Japan’s Suzuki Motor has rolled out its first battery electric vehicle, the e Vitara, at its Indian subsidiary, according to NHK World.
The commemorative ceremony was held on Aug. 26 at the company’s facility in Gujarat, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in attendance. Modi highlighted that the India-made EVs are to be exported to 100 countries and underlined the significance of strengthening economic ties with Japan.
The car model is manufactured at a production facility in Gujarat, where EV production was launched earlier this year through Maruti Suzuki, Suzuki’s subsidiary. The automaker says the SUV is capable of traveling...