Maruti transports 12% of its cars via Indian Railways in four years

The company was targeting transportation of at least 50% its cars via Railways by 2030; higher focus on rail has helped it offset 3,000 MT of CO2 emissions, and save 100 million litres of fossil fuel

India’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki (MSIL) has transported 178,000 cars through the Indian Railways in FY20, up 15 per cent over the previous year, and accounting for nearly 12 per cent of total sales of the company in the year.  

The Gurgaon-based carmaker has dispatched over 670,000 cars through the Indian Railways in the past six years, witnessing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 18 per cent. The company was targeting transportation of at least half its cars via Indian Railways by 2030. The first dispatch of transporting cars on trains took place in March 2014.

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