Maruti Udyog (MUL) is drawing an ambitious investment plan to upgrade its capacities. The capex programme will require Rs 9,000 crore by 2010.
Jagdish Khattar, MD, MUL said, "We will invest in increasing new plant capacity, transmission and diesel plants and upgrade Gurgaon plant."
The diesel and transmission plant will consume Rs 2,500 crore, wherein the engine capacity will be increased from the present one lakh units a year to three lakh units.
The new plant in Manesar will make three lakh cars a year from the present capacity of one lakh cars. The budget for this will be Rs 2,500 crore.
The Gurgaon plant, will get a face lift, which will see Rs 4,000 crore investments. By 2010, when all these are completed, MUL will have a capacity to make a million cars a year. The company can now make six lakh cars a year.
According to auto analysts, the Indian passenger car is expected to touch two million cars a year by then. When MUL launched its new car Zen Estilo in New Delhi, there was one VIP visitor who was not noticed — CEO of Suzuki Pakistan.
"In fact, we have now been asked to assist Suzuki’s operation in Pakistan, Indonesia and a few Latin American markets. We have started knowledge sharing sessions with our counterparts in these countries," Khattar said.
"We are planning to double the service capacity. We have asked our production team to chalk out work-shop strategies to increase throughput at dealer workshops," he added.
Jagdish Khattar, MD, MUL said, "We will invest in increasing new plant capacity, transmission and diesel plants and upgrade Gurgaon plant."
The diesel and transmission plant will consume Rs 2,500 crore, wherein the engine capacity will be increased from the present one lakh units a year to three lakh units.
The new plant in Manesar will make three lakh cars a year from the present capacity of one lakh cars. The budget for this will be Rs 2,500 crore.
The Gurgaon plant, will get a face lift, which will see Rs 4,000 crore investments. By 2010, when all these are completed, MUL will have a capacity to make a million cars a year. The company can now make six lakh cars a year.
According to auto analysts, the Indian passenger car is expected to touch two million cars a year by then. When MUL launched its new car Zen Estilo in New Delhi, there was one VIP visitor who was not noticed — CEO of Suzuki Pakistan.
"In fact, we have now been asked to assist Suzuki’s operation in Pakistan, Indonesia and a few Latin American markets. We have started knowledge sharing sessions with our counterparts in these countries," Khattar said.
"We are planning to double the service capacity. We have asked our production team to chalk out work-shop strategies to increase throughput at dealer workshops," he added.
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