New Delhi, March 25 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd said on Wednesday that it plans to increase rail-based vehicle dispatches to 35 per cent by FY31, up from the current 26 per cent.
The company's Manesar in-plant railway siding has reached 1 lakh vehicle dispatches since the start of operations in June 2025, the company said in a statement.
This has resulted in an estimated avoidance of 16,800 metric tonnes of CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent), it added.
"In CY 2025, the company set a record by dispatching over 5.85 lakh vehicles via rail. Interestingly, over the past decade, our share of rail mode in outbound logistics has grown exponentially, from 5 per cent in 2016 to 26 per cent in 2025," said Maruti Suzuki India Managing Director & CEO, Hisashi Takeuchi.
Further, he said, "We aim to increase rail-based vehicle dispatches from the current 26 per cent to 35 per cent by FY 2030-31, in line with our commitment to build efficient and sustainable logistics and contribute to India's net-zero ambition."
The company's Manesar railway siding is India's largest automobile in-plant railway facility, and the second PM GatiShakti in-plant terminal for both the auto industry and the company, after the Gujarat railway siding, the statement said.
Through this in-plant railway siding, the company is serving 380 cities from 17 hubs via a dedicated hub and spoke model, it added.