Achieving a big milestone, Maruti Suzuki India Limited has announced that it has exported its 1 millionth car from Gujarat’s Mundra Port. The car that was exported was Dzire. "An Oxford Blue colour popular sedan Dzire left for Chile from Mundra," Maruti Suzuki said. Mundra port majorly serves for exports to Latin American, Far Eastern and European markets of Maruti Suzuki.

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Commenting on the achievement, Kenichi Ayukawa, Managing Director & CEO, Maruti Suzuki India Limited said, “Within a decade of commencement of exports from Mundra, we achieved the significant milestone of shipping one millionth car. At Maruti Suzuki, we have always aligned our exports strategy to keep pace with the changing market scenario. Maruti Suzuki exports are aligned with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship vision of “Make in India”. The efforts by Maruti Suzuki reflect India’s capabilities of manufacturing cars that meet global standards of quality, safety, design and technology.”

Mundra port is Maruti Suzuki’s second car terminal port and commenced exports in 2009. Maruti Suzuki has a Pre Delivery Inspection (PDI) facility along with stockyard at Mundra port.

Currently, Maruti Suzuki export range includes 14 models with Alto K10, Celerio, Baleno, Ignis and Dzire taking a prominent share. Maruti Suzuki also exports vehicles from Mumbai port.