- By Pawan Mishra
- Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:14 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
World Environment Day: Maruti Suzuki is the largest car manufacturer in India, and it is widely recognised for its fuel-efficient cars. Now the brand is actively working toward ‘Green Logistics’, and it recently achieved a milestone. Maruti Suzuki India Limited successfully dispatched 5.18 lakh vehicles through the Indian Railways during FY25.
Saved 63 Million Litres Of Fuel
Maruti Suzuki has been dispatching its vehicles with the help of Indian Railways since FY15. The brand claims that it has saved more than 63 million litres of fuel by using Indian railways. The largest car manufacturer of India has also claimed that it has saved more than 1.8 lakh tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions, and it has dispatched a total of 2.4 million vehicles using the Indian Railway so far.
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Why The Railway?
The carmaker says that it chose the Indian railways as it offers a low-emission and energy-efficient mode of transportation. Besides, this mode of transportation helps facilitate road congestion, which harms the environment. Maruti Suzuki currently dispatches vehicles to more than 20 hubs using railways. These hubs then provide vehicles to over 600 cities across India. Maruti Suzuki uses the port locations of Mundra and Pipavav for exporting vehicles, and these points are also served using Indian Railways.
Speaking on the milestone, Mr. Hisashi Takeuchi, MD & CEO, Maruti Suzuki India Limited said, “Reducing carbon emissions is a top priority for us, both in our products and in our operations. Maruti Suzuki was the first company in India to obtain an Automobile-Freight-Train-Operator license in 2013. Since then, we have dispatched nearly 24 lakh vehicles through the rail mode. By FY 2030-31, we plan to increase the share of vehicle dispatches through railways to 35%.”