The Prime Minister is set to launch a significant EV export initiative on August 26, featuring Maruti's e Vitara from its Gujarat facility.

The Prime Minister on Saturday created a vision to set new benchmarks on exports related to different sectors after continuous threats of trade tariffs by US President Donald Trump. Modi pointed out that India's automobile exports have seen a substantial increase.

Modi also expressed his views on this issue and said, “Till 2014, the export of automobiles in India was limited to around Rs 50,000 crore. But today India is exporting automobiles at an impeccable Rs 1.2 lakh crore in a year, as today we are exporting everything, from metro coaches, rail coaches to locomotives. 

India has achieved another successful feat as we are exporting electric vehicles to almost 100 countries of the world, which is a big achievement to be announced for August 26.”

PM Flagging off Maruti’s E-Vitara

Modi will be also inaugurating the first global for strategic battery electric vehicle (BEV) Maruti Suzuki, the e-Vitara, at the Suzuki’s Motor Plant in Hansalpur, Ahmedabad. As per officials, they are planning to export these BEVs to global markets like Europe and Japan. 

In addition to this, the Prime Minister will also unveil the next stage of the battery ecosystem and will begin local production of hybrid battery electrodes at the TDS Lithium-Ion Battery Plant located in Gujarat.

This plant is under the joint collaboration between Toshiba, Denso and Suzuki and will be soon entering into domestic manufacturing and introducing clean energy solutions, as more than 80% of the battery production is set to be manufactured domestically.

Maruti Suzuki’s Current Exports

We all know that Maruti Suzuki is India’s largest car manufacturer, and can produce around 26 Lakh units per year at its total four units in India. With this much amount of production capacity, the company’s export share has increased significantly by over 3 lakh units. In FY25, Maruti Suzuki has currently exported more than 3.32 lakh units and sold more than 19.01 Lakh units in the Indian market.

The company took the wraps from their first electric vehicle SUV in January 2025, the E-Vitara and showcased it at the Bharat Mobility Auto Expo 2025 held in New Delhi. The company could start the commercial production of the EV from August 26 at the company’s manufacturing facility in Hansalpur, Ahmedabad. 

It will also be the country’s first plant which will be having an automobile Gati Shakti Multimodal Cargo Terminal and a dedicated railway siding for the movement of cars directly from the facility, with a current manufacturing capacity of 3 lakh vehicles annually at its full potential.