# Maruti Suzuki India Limited

Type: Company (MARUTI)

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## Timeline

- **2027**: Future Expansion — Planned rollout of similar rail siding projects at Manesar and Kharkhoda plants.
- **2026-02-25**: Global Recognition — Maruti Suzuki announces the receipt of the world's first modal shift carbon credits.
- **2026**: Mitigation Phase — Targeted reduction of 1.7 million tonnes of CO2 over a 20-year period.
- **2025-12-01**: Verra Audit — Completion of the rigorous verification process for carbon emission reductions.
- **2025-02-25**: Verra Certification — The project is officially certified by Verra to generate carbon credits.
- **2024-03-15**: Siding Commissioned — The in-plant railway siding at the Gujarat facility begins operations.
- **2024-03-14**: Siding Inauguration — The in-plant railway siding at Hansalpur, Gujarat, is officially commissioned.

## Recent coverage (2 stories, network-wide)

### Maruti Suzuki Secures World-First Carbon Credits for Rail Modal Shift
2026-02-25 08:27:53 · Sector: climate · Sentiment: Strongly positive · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

Maruti Suzuki India Limited has achieved a global milestone by securing Verra carbon credits for its in-plant railway siding in Gujarat. The project, a world-first for modal shift logistics, aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 170,000 tonnes by transitioning vehicle transport from road to rail.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/maruti-suzuki-gujarat-rail-carbon-credits

### Maruti Suzuki Gujarat Rail Siding Earns World's First Modal Shift Carbon Credits
2026-02-25 08:27:20 · Sector: supply · Sentiment: Strongly positive · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

Maruti Suzuki's in-plant railway siding in Gujarat has become the first modal shift project globally to be awarded carbon credits by Verra. The initiative is projected to mitigate 1.7 million tonnes of CO2 emissions over the next 20 years by transitioning vehicle transport from road to rail.
Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/maruti-suzuki-gujarat-rail-carbon-credits

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