. Other automobile companies have not been able to match this benchmark set by Maruti Suzuki. The Express Service stations help many stranded vehicles on the highways by sending across their repair man to the vehicle

DISCONTINUED AUTOMOBILESDiscontinued automobiles[edit]

Gypsy E (1985–2000)1000 (1990–2000)

Zen (1993–2006) Replaced by the Zen EstiloEsteem (1994–2008) Replaced by the Swift DZireBaleno (1999–2007) Replaced by the SX4 sedan

Baleno Altura (1999–2003)Versa (2001–2010) Replaced by the Eeco

Grand Vitara XL7 (2003–2007) Replaced by the compact Escudo/Vitara800 (1983-2012) Replaced by the Alto 800Alto (2000-2012) Replaced by the Alto 800

Zen Estilo (2006–2013)

Manufacturing facilitiesMaruti Suzuki has two manufacturing facilities in India. Both manufacturing facilities have a combined production capacity of 14,50,000 vehicles annually. During a recent meeting of the Gujarat chief minister with Suzuki Motor Corp chairman & CEO Osamu Suzuki,the Chairman had said that the work on car manufacturing plant at Mandal near Ahmedabad would be started soon. Maruti Suzuki to set up second plant in Gujarat; acquires 600 acres.

REFERENCES  Nikhil Gulati and Santanu Choudhury (19

July 2012). "Riot Hits Big India Auto Maker". The Wall Street Journal.

Maruti Suzuki Corporate Information. Retrieved 2013-02-01.