Maruti's Second Kharkhoda Plant Goes Live: Brezza, Victoris Output Hits Top Gear
Maruti Suzuki has switched on its second plant at Kharkhoda in Haryana, adding 2.5 lakh units of annual capacity and pushing its India total to 26.5 lakh units. The Brezza and the new Victoris mid-size SUV roll out of this line. For a market leader already shipping nearly two million cars a year, this is less a milestone and more a hedge against Tata, Mahindra and Hyundai eating into its SUV share.
The Car Jury verdict
The headline number is 26.5 lakh units, but the real story is where that capacity is going. Maruti has been bleeding share in the SUV space to the Tata Nexon, Mahindra 3XO and Hyundai Creta, and Kharkhoda Plant 2 is the production answer. Brezza volumes have been supply-constrained for two years, and the Victoris, Maruti's Creta-rival, needs scale on day one to matter. This plant gives both.
For buyers, more capacity should mean shorter waiting periods and less dealer-level premium on Brezza CNG and top-spec Victoris variants. It will not, on its own, fix Maruti's bigger problem: a thin EV pipeline while rivals like the Tata Curvv EV and Mahindra BE6 define the next decade. Kharkhoda is reportedly being prepped for Suzuki's EV programme, and that is the part of this announcement that actually matters.
Right now though, this is a confident, defensive move. Maruti is buying back the showroom conversation in compact and mid-size petrol SUVs, where it still has pricing power. If you are waiting on a Brezza or Victoris booking, expect deliveries to ease through the second half of 2026.
What was announced
Maruti Suzuki India Limited has commenced commercial production at its second manufacturing plant within the Kharkhoda facility in Haryana. The new plant has an annual installed capacity of 2.5 lakh units, taking Kharkhoda's combined output to 5 lakh units per annum across its two operational plants.
With this expansion, Maruti Suzuki's total annual vehicle production capacity across India now stands at 26.5 lakh units. The company operates four manufacturing complexes: Gurugram and Manesar in Haryana, the new Kharkhoda site also in Haryana, and the Hansalpur plant in Gujarat which is jointly run with Suzuki Motor Gujarat. The first Kharkhoda plant began operations earlier and is already producing the Brezza for domestic and export markets.
The Victoris, Maruti's new mid-size SUV positioned alongside the Grand Vitara as a Creta and Seltos rival, is being manufactured at the Kharkhoda complex as well. Maruti has previously stated its intent to add a total of 10 lakh units of capacity at Kharkhoda across multiple phases, which would make it one of Suzuki's largest single manufacturing sites globally. Subsequent phases are expected to support both internal combustion and electric vehicle production, including the eVitara that Suzuki has confirmed for India. The Hansalpur facility separately handles models such as the Baleno and Fronx, while Manesar continues to build the Swift, Dzire and Ertiga families for India and export markets.