Maruti Suzuki transports 1.78 lakh cars via freight trains in FY2020

Maruti Suzuki India has announced that it has transported more than 6.70 lakh cars via the Indian Railways over the last six years, witnessing a CAGR of over 18 per cent. In this process the company offset nearly 3,000 metric tonnes (MT) of CO2 emissions. Avoiding more than one lakh truck trips on the National Highways has significantly helped reduce carbon footprint and save 100 million litres of diesel, the company claims.

In the last financial year, Maruti Suzuki dispatched over 1.78 lakh cars by rail mode, marking 15 per cent increase over previous year. As it further claimed, this accounted for nearly 12 per cent of total sales of the company in the year. Kenichi Ayukawa, Managing Director & CEO, Maruti Suzuki India, said, “Considering the increasing volumes, our team felt the need for large scale logistics flow. We realised, that not only for expansion but also for risk mitigation we have to look beyond road mode logistics.”