The company has increased its vehicle dispatch through railways from 65,700 units in FY 2014-15 to 447,750 units in FY 2023-24.
This achievement makes Maruti Suzuki the first automobile company in India to achieve this eco-milestone.
Today, the company ships vehicles to 20 destinations, serving over 450 cities using the Indian Railways.
Hisashi Takeuchi, Managing Director and CEO, Maruti Suzuki India Limited, said, "Through our continuous efforts in green logistics, we have achieved excellent results including a cumulative reduction of 10,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions and 270 million liters of cumulative fuel savings."
With the automaker's production capacity almost doubling from 2 million units to 4 million units by FY 2030-31, "we plan to increase the use of railways in vehicle dispatch by close to 35 per cent over the next 7-8 years, " Takeuchi said. ,
Earlier this year, under the 'PM Gati Shakti' programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India's first automobile in-plant railway siding at Maruti Suzuki's Gujarat facility.
The facility has the capacity to ship 300,000 vehicles per year.
According to the company, the next in-plant railway siding is in progress at the Manesar facility and will be commissioned soon.
"We are committed to the Government of India's net zero emissions target by 2070," Takeuchi said.
This achievement makes Maruti Suzuki the first automobile company in India to achieve this eco-milestone.
Today, the company ships vehicles to 20 destinations, serving over 450 cities using the Indian Railways.
Hisashi Takeuchi, Managing Director and CEO, Maruti Suzuki India Limited, said, "Through our continuous efforts in green logistics, we have achieved excellent results including a cumulative reduction of 10,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions and 270 million liters of cumulative fuel savings."
With the automaker's production capacity almost doubling from 2 million units to 4 million units by FY 2030-31, "we plan to increase the use of railways in vehicle dispatch by close to 35 per cent over the next 7-8 years, " Takeuchi said. ,
Earlier this year, under the 'PM Gati Shakti' programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India's first automobile in-plant railway siding at Maruti Suzuki's Gujarat facility.
The facility has the capacity to ship 300,000 vehicles per year.
According to the company, the next in-plant railway siding is in progress at the Manesar facility and will be commissioned soon.
"We are committed to the Government of India's net zero emissions target by 2070," Takeuchi said.
