Entry of new players will help us emerge stronger, says Maruti Suzuki MD

Interview with Kenichi Ayukawa

Maruti Suzuki, the country's biggest car maker (47 per cent market share), had its best performance in FY17. It is geared for another year of strong performance, as demand remains strong for many models, KENICHI AYUKAWA, managing director and chief executive officer, tells Ajay Modi. Edited excerpts of a talk on plans and focus:

FY17 was the best year for you in sales and profit. What factors helped?

Yes, a record high. We launched products in the past couple of years that have been well accepted. Fortunately, production is operating at 100 per cent (of capacity). The performance came in spite of