Maruti Suzuki achieves record rail dispatch of over 5.85 lakh vehicles in CY 2025

• • Avoided 87,904 metric tonnes* of CO₂e (carbon dioxide equivalent) emission and saved more than 687 lakh (68.7 million) litres of fuel
• • Share of rail dispatches has increased more than fivefold, from 5.1% in 2016 to ~26% in 2025
• • Rail-based vehicles dispatch volumes have grown over 7.5 times, reaching over 5.85 lakh units in 2025 from nearly 77,000 units in 2016

New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki India Limited (“Maruti Suzuki”) has set a new benchmark in green logistics by dispatching over 5.85 lakh vehicles through railways in CY 2025, a growth of 18% over CY 2024. Interestingly, in the past decade, Maruti Suzuki’s share of rail mode in outbound logistics has grown exponentially, rising from 5.1% in 2016 to ~26% in 2025, significantly reducing carbon emissions, country’s oil imports and easing road congestion.

He added, “Maruti Suzuki India Limited has adopted a comprehensive ‘Circular Mobility’ approach to sustainability, aiming to reduce its carbon footprint across the entire vehicle lifecycle—from design and production to logistics and end-of-life vehicle (ELV) management”

Maruti Suzuki’s green logistics journey
Maruti Suzuki has been at the forefront of promoting railways as a sustainable and efficient mode of vehicle transportation. It was the first automobile company to obtain an AFTO (Automobile-Freight-Train-Operator) license, back in 2013. Since FY 2014-15, Maruti Suzuki has transported over 28 lakh vehicles from 22 destinations servicing over 600 cities pan India through a hub and spoke model. Currently, Maruti Suzuki uses over 45 flexi deck rakes, each with a capacity of carrying around 260 vehicles per trip.

In CY 2025, rail dispatches from Maruti Suzuki’s in-plant railway siding at Gujarat and Manesar facility accounted for 53% of the Company’s total rail dispatches.

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^*As per internal MSIL calculation using GLEC V3.1

^**Maruti Suzuki follows the Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC) framework V3.1 for reporting logistic related emissions. The GLEC framework is a globally recognized methodology developed by the Smart Freight Centre (SFC), an international non-profit organization; to offer a harmonized, efficient, and transparent way to calculate and report logistics emissions. Strengthening the accuracy, Maruti Suzuki has refined the calculations during 2025 with deeper understanding and clarity of the methodology.


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