Mumbai:  Following the footsteps of Tata Motors and GM, the country’s largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India is ready to set up its manufacturing unit in Gujarat.

Maruti Suzuki chairman RC Bhargav and managing director Shinzo Nakanishi met Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and to express their idea of setting up a manufacturing unit on a 500 acre plot with a capacity to produce 10 lakh cars per annum with provisions to produce 20 lakh cars per annum in the second phase. This will be the first manufacturing unit for the car giant outside Haryana and Bhargava. This investment, along with the vendors will amount to over Rs. 18,000 crore.

Gujarat is a state that is always thriving with investment, business and growth opportunities. Gujarat houses a number of multinational corporations, private sector companies, public sector enterprises and medium & small scale units.

“Gujarat is the most preferred location for industrial investment in the country. The region truly is a growth engine and offers incredible opportunities for business augmentation. Also, the city of Ahmedabad is never out of business and investments. Supported by excellent road network, railway connectivity and port proximity, the opportunities that Ahmedabad provides for companies to set up their base are aplenty. With increase in the number of investment, there is an increase in the need for the companies to spread awareness about their products and services,” says Sandeep Kholsa, CEO-Publishing, Infomedia 18 Ltd. Engineering Expo-Ahmedabad has proved to be one such platform for the SMEs to showcase their products, spread awareness and generate business.

Network 18 Ltd. is organising Engineering Expo, India’s largest multi-location tradeshow on engineering and manufacturing in Ahmedabad.

Engineering Expo Ahmedabad will witness participation of industries catering to a variety of industry verticals.

Realising the investment and business potential of Gujarat, Engineering Expo was first launched in Ahmedabad in the year 2002. Later on, it spread out to various Indian cities like Indore, Pune, Aurangabad, Chennai and Rudrapur.

It is an event that is bound to attract decision-makers, and visitors coming from leading industrial centres such as Vadodara, Rajkot, Gandhinagar among others, in search for the latest in engineering solutions that can improve their business prospects.

Being an all-inclusive engineering show, Engineering Expo-Ahmedabad will provide an ideal opportunity for the exhibitors from allied sectors in engineering and manufacturing to improve their business prospects. The exhibitors are expected to receive an overwhelming response from the visitors and hence generate tremendous business leads and new partnerships in Gujarat.