Maruti Made-in-India compact car by 2012, to also develop 10 hybrids by 2010

On the sidelines of launching its Ritz Model at Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh, on 18th May, 2009, Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) has confirmed that it is designing a car from scratch in India that may hit the domestic market by 2011-12. It has been learnt that the car would be completely conceptualised, designed and developed car within three years.
MSIL has confirmed that the company will be using the technical expertise and know-how of Indian engineers for that car. The company has been hiring aggressively in disciplines such as design, electrical and mechanical engineering as it is gearing up to develop a model that would be designed from scratch in India. The company, which will rely significantly on local talent for the project, plans to hire 1,000 engineers by 2010, and has already begun the process.
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