Suzuki Motor Corp's India arms gear up for long electrified journey

Suzuki Motor Corp’s India ventures — Toshiba-Denso-Suzuki Gujarat (TDSG) and Maruti Suzuki India — are gearing up for an electrified innings in India.

As a run up to the mass production and sale of hybrid and battery electric vehicles in India, the Japanese carmaker’s units are going full throttle in securing local supplies of batteries. This is one of the most crucial components for electrified vehicles. 

TDSG’s facility — the first in the country to make batteries with cell-level localisation — has an aggressive export target for the next three years. Construction work is in full swing for the plant