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Maruti Suzuki Sets Rail Logistics Record With 5.85 Lakh Vehicle Dispatches in 2025

New in-plant rail links under AFTO control underpin the shift, with a 35% rail share targeted by FY31.

Overview

  • Rail accounted for about 26% of Maruti Suzuki’s outbound dispatches in 2025, up from 5.1% in 2016.
  • Annual rail volumes rose 18% from 2024, capping a more-than-sevenfold increase over the past decade.
  • Company estimates indicate 87,904 metric tonnes of CO2e were avoided and about 68.7 million litres of fuel were saved in 2025.
  • The Manesar plant added what the company describes as India’s largest in-plant automobile siding, and the first rail shipments to the Kashmir Valley crossed the Chenab arch bridge.
  • In-plant sidings at Gujarat and Manesar supplied 53% of 2025 rail volumes, supported by a fleet of over 45 flexi-deck rakes carrying roughly 260 vehicles each.