“Without his vision and forecast, his preference for taking a threat that no one else will be willing to take, his deep and durable love for India, the Indian automotive industry may not have the strength she has trimmed”
Bhargava, then an IAS officer working at Maruti, had met Suzuki for the first time just a month before the MoU was signed.
“The giants of the Japanese auto industry, such as Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi and Honda, were not in India. Being a minority spouse in a government company itself as a recipe for crisis,” Bhargava added.
However, about a year and a part later, Maruti 800 was launched, changing India’s automotive landscape. The car was an instant hit.
Last financial year, MSIL produced a total of 2.135 million vehicles and earned revenues of Rs 1.35 billion.
Today, MSIL is the largest manufacturer in India with more than 40% participation in the volume market.
Suzuki was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2007 by the Indian government for his contribution to developing the country’s economy through the automobile sector.
“If I played a role in Maruti’s success, because I was and he had taught me how to expand a business and make it competitive. “
“Without his vision and forecast, his willingness to take a threat that no one is willing to take, his deep and durable love for India and his immense talents as a professor, that the Indian automotive industry may not have become the power Converted, “Bhargava added.
“Millions of us in this country a longer life because of Osamu San. “
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