Suzuki Motorcycle To Make India Manufacturing Hub For 125-300 cc Bikes

Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC), the parent company of Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited (SMIPL), has decided to make India a major export hub for its small displacement motorcycles. According to a senior official of SMIPL, Suzuki India already holds a significant position in the number of units for Suzuki Motor Corporation. Devasish Handa, Executive Vice President, Suzuki Motorcycle India, has been quoted in an interview as saying that Suzuki Motor Corporation took the decision to make India a major manufacturing hub for small capacity (125-300 cc) motorcycles for the world.

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The Suzuki V-Strom SX is the latest entry-level crossover, based on the Suzuki Gixxer 250 platform.

Over the past year, Suzuki India has grown its exports by almost double to 1,45,000 units, and even this year, the company is expecting to clock the same growth momentum along with sustaining sales. Currently, Suzuki India exports to destinations like the SAARC countries, which includes Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Bhutan, Latin America, South-East Asia, Africa and even Japan. Suzuki India has a capacity of 1 million units in its production facility in Gurugram, Haryana, and the company has sold 7,54,938 units in FY 2021-22.

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On April 7, 2022, Suzuki Motorcycle India launched its entry-level crossover adventure motorcycle, the Suzuki V-Strom SX, with design inspired by its bigger siblings in the Suzuki V-Strom family. The 250 cc adventure sports tourer, as Suzuki describes it, is based on the made-in-India Suzuki Gixxer 250 platform, and shares the same 249 cc, single-cylinder engine, but gets a bigger 19-inch front wheel, more ground clearance and a tall-ish stance for everyday adventures. Clearly, Suzuki India will be looking to up its game in the entry-level premium motorcycle segment in the months to come, and motorcycles such as the models in the 250 cc segment, as well as 125-160 cc segment will become increasingly more important for Suzuki India's export plans.