[Omkar]

Big shoutout to Chetan_Rao for shooting these pictures & his coverage of the Auto Expo. Thanks for sharing, man!

Maruti kickstarted its Auto Expo with the eVX concept electric SUV. This is the car that will pave the path for Maruti's electrification in India. According to Suzuki, they've committed an investment of Rs. 100 billion for the production of BEVs and batteries in India:


The 'Emotional Versatile Cruiser,' - Concept eVX, as Suzuki likes to call it is a mid-size electric SUV concept designed and developed by Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan. It is built on a dedicated EV platform which will have a 60 kWh battery pack with safe battery technology:


Bold front end with a big Suzuki logo in the middle. Has a very muscle car-like look with a flat face and also gets a skid plate at the bottom for the 'SUV' look:


Concept LED lights look cool:


The car measures 4,300mm in length, 1,800mm in width, and 1,600mm in height. Roughly Hyundai Creta size. Flared-up wheel arches and bold body lines sure give the impression that the car will have a muscular look:


Fender-mounted charging port:


Flush door handles! Can we expect this on the production variant too?


A mirrorless Maruti? Camera-based ORVM looks sleek:


Fully covered aerodynamic wheels. These are 20-inch wheels shod with 245/45 R20 tyres which are not going to be on the production car:


Taillamp connecting LED strips are becoming way too common these days. The rear also gets a skid plate at the bottom:


The windows were blackened and we weren't allowed to get a peek inside the car. But from the looks of it, you will get a massive touchscreen:

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[Animesh]

Volvo has XC 40.
Maruti: Let me call it a concept car after a few ugly touch-ups.

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Press release by Suzuki:

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Suzuki releases its EV roadmap.

Toward fiscal 2030, Suzuki will contribute to the realization of a carbon-neutral society and the economic growth of emerging countries such as India, ASEAN and Africa, with its main business regions of Japan, India and Europe at its core.
We will work on Suzuki's unique solutions of creating products and services from the customer's point of view and growing together with the countries and regions in which we operate.

Suzuki Motor Company aims to have 15% battery electric vehicles, 25% Hybrid EVs and 60% IC Engine, EV's, CNG, biogas and ethanol by 2030.

2 trillion yen to go towards electrification from FY23 to FY30, with 0.5 trillion yen of investments in batteries.







Source: Suzuki

[Venkatesh]

Suzuki Announces Growth Strategy for FY2030

Press Release

In India, we will introduce the SUV battery EV announced at the Auto Expo 2023 in FY2024, with 6 models to be launched by FY2030. To provide a full range of products and services, Suzuki will provide not only battery EVs but also carbon neutral internal combustion engine vehicles that use CNG, biogas, and ethanol mixed fuels.

[volkman10]

Suzuki Jimny EV coming in a 3d format for Europe in 2026. The 5 door EV variant for India will debut later.



Link (Maruti Jimny 4-door @ Auto Expo 2023)

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This is what the production version could look like, rendered image:




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[volkman10]

Maruti to build EVs for Toyota, Suzuki for global markets.

The first born-EV Maruti SUV based on the eVX will roll out from the Gujarat plant by 2025.

Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) will take over the reins of the Gujarat plant from Suzuki Motor Corporation, thereby terminating the contract manufacturing agreement between the two partners. Maruti Suzuki’s first born-EV being jointly developed with Toyota (codename: YV8) is slated to roll out from this plant by 2025.

Gujarat plant will be Maruti’s first EV manufacturing base
This plant currently produces about 7.5 lakh cars annually
India at present accounts for 60 percent of Suzuki’s global production

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[volkman10]

Maruti Suzuki to produce 1.5 million electrified vehicles by 2031.

Of the set target of four million units by 2030, six lakh units will be EVs and over 1 million hybrid.











- Will have a portfolio of 28 vehicles by the end of this business plan.
- A vision to produce over four million vehicles per annum by the end of 8 year business plan
- About 15 percent or six lakh units will be battery electric vehicles and about one million units of hybrid vehicles at the end of the cycle
- The production capacity of the company will jump over 75 percent to four million units from current capacity of 2.25 million units.
- the development of electric vehicles is proceeding well at the Gujarat facility and the company expects to start the sale of the first model in 2024-25.
- The use of hybrid technology, ethanol, Compressed Bio-gas and CNG in cars will all lead us faster to the goal of reducing the carbon footprint than relying only on any one technology

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Suzuki eVX at the Mobility show in Japan:

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Suzuki and Toyota's next EV in joint development will be a small car in SUV style. Coming in 2025.

Toyota aims to take advantage of the success of small electric vehicles in the domestic market, but it is likely that the car will also be offered globally, including in Europe. Report Suzuki has been chosen as the ideal partner for joint development. their expertise in the production of small cars.

confirmed that It is based on eTNGA architecture. In terms of dimensions, the vehicle falls between Toyota Aygo X with 3700 mm and Toyota Yaris Cross with 4180 mm.

Suzuki will make its own version of the EV, not only for Japan, but also for global markets like India. Potential competitors in this segment could be an EV based on the Hyundai Casper and the long-awaited Volkswagen ID.1, which was recently confirmed for 2026.


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Is this Toyota's version of Suzuki's eVX?

Toyota has unveiled a new concept vehicle designed to preview a new city-sized electric SUV, due in European showrooms in the first half of next year

The showroom version of the Toyota Urban EV concept – which could be named bZ2X – will be one of six electric vehicles Toyota plans to offer in Europe by 2026.

Known as the Urban SUV Concept, it fits between the Yaris Cross and C-HR in size, and is described as a "close to production" preview of an electric SUV due in European showrooms in the first half of next year.
Toyota says there will be a choice of two battery sizes, and front or all-wheel drive depending on model.
In terms of dimensions, the SUV is 430 cm long, 182 cm wide and 162 cm high, with 20" wheels.

For there are no images of the interior now, but it is expected to follow the theme of bZ4X, with a large central touchscreen, a relatively small steering wheel and High-end digital instrument panel.

doesn't reveal specific technical details until the production car appears. in the first half of 2024, although it states that it will be offered with a choice between two battery packs and two- or four-wheel drive.

Unofficially Batteries of 50 kWh and 70 kWh are expected, with a range of about 370 km and 485 km, respectively.

It has been confirmed to join the existing BZ4X, the production versions of the Compact SUV and Sport Crossover concepts – the latter due in 2025 – and two further vehicles.

In Europe it plans to end sales of petrol and hybrid vehicles by 2035














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[volkman10]

Maruti Suzuki to kick off exports of EVs to Japan and Europe in 2024 ahead of India launch.

The company will be exporting Rs 750 crore of lithium ion batteries for hybrid vehicles.

The first EV for India, the eVX will be launched in 2025. (@ Auto Expo?)

- Almost 70-80 percent of the production plan of the upcoming mid-size SUV EVX showcased at the Auto Expo 2023 will be exported

- The company is already exporting (including Europe) advanced lithium-ion cell batteries and packs to developed markets around the world for hybrid vehicles.

-This year the company will be touching almost Rs 750 crore of advanced lithium-ion cells and battery packs in volume exports in FY24

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[volkman10]

The bulk of the first lot of production( eVX) will be exported to Europe.

So, the domestic market will get electric cars in numbers from Maruti only after April 2025.

The plan is to start production towards the end of this financial year and mass production follows a little bit after the start of production.

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