Overview

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off commercial production at Hansalpur as the first e‑Vitara units moved to European markets from Pipavav port.
• Suzuki plans to export the Made‑in‑India EV to more than 100 countries, including Japan and Europe, and targets a one‑million‑unit capacity at the Gujarat complex with Maruti aiming for 4 million units in India by 2030.
• Maruti says it will fulfill global orders before local sales and has delayed the India launch, citing external supply constraints that include rare‑earth magnet availability.
• The battery ecosystem advanced with TDSG starting electrode‑level localisation and lithium‑ion cell output for hybrids, a step toward lower import dependence even as EV cells for the e‑Vitara are still imported.
• The e‑Vitara sits on a tri‑party Suzuki‑Toyota‑Daihatsu platform, offers 49 kWh and 61 kWh packs with FWD and AWD (AllGrip) options, and will also be rebadged as Toyota’s Urban Cruiser EV in some markets.