Maruti Suzuki India is set to surpass the four lakh vehicle mark in exports this fiscal, having already shipped over two lakh units between April and September, a senior company executive said.

The automaker, India’s largest, recorded a 52% year-on-year jump in exports in September, sending 42,204 units abroad compared to 27,728 units in the same month last year.

“In the first quarter, we exported around 1.10 lakh units, and in the April-September period, we’ve shipped over 2.07 lakh units. This puts us on track to meet our four lakh unit forecast for the fiscal,” Maruti Suzuki Senior Executive Officer (Corporate Affairs) Rahul Bharti said.

Bharti highlighted that Maruti’s exports are more than double those of its closest domestic competitor, giving it a clear lead in overseas shipments

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