Suzuki Motor Corporation to launch e VITARA EV in India as a gateway to future EVs
Suzuki Motor Corporation plans to enter the electric small car segment in future after gathering experience from its first EV, SUV e VITARA which will make its global debut in India which will be the company's production hub, its Representative Director and President Toshihiro Suzuki said on Thursday.
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The Japanese carmaker also believes that despite declining sales, small cars will not cease to exist in India, where its subsidiary Maruti Suzuki India is the market leader, as «one billion people» who are likely to upgrade from two-wheelers to four-wheelers in future would still need affordable cars, Suzuki told reporters here in an interaction.
Maruti Suzuki India will unveil the e VITARA on Friday at the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025 being held at Bharat Mandapam.
«Although we are launching our first EV, e VITARA, my personal feeling is that the compact vehicles will be the best for EVs… (but) I think first one has learn and master properly the manufacturing techniques of EVs...So, after grasping it fully we would like to shift to EVs for small cars as well, like the others. We do have plans of having EVs in the small car segment,» Suzuki said.
He was responding to a query on the EV road map for Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC), which is known globally for its small cars.
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