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Maruti Suzuki  to start work on 1000 crore test track soon

Maruti has announced that it will soon start work on building its Rs 1000 crore test track in Haryana. The 600 acre land, where the test track will be built is given to Maruti Suzuki India by the Government of Haryana. According to a Maruti spokesperson, the actual construction will begin by the end of this year and the project is expected to be completed within 18 to 24 months.
This will initiate the launch of 100% indigenous car for domestic market, by 2012 and innovative global car before 2014. The track will include R&D wing for making these cars. The company’s Marketing Executive Officer disclosed that the track is said to have been made with the design and the actual work may start sometime later this year. The project, in the 600 acre land in Haryana(allotted by the state government)

“We will be able to develop more models to meet the global demand once the track, which is essential for such activities, is developed,” said I V Rao, Managing Executive Officer — Engineering, Maruti.
The upcoming test track will be the largest such facility outside Japan and the Government of Haryana has allotted over 700 acres for the purpose.
Maruti also said it will set up a global Research & Development (R&D) centre and increase its headcount from the current 1,000 engineers to about 1,400 by 2012.
“Hiring is an ongoing process and we will add over 100 designers and engineers this year,” said Rao.

Last year, Maruti Suzuki was allotted 700 acres of land by the Haryana government at Industrial Model Township (IMT) Rohtak for setting up a full-fledged R&D centre. The centre, which is under construction, will also house a test course besides accommodating its ancillaries. In addition to complete design and development of the vehicle, it will also have facilities for component durability testing and performance evaluation. It is expected to provide house laboratories for wind tunnel testing, collision testing, emission testing, durability testing. Of the 700 acres allotted, 100 acres will be leased out to Maruti Suzuki India Limited ancillaries. 600 acres would be utilised for setting up the R&D facility and test course.

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