Maruti’s overall investment to touch Rs. 6,125 cr

Maruti Suzuki India’s overall investments will go up to Rs. 6,125 crore during the 2010-13 period, with the company on Tuesday stating that it will set up a third plant at its Manesar facility at a cost of Rs. 1,925 crore.

Addressing shareholders of Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) at the company’s Annual General Meeting, Suzuki Motor Corp Chairman Osamu Suzuki said the new plant at Manesar will have an annual production capacity of 2.5 lakh units and the investment on it would be 35 billion yen.

“With this plant, total output from MSI will be at 1.75 million units,” Mr. Suzuki said. Currently, MSI has a total annual total output of 1.2 million units per year.

The third plant at Manesar is likely to be ready by the end of the 2012 fiscal or early 2013.

Currently, MSI is investing Rs. 1,700 crore on a second plant at Manesar, which will have an annual capacity of 2.5 lakh units.

“The second plant (at Manesar) will be ready by January, 2012,” he added.

MSI is also investing another Rs. 2,500 crore on an engine plant and research centre in Rohtak.

These two investments were announced in March this year.

With today’s announcement of an additional Rs. 1,925 crore investment, the company’s total planned investment in the 2010-13 period now stands at Rs. 6,125 crore.

At present, MSI which is 54.2 per cent owned by Suzuki, has an annual capacity of 8,50,000 units at its Gurgaon plant, while the first plant at Manesar can produce 3,50,000 units annually, with the overall capacity totalling 12,00,000 units per year.