gandhinagar gujarat has emerged as a top automotive manufacturing hub in not only india but also in the world said pm narendra modi citing the example of the successful 13year journey of suzuki motor corporation smc in gujarat the pm addressed the commemoration ceremony marking 40 years of smc in india held at mahatma mandir in gandhinagar on sundaysmc announced investments worth rs 10400 crore in gujarat which relate to projects including an electric vehicle ev manufacturing plant and an ev battery manufacturing unit both of which will be adjacent to the companys existing passenger vehicle pv manufacturing plant in hansalpur advt i remember that 13 years ago suzuki had approached us in gujarat to set up a manufacturing facility i promised them that they will find the perfect model of development here the pm said i am happy that gujarat has fulfilled its promise made to suzuki and suzuki has reciprocated the respect he added today gujarat has emerged as a top automotive manufacturing hub not just in india but in the world too according to the pm evs are bringing a silent revolution to india the ev market in india is growing at a pace which could not be imagined a few years ago he said india has been working to set up the ecosystem and infrastructure for this change to take place over the past eight years the pm said the government is taking steps to boost ev demand two such steps are providing it relief and easy financial assistance side by side we are leveraging the pli scheme in the automobile and auto component sector to boost supply at a rapid pace the pm said tnn published on aug 29 2022 at 0111 pm ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etauto app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app automotive manufacturing in gujarat pm narendra modi suzuki motor corporation investments infrastructure homenewsindustrypm narendra modi bats for gujarat as automotive star