Maruti Suzuki India Limited exported 4.47 lakh vehicles in FY 2025-26, its highest annual overseas shipment on record and a 34% increase over the 3.32 lakh units shipped in FY 2024-25. The company said it expects to retain its rank as India's No. 1 passenger vehicle exporter for the fifth consecutive year, based on data from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) through February 2026.
The milestone comes at a time when Indian automobile manufacturers have been expanding their international footprint, with the government's 'Make in India, Make for the World' initiative providing a policy framework for export-led growth. For Maruti Suzuki, overseas shipments have become an increasingly significant part of its overall business, with the company now accounting for over 48% of all passenger vehicle exports from the country.
The company's 18-model export portfolio — the widest of any OEM in India — covers sedans, hatchbacks, SUVs and light commercial vehicles, and now includes a battery electric vehicle. This range allows the company to address demand across both emerging and developed markets. Exports reach more than 100 countries, with Africa, Latin America, Japan and the Middle East among the established markets. The top-selling models abroad in the fiscal year were the FRONX, Jimny, Swift, Baleno and Dzire.
A notable development during the year was the commencement of exports of the e VITARA, the company's first battery electric vehicle. Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the first shipment from Maruti Suzuki's Hansalpur facility in Gujarat in August 2025. The plant serves as the global production hub for the model, which has since been shipped to 44 countries, with Europe receiving the majority of deliveries. Since August 2025, the company has dispatched over 25,000 units of the e VITARA. The move also marks Maruti Suzuki's return to European markets after a gap, with the electric vehicle positioned to meet tightening emissions regulations in that region. Maruti Suzuki also began exporting the 'Across' SUV, sold domestically under the name VICTORIS, during the same fiscal year, further widening its international model mix.
The FY figures contrast with calendar year 2025 data reported separately by Autocar Professional, which recorded 3.95 lakh vehicles exported between January and December 2025 — a 21% rise over 2024. The divergence in the two numbers is a function of the reporting period: the fiscal year runs from April 2025 to March 2026, while the calendar year covers January through December. Both data sets, however, point to sustained growth in Maruti Suzuki's export momentum across overlapping periods.
Managing Director and CEO Hisashi Takeuchi said the performance reflected the company's commitment to national economic priorities at a time when global trade conditions remain under pressure. He pointed to geographical diversification across more than 100 markets as a means of managing exposure to individual market risks, and described the 34% growth as a contribution toward India's broader export objectives.
Maruti Suzuki's export trajectory has been on a consistent upward curve over the past several years. The company shipped just 0.96 lakh units in FY 2020-21, a figure that has since grown nearly fivefold. Volumes rose to 2.38 lakh in FY 2021-22 — the year it first became the country's top PV exporter — and continued climbing through 2.59 lakh in FY 2022-23 and 2.83 lakh in FY 2023-24, before the 3.32 lakh recorded in FY 2024-25. The 4.47 lakh figure for FY 2025-26 represents the sharpest year-on-year increase in that run, driven in part by new model additions and the entry into electric vehicle exports.
The company is majority-owned by Japan's Suzuki Motor Corporation and operates manufacturing facilities in Haryana and Gujarat. Its Hansalpur plant in Gujarat, which produces the e VITARA for global markets, has assumed particular strategic importance as Suzuki looks to expand its electric vehicle presence internationally.