Japan's Suzuki Motor to invest $1.3 bln for electric vehicle production in India
Suzuki has decided to build a new electric vehicle production line in India with the aim of starting operations as early as 2025
The logo of Maruti Suzuki India Limited is seen on car parked outside a showroom in New Delhi, February 29, 2016. REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee/File Photo
Japan's Suzuki Motor plans to invest about 150 billion yen ($1.26 billion) to produce electric vehicles and batteries in India, Japanese media reported on Saturday.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is visiting India on Saturday to meet his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. Suzuki's investment plan will be part of an announcement by Kishida during his trip of plans to invest 5 trillion yen over the next five years in India, according to the Nikkei business daily.
Suzuki has decided to build a new electric vehicle production line in India with the aim of starting operations as early as 2025, Nikkei said, without identifying the source of its report.
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A Suzuki Motor spokesperson declined to confirm the reports.
($1 = 119.1700 yen)
