Maruti Dzire surpasses 3 million production milestone

Popular small cars like the Alto, WagonR and Swift have also achieved this milestone.

Maruti Suzuki has achieved a new milestone with the production of the Dzire, surpassing the 3 million unit mark.

It took Maruti Suzuki 16 years and 11 months to build 3 million units of the Dzire. The first 1 million units were produced in April 2015, and the 2 million unit mark was breached in June 2019.

The Dzire is not the first Maruti model to cross cumulative production of 3 million units. Popular small cars like the Alto, WagonR and Swift have also achieved this milestone.

Maruti Suzuki launched the Dzire in 2008. The second-gen of the compact sedan was introduced in 2012, followed by the gen-3 Dzire in 2017. The fourth-generation Dzire was launched in November this year.

The Dzire also has a strong export market. The compact sedan is exported to 48 countries in Latin & Central America, Africa, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. The carmaker has shipped 2.6 lakh units to global markets since exports commenced in October 2008. In FY 2023-24, the Dzire was the second-highest exported model by Maruti Suzuki.