Maruti to deploy hybrid technology in next 5 years
The country’s largest passenger carmaker aims to have environment-friendly technology elements in each of its models,enabling better fuel efficiency and reduced carbon footprint.
MSI Chief Technical Officer C V Raman said that in the next five to seven years, every model will have some element of green technology or the other, adding that there will be no pure petrol powertrain across the range. Battery electric vehicles, CNG cars and greater focus on ethanol and bio-CNG compliant engines would also be prioritised going ahead.
The country’s largest carmaker is planning to invest around Rs.18,000 crore on a new manufacturing facility in Haryana with an installed production capacity of 7.5-10 lakh units per annum and is expected to replace the company’s Gurugram-based facility.Maruti Suzuki earlier announced that it has decided to shift its Gurugram plant, which is spread over 300 acres, because of congestion and traffic hassles.
The auto major however remains wary of the state’s new policy that has mandated 75 per cent job reservation for the locals in business and factory establishments. The company has been in talks with the state government but the issue remains unresolved
When asked about the timeline for starting the project, Mr. Bhargava, Chairman of MSI said, “We don’t know yet, can’t say right now.”
The existing plant, which is the company’s first in the country is now surrounted by residential areas because of the rapid development in Gurugram. It is where the company began its India journey in 1983 by rolling out its first model — the iconic Maruti 800. The company now finds its plant in the middle of a bustling city that has made the movement of trucks carrying raw materials and finished products in and out of the plant difficult.
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