Maruti Suzuki India Limited has commenced commercial production at the second plant of its Kharkhoda manufacturing facility in Haryana with effect from May 18, 2026, the company informed stock exchanges through an official filing signed by Executive Officer and Company Secretary Sanjeev Grover.
The second plant at Kharkhoda has an annual production capacity of 2.5 lakh units, bringing the total capacity at the Kharkhoda site to 5 lakh units across both plants. With this addition, Maruti Suzuki’s total annual production capacity across all its manufacturing locations now stands at 26.5 lakh units — covering Gurugram at 5 lakh units, Manesar at 9 lakh units, Hansalpur in Gujarat at 7.5 lakh units, and Kharkhoda at 5 lakh units.
The first plant at Kharkhoda had commenced commercial production in February 2025 with a capacity of 2.5 lakh units. The second plant’s commissioning — exactly fifteen months later — represents the completion of the first phase of the Kharkhoda facility buildout and delivers on Maruti Suzuki’s stated plan to add 5 lakh units of capacity in FY2026-27.
The Kharkhoda facility currently manufactures the compact SUV Brezza and the mid-SUV Victoris. Once the facility reaches its full planned capacity of 1 million units per annum — through further phase additions beyond the current 5 lakh units — it will be among Suzuki Motor Corporation’s largest four-wheeler manufacturing locations anywhere in the world, reflecting the strategic centrality of the Indian market in Suzuki’s global production architecture.
The Kharkhoda facility’s foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in August 2022, making the May 2026 second plant commissioning the culmination of a nearly four-year project from groundbreaking to full dual-plant commercial operation. The site in Haryana’s Sonipat district was selected for its logistics connectivity to northern and western India — Maruti Suzuki’s largest domestic markets — and for its access to a deep supplier ecosystem in the National Capital Region.
The capacity addition is strategically timed. India’s passenger vehicle market has been growing steadily, with Maruti Suzuki’s domestic market share hovering around 40-42% — and the company has been volume-constrained in certain popular SUV segments. The additional 2.5 lakh units of annual capacity from the second Kharkhoda plant directly addresses this constraint, providing headroom for incremental Brezza and Victoris volume without cannibalising production allocations at Gurugram, Manesar, or Hansalpur.
The broader capacity expansion to 26.5 lakh units also positions Maruti Suzuki for the next phase of its export strategy. The company has been expanding its international footprint — particularly in emerging markets across Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia — and domestic production capacity headroom is a prerequisite for scaling exports without compromising the domestic volume pipeline.
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