Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated a factory in the town of Hansalpur that will manufacture an electric vehicle (EV) called the Maruti Suzuki e-Vitara.

The factory is also intended to begin domestic production of two older hybrid automobiles, the Grand Vitara and Invicto, along with producing batteries for the Grand Vitara hybrid.

Maruti Suzuki is the Indian subsidiary of Japanese automaker Suzuki. The company is currently one of India’s largest automakers. The battery plant in Hansalpur will be a collaboration between Suzuki, Toshiba, and global auto-parts maker Denso.

Modi said the launch of the Maruti Suzuki factory was the beginning of a “new chapter” for his “Make in India” initiative, which calls for India to manufacture more products domesti

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