Maruti Suzuki India Ltd has achieved a significant milestone in its electric vehicle export journey, with cumulative electric vehicle exports crossing 50,000 units between the start of global shipments in August 2025 and October 2026. According to the company's official announcement on 29 October, the automaker surpassed this milestone, highlighting India's expanding role as a global EV manufacturing and export hub. The company's electric vehicle exports accounted for nearly 93 per cent of India's electric passenger vehicle exports during April-September 2026, demonstrating the automaker's rapid scaling in the global electric vehicle market since launching its first global battery electric vehicle. As per the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), this achievement reflects the company's dominant position in India's electric vehicle export sector.
The e VITARA has emerged as the dominant force in India's electric passenger vehicle export sector, with the model accounting for nearly 93 per cent of India's electric passenger vehicle exports during April-September 2026. As reported by the company, electric vehicles are currently exported to approximately 50 countries, including major markets such as the UK, Norway, Germany, Japan and Switzerland. Europe has emerged as the largest export destination for Maruti Suzuki's electric vehicles, with the continent receiving the opening batch of more than 2,900 units in 2025 sent from Pipavav port to 12 European countries. The company has maintained its market leadership in the Indian electric vehicle export market, with a 50% market share in FY2025-26, and further expanded its position in the first half of FY2026-27. The automaker retained its position as India's largest exporter of electric vehicles during the April-September FY2026-27, continuing its rank from FY2025-26.
The e VITARA features 49 kWh and 61 kWh battery packs making 142 bhp and 172 bhp respectively, and has since been launched in the Indian market as well. Japan, Suzuki's home market, started receiving the car in September 2025 and is now Maruti Suzuki's second-largest export destination for FY2026-27, with the e VITARA, Fronx and Jimny 5-door together crossing 1 lakh units there. The company has been India's top passenger vehicle exporter for five years, with from April to September 2026, it accounted for over 50% of India's passenger vehicle export market. This achievement demonstrates the automaker's successful transition from domestic to global manufacturing excellence, positioning India as a key player in the international automotive export market.
The Hansalpur facility in Gujarat serves as the exclusive manufacturing base for Suzuki's first global battery electric vehicle, with production beginning in August 2025 for sale in over 100 countries. According to the company's official announcement, the facility recently expanded its annual production capacity to 1 million vehicles, becoming the first Suzuki manufacturing facility globally to achieve this capacity at a single location. With a cumulative investment of ₹25,288.7 crore, Hansalpur has established itself as a key export hub, accounting for nearly half of Maruti Suzuki's overall overseas shipments in FY2025-26. The facility also played a vital role in Maruti Suzuki's production and export of electric vehicles, with the company exporting 16 models to almost 120 countries. The production hub for the battery electric vehicle remained centered at the company's Hansalpur plant located in Gujarat, with the plant serving as the exclusive production site for the brand's first global electric model.
Hisashi Takeuchi, Managing Director & CEO of Maruti Suzuki India Limited, emphasized that the export performance is "a testament to India's manufacturing capabilities and its increasing competitiveness in the international market." He also underlined the contribution of the e VITARA towards the government's Make in India initiative. "Maruti Suzuki's EV export journey began in August 2025 when the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, commemorated the start of production of the e VITARA at the Hansalpur facility, for sale in over 100 countries, and called Maruti Suzuki a brand ambassador of the 'Make in India' initiative," Takeuchi stated. He noted that "this milestone reflects India's advanced manufacturing capabilities and its growing competitiveness." The company has been India's top passenger vehicle exporter for five years, with from April to September 2026, it accounted for over 50% of India's passenger vehicle export market. This achievement demonstrates the automaker's successful transition from domestic to global manufacturing excellence, positioning India as a key player in the international automotive export market.
