“Manufacturing currently accounts for 15% of India’s GDP, with the auto sector contributing 50% of that,” Screengrab: C.V. Raman, Managing Director of Maruti Suzuki, said.. YouTube/Maruti Suzuki
“To achieve India’s 2047 growth vision, the mobility sector must scale sixteen times (16x), integrating private and public transport, adopting sustainable and clean technologies, and democratising mobility for the next billion citizens,” said C.V. Raman, Managing Director of Maruti Suzuki in Bengaluru on Tuesday (October 14, 2025) in Bengaluru.
Speaking at Micelio Mobility’s annual flagship event, the ‘Global Clean Mobility Summit 2025’ he said, the country required transformative thinking and exponential growth in manufacturing, with the automobile and mobility sector playing a central role, to achieve its economic growth target of $30 trillion by 2047.
The country’s mobility industry faced an unprecedented challenge and as well as huge growth opportunities that would position India as a global leader in scalable, future-ready transportation, he said adding the mobility sector can play a decisive role in transforming India into a developed economy by 2047.
“Manufacturing currently accounts for 15% of India’s GDP, with the auto sector contributing 50% of that. Achieving the 2047 target means mobility must expand some sixteen times, supporting integrated, multimodal solutions that include public and private transports,” Mr. Raman said.
On challenges he further said, the country’s future mobility sector must meet several critical imperatives. “India’s mobility sector must focus on sustainable and clean energy, adopt advanced technology and innovation, provide integrated and convenient transport solutions, democratise mobility for the next billion citizens, and ensure global competitiveness through world class products and exports,” stated.
He said the Prime Minister’s 7 C mantra for future mobility: common, connected, convenient, charge, clean, congestion-free, and cutting-edge, could be a guiding principle for integrated and sustainable solutions in mobility.
With the population expected to be 1.5 billion, expansion of the country’s mobility sector was not just about vehicles but about enabling freedom of movement, sustainable urbanisation, and economic growth. “These will set the stage for India to emerge as a global leader in scalable and future-ready transportation,” he added.
Highlighting Maruti Suzuki’s four-decade journey in the country, he said, understanding evolving customer needs, reinvesting profits into capacity and R&D, establishing a customer-centric ecosystem, fostering self-sufficiency in suppliers, and prioritising operational efficiency, product quality, and reliability, were the components that fuelled the growth of the automotive major.
Maruti started in 1983 as a small startup producing just 30 cars a day, the company leveraged Suzuki’s technology and co-created a strong local supplier ecosystem, focused on quality, customer service, and capacity building.
According to Mr. Raman, Maruti Suzuki today serves 30 million customers, has exported three million vehicles worldwide, and operates a sales and service network across 2,800 cities. Its Gujarat and Haryana plants, alongside a dedicated R&D centre, have been critical in scaling production, developing India-specific products, and exporting globally.
Published – October 14, 2025 09:41 pm IST
