Suzuki Motor president says India to be global production hub for EVs

India will be the global production hub for Suzuki Motor’s electric cars and it plans to export the vehicles back to Japan as well as other markets, such as Europe, despite a slowdown in sales of EVs, the carmaker’s chief said on Thursday. India is the biggest market by sales and revenue for Suzuki Motor, present there through its majority stake in market leader Maruti Suzuki. On Friday, Maruti will launch its first EV in India — the e Vitara mid-sized SUV — which will be exported globally and also supplied to Suzuki’s partner Toyota Motor Corp. “For Suzuki, the scale merit in India is our strength, and we will fully leverage this advantage to supply high-quality and appealing products across various markets such as Europe, Japan, Middle East, Africa, Central and South America,” Suzuki Motor President Toshihiro Suzuki told reporters in New Delhi.