Maruti Suzuki is setting up a new plant over 900 acres of land at Kharkhoda in Sonipat district. Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar stated that the company has got the clearing .
“Clearance has been given for setting up a new Maruti plant on about 900 acres of land at Kharkhoda in Sonipat,” he announced this at a meeting of the Haryana Enterprises Promotion Center.
Khattar further conveyed that this will help the auto major to increase the production that will boost the automobile sector. The automaker has also been given state goods and services tax (SGST) reimbursement for 15 years by the government.
“Building another factory seems a lucrative prospect that will help the automaker to push its production to its desired goals,” he said.
However, Maruti Suzuki India, at the start of the month, had conveyed that it is expecting a negative impact on the production at its two plants located in Haryana and the parent Suzuki factory in Gujarat due to scarcity of electronic components because of the ongoing global semiconductor shortage. The automaker observed that the total production volume across both factories in Haryana could be around 85 per cent of the normal roll-out in November.
Maruti Suzuki officials in its second-quarter announcement shared that though the demands remain satisfactory the production continues to suffer due to the chip crisis. It sold about 48,690 units in the domestic market compared to the 95,067 units sold in October last year.
The company also recently launched the 2021 Maruti Suzuki Celerio at a starting price of ₹4.99 lakh (ex-showroom) and the price of the car goes up to ₹6.94 lakh (ex-showroom). The new model has undergone several changes including a better-equipped cabin, though, mileage of the car seems to be the major highlighting feature. It is being claimed that the 2021 Celerio comes with a certified mileage of 26.68 kmpl.
