9OCTOBER 2025MARUTI SUZUKI, TAMIL NADU JOIN HANDS AUTOMATE DRIVING TEST TRACKSHYUNDAI INDIA ANNOUNCES 45,000 CRORE GROWTH PLAN BY 2030Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) held its first-ever Investor Day, unveiling a detailed strategic plan that primarily focuses on product expansion, advanced manufacturing, deep localization, and achieving financial milestones to drive growth up to FY2030.José Muñoz, President and CEO of Hyundai Motor Company, stated that India will be the focus of Hyundai's global vision, referring to the country as the automaker's second-largest market by the end of the decade.Additionally, HMIL plans to invest Rs 45,000 crore over the course of its long-term strategy and is commit-ted to launching 26 new models, including seven new nameplates and an India-first locally produced dedicated electric SUV by 2027.Maruti Suzuki India through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative will automate conventional driving testing tracks at various Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) in Tamil Nadu. The project is a significant step towards modernizing the transport infrastructure in the state's regional transport offices, according to an official release on Tuesday.The move follows Transport Minister S. S. Sivasankar's announcement in the 2023-24 Assembly, regarding the automation of driving test tracks at 20 RTOs across the state. In the first phase, 10 RTO sites have been selected for automation in the 2025-26 financial year. The agreement was signed at the Secretariat in the presence of the Transport Minister, Home Department Additional Chief Secretary Dheeraj Kumar, Transport and Road Safety Commissioner R. Gajalakshmi, and Maruti Suzuki Senior Vice-President & Head (CSR) Tarun Agarwal. Through the use of automation, Maruti Suzuki India and the government of Tamil Nadu will be able to improve road safety outcomes and lessen the human element of the driving test, while also being able to provide a more equitable driver licensing process. In its essence, this is part of a larger trend towards the growth of automation in India's transport sector, and public transport, in alignment with the state vision of safer and smarter mobility solutions. The luxury brand Genesis is also set to be introduced, aimed at attracting premium car buyers. India is expected to become a significant global manufacturing hub with exports contributing up to 30 percent of the total production.The substantial investment that Hyundai is making to ensure sustainable and innovation-driven growth is well reflected through their target of crossing Rs 1 lakh crore in revenue by FY2030 while still maintaining strong double-digit EBITDA margins, as per the words of Unsoo Kim, Managing Director of HMIL.COO Tarun Garg shared his views on the company achieving a 15 percent plus domestic market share, with SUVs driving more than 80 percent of the volumes.The automaker will cover all types of powertrains ICE, CNG, Hybrid, and Electric with over half of the lineup featuring sustainable technologies. The network of sales and service centers will cover 85 percent of India's districts by the end of the decade, which is a step towards inclusive growth and deeper market penetration.Through innovation, customer-centricity, and advanced mobility solutions that are in line with its global vision of "Progress for Humanity", HMIL has been leading India's automotive landscape for almost 30 years. In a significant move to enhance road safety and driving test standards, Maruti Suzuki India has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Tamil Nadu government to automate driving testing tracks across the state. With this initiative, greater transparency, efficiency, and uniformity will be ensured in driving tests by utilizing state-of-the-art technology.
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