Maruti Suzuki currently dispatches vehicles to 20 destinations, covering over 450 cities via Indian Railways. Speaking on this achievement, Hisashi Takeuchi, Managing Director & CEO of Maruti Suzuki India Limited, emphasised the company's role in this shift to rail transportation.
"Maruti Suzuki pioneered the use of railways for vehicle dispatches over a decade ago by becoming the first company in India to obtain the Automobile-Freight-Train-Operator license. Since then, the company has systematically increased its share of vehicle dispatches using railways. Through our sustained efforts in green logistics, we have achieved outstanding results including cumulative reduction of ~10,000 metric tonne of CO2 emissions and ~270 million litre of cumulative fuel savings."
"With our production capacity nearly doubling from about 2 million units to 4 million units by FY 2030-31, we plan to augment the use of railways in vehicle dispatches, close to 35% over the next 7-8 years. We stand committed to the Government of India's Net zero emissions target by 2070."
Earlier this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India's first in-plant railway siding at Maruti Suzuki’s Gujarat facility under the PM Gati Shakti programme. This facility has the capacity to dispatch approximately 300,000 vehicles per annum.
The next in-plant railway siding is underway at the Manesar facility and will be operational soon. The utilisation of Indian railways for vehicle dispatches aligns with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal #13, which focuses on climate action.
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