Suzuki Motor Gujarat Pvt Ltd (SMG), a 100 per cent subsidiary of Japan’s Suzuki Motor Corporation, has begun production from the third unit at its Ahmedabad-based manufacturing facility, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said on Friday.

SMG has completed construction of Plant C and started production from April 2021, the auto major said in a regulatory filing.

The third plant has capacity of 2.5 lakh units per units per annum. The capacity of the first two units is also 2.5 lakh units each, taking the total capacity of Suzuki in Gujarat to 7.5 lakh units a year.

“Together with MSI’s production ability of 15 lakh units, Suzuki’s production ability of automobiles in India will be 22.5 lakh units,” the filing said.

All automobiles that will be produced in SMG will be supplied to MSI.

Suzuki had established SMG in March 2014, aiming to secure production ability in preparation for the automobile market growth in India, as well as for expansion of exports from the country.

The first plant started operating in February 2017, and the second and the powertrain plant in January 2019.

In October 2020, SMG became the fastest production site of Suzuki to achieve accumulated automobile production of 10 lakh units.

“Suzuki will continuously meet the automobile market demand in India and also encourage exports to the global market, contributing to the Make in India initiative promoted by the Government of India,” the filing said.