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The Maruti Fronx and Jimny 5-door are helping Maruti Suzuki India to expand its lead over Hyundai Motor India in passenger vehicle exports. As per the latest from SIAM, between April 2024 and January this year, the first ten months of FY2025, Maruti has shipped 2,72,423 units overseas, up 20 percent year on year and almost double that of Hyundai’s 1,36,886 units.
Maruti exports its vehicles to nearly 100 countries, with Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East as its key markets. However, the most recent growth spurt has come from rising exports to Japan.
- 48,491 units of the Fronx exported during April-December 2024
- 38,716 units of the Jimny exported from India in the same period
- Maruti Suzuki currently has a 43 percent PV export market share
Maruti Fronx export numbers in FY2025
Fronx is Maruti's No. 1 export model in current fiscal
Exports of the made-in-India Fronx, which rolls out of the Gujarat plant, first kicked off in July 2023 to markets like Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. A year later, Maruti Suzuki started shipping it to Japan.
During April-December 2024, when Maruti Suzuki exported 2,45,642 PVs, the Fronx, with 48,491 units, accounted for the highest share of 20 percent. The year-on-year growth is a stupendous 426 percent on a low base of 9,221 units, clearly pointing to Japan being the growth accelerator behind these numbers. Following a strong market response, it is understood that the Fronx currently has a three-month waiting period in the Japanese market.
Japan-spec Fronx gets 1.5-litre mild-hybrid petrol engine and AWD option
Unlike the model on sale in India – which has 1.2-litre petrol and 1.0-litre turbo-petrol engine options and is front-wheel drive only – the Fronx for Japan is powered by a mild-hybrid 1.5-litre petrol engine and comes with AWD tech and an ADAS suite.
Maruti Jimny export numbers in FY2025
Huge demand for Jimny 5-door in Japan
As for the Jimny SUV, since November 2020, Maruti Suzuki has been producing the three-door model exclusively for export to both left- and right-hand-drive markets in Africa and the Middle East at its mother plant in Gurugram, Haryana. In October 2023, three months after launching the Jimny 5-Door 4WD SUV in India, the company began exporting it to Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, and it received a strong market response from Mexico, Australia and South Africa.
Called Jimny Nomade in Japan
The made-in-India Jimny 5-Door’s exports received a strong boost on January 30, 2025, when Suzuki Motor Corp unveiled the model in Japan as the Jimny ‘Nomade’ ahead of the planned launch on April 3.
The massive customer demand in Japan for the Jimny 5-door took Suzuki by surprise. In just four days after bookings opened, the company received over 50,000 pre-orders and has been compelled to temporarily halt bookings for the first-ever 5-door avatar of the legendary off-roader.
Jimny accounts for nearly 16 percent of Maruti’s exports
Between April and December 2024, Maruti exported 38,716 Jimny SUVs, up 295 percent YoY on a low-year-ago base. Here, too, Japan was the growth driver in recent months.
New Maruti export record expected in FY2025
Fronx, Jimny, Baleno, Swift, S-Presso, Celerio, Dzire, Grand Vitara and Ertiga imported from India
The Fronx and Jimny together (87,207 units) comprised 35 percent of Maruti’s total exports between April and December and 74 percent of its utility vehicle exports, which stood at 1,18,264 units. Other Maruti models with strong export demand in the current fiscal include the Baleno, Swift, S-Presso and Celerio hatchbacks, the Dzire sedan, the Grand Vitara midsize SUV and the Ertiga MPV.
Maruti likely to export around 3 lakh units in FY2025
Maruti Suzuki exported 2,72,423 PVs in the first 10 months of FY2025: 1,34,033 cars (down 17 percent YoY), 1,31,170 UVs (up 131 percent YoY) and 7,220 vans (up 17 percent YoY). That’s 97 percent of its record exports of 2,80,712 units in FY2024. So, with two months still to go in FY2025, India’s No. 1 car, SUV and MPV manufacturer is well set to retain the title of ‘India’s No. 1 PV exporter’ for the fourth fiscal year in a row. Maruti Suzuki has a 43 percent market share in PV exports and is likely to wrap up FY2025 with a new export record of around 3,00,000 units.
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Maruti Grand Vitara, Fronx, Swift special editions showcased at Auto Expo 2025
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