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Japan's Suzuki Motor Corporation on Thursday said it will introduce six battery electric vehicles in India by FY2030 as part of its growth strategy and achieve carbon neutrality by 2070 as per the target set by the government. In the growth strategy for FY2030 shared on BSE by its Indian arm Maruti Suzuki India, Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) said in India, it will provide not only battery EVs but also carbon-neutral internal combustion engine vehicles using CNG, biogas and ethanol mixed fuels. On its battery EV introduction plan, SMC said, "In India, we will introduce the SUV battery EV announced at the Auto Expo 2023 in FY2024, with six models to be launched by FY2030". By FY2030, the company said battery EVs will account for 15 per cent of its total product portfolio, while internal combustion engine vehicles will be 60 per cent and hybrid electric vehicles at 25 per cent. The company's arm Maruti Suzuki India is the largest passenger vehicle maker by sales in the country. At th
Japanese automobile maker Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) on Thursday said it expects a 12.6 per cent decline in operating profit at 170 billion yen for this fiscal due to increase in raw material cost and R&D expenses, besides unclear outlook on the ongoing semiconductor shortage. Previously, the company did not issue any earnings guidance for the ongoing fiscal as it was "unable to rationally calculate the forecasts owing to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the company's major market of India." "However, based on the latest situation and the trends in the company's operating results, we have determined the forecasts," SMC said in a statement. Accordingly, the company said it expects net sales to grow by 7 per cent year on year to 3,400 billion yen in the ongoing fiscal. SMC further said "as the outlook for semiconductor shortage is unclear, forecasts for the consolidated operating results" for the ongoing fiscal are "based on the assumption that the impact on plant ...