Mumbai: Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) is preparing to commence vehicle production from its third unit in Gujarat from April next year. In a regulatory filing, Maruti Suzuki India said Suzuki Motor Gujarat Pvt Ltd (SMG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SMC, has completed construction of its plant number three at Hansalpur, Gujarat.

“SMG is now starting preparations to commence vehicle manufacturing (plant No 3) from April 2021 onwards. Production volume from the plant will depend upon business conditions and market demand,” the filing said.

It did not say what kind of products would be manufactured on this assembly line. The first line manufactures Baleno and Swift and the second line Swift.

SMG currently has two units at Hansalpur at Gujarat with a total capacity of 5 lakh units per annum. It exclusively supplies vehicles to Maruti Suzuki India.Last month, SMG had achieved a cumulative 10 lakh production milestone, becoming the fastest production site of Suzuki to achieve the record in 3 years and 9 months since starting production in February 2017.