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In FY2025, Suzuki moved an estimated 3.32 million vehicles worldwide with a 1.6 per cent growth over the prior year as Maruti Suzuki plays a key role in its overall tally
Suzuki Motor Corporation appears set to sell more vehicles globally than Honda Motor Company for the first time in auto history and India is the engine making it happen. Over 70 per cent of Suzuki’s overseas production comes from Indian facilities as Maruti Suzuki commands approximately 40 per cent of the domestic passenger vehicle market.
In addition, Maruti Suzuki’s export volumes from India grew 34 per cent in FY2025-26 to cross 4.47 lakh units – reaching buyers across more than 100 countries including markets in Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, Europe and Japan. In FY2025, Suzuki moved an estimated 3.32 million vehicles worldwide with a 1.6 per cent growth over the prior year.
Honda went the other way with global volumes slipping 2.1 per cent to around 3.15 million units. The gap between the two Japanese auto majors stands at around 170,000 units – narrow enough that the current financial year could see Suzuki complete the overtake. On the FY2025 domestic sales rankings, Suzuki sits second by having already moved past fellow compatriot Nissan.
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Meanwhile, Honda occupies the third position. Extending the dynamic to global volumes would ensure a significant change at the top of the Japanese automotive industry. At the root of this momentum is a product and market strategy that has aged well with affordable fuel-efficient cars and SUVs as well as hybrid and alternative technologies calibrated for emerging markets.
The overall cost efficiency and an expansive dealership and service network have given the brand durable advantages in markets where value and reliability matter more than boasting out-and-out technology leadership. India, where Maruti Suzuki has recorded back-to-back years of record domestic sales, sits at the centre of that strategy.
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Honda’s growth, on the other hand, has slowed across China and ASEAN markets – two markets that have historically been key to its global volume. Competition in the electric vehicle space is intensifying at a pace that requires significant capital reallocation while recovering momentum in mass market segments while simultaneously investing in electrification is a difficult balance to strike.
For Maruti Suzuki, the export programme has been as important as domestic performance as the company has held the position of India’s largest passenger vehicle exporter for five consecutive years. The e Vitara – Suzuki’s first battery electric vehicle – has already reached 44 countries since launch.
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