Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp (SMC) Chairman Osamu Suzuki on Saturday visited the site where its subsidiary
Maruti Suzuki India plans to set up a new manufacturing unit here at an investment of Rs 4,000 crore.
Accompanied by Maruti Suzuki India (MSI)
Chairman R C Bhargava, company Managing Director and CEO Shinzo Nakanishi and state government officials, Suzuki inspected the 700-acre site besides meeting local people.
"He (Osamu Suzuki) took an idea of the land allotted to us by the state government. The site and location of the plant is very good," Bhargava said.
MSI is planning to set up a new plant that will have a capacity to roll out 2.5 lakh cars annually by 2015-16, besides setting up a skill development centre.
Bhargava said no ground breaking ceremony for the plant, which is near Mehsana, could take place in next 2-3 months before infrastructure requirements are put in place.
When asked by what time a detailed report for the project would be prepared, Bhargava said: "That is the job of the engineers sitting in Japan. I cannot tell you anything about it now."
Sounding upbeat about the location, he said: "The local people are also very good and welcoming. It is a great help for any company coming."
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