Maruti begins export of made-in-India Fronx to Japan
Maruti Suzuki has commenced export of the made-in-India Fronx to Japan. The archetypal consignment of implicit 1,600 vehicles has been dispatched from Gujarat’s Pipavav port.
The Fronx is the 2nd Maruti Suzuki exemplary to beryllium exported to Japan aft the Baleno successful 2016. It is besides the archetypal “SUV” from the marque to beryllium exported to the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’, which volition spell connected merchantability successful the autumn of 2024.
The Fronx is based connected the Heartect platform. In India, the car has 2 motor options: a 1.2-litre petrol motor that makes 89 BHP and 113 Nm and a 1.0-litre turbo-petrol that puts retired 99 BHP and 148 Nm. Transmission options see a 5-speed manual, a 5-speed AMT and a 6-speed automatic.
Maruti Suzuki is the biggest rider conveyance exporter successful India. In FY2023-24, the carmaker shipped implicit 2.8 lakh units to implicit 100 countries. The institution has a 42% stock successful the exports of rider vehicles. In Q1 FY2024-25, Maruti exported a grounds 70,560 units.