Maruti Suzuki plans Rs 18,000 cr investment for new Haryana plant: Report

Company chairman says state's policy reserving jobs in private companies is an 'issue to be sorted out'.

Carmaker Maruti Suzuki plans to invest up to Rs 18,000 crore for a new factory in Haryana to make a peak million units annually, R C Bhargava, the company’s chairman, has told 'Times of India', adding the company had "sort out" concerns about the state’s policy to reserve jobs in the private sector.

The proposed unit may be spread over 700-1,000 acres and would replace the company’s first factory in Gurugram. The coronavirus pandemic had delayed plans for the new factory.

“We have a plan to invest Rs 17,000-18,000 crore. The total capacity that we are planning is between 7.5 lakh and