# Futaba Industrial to build new plant in India for Suzuki mufflers

Futaba Industrial announced it will build a new plant in Haryana, India, to manufacture mufflers and exhaust system parts for Suzuki. Construction will start in April 2025, with operations beginning in March 2027. Investment is about 2.5 billion rupees (approx. 4.5 billion yen).

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-12-24
- Where: Haryana, India
- Value: $30.0M (2.50B INR)
- Jobs: 300
- Starts operating: Mar 2027
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1 million units per year (mufflers)
- Products: mufflers, exhaust system parts
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Futaba Industrial Co.](https://endata.com/companies/54507.md)
- [Suzuki](https://endata.com/companies/22006.md) (customer)
- [FMI Automotive Components Private Limited](https://endata.com/companies/82018.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [nikkei.com](https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOFD247G40U4A221C2000000/), 2024-12-24: "フタバ産業は24日、インド北部のハリヤナ州に新工場を建設すると発表した。"
- [response.jp](https://response.jp/article/2024/12/26/390248.html), 2024-12-26: "新工場は、同社のグループ会社であるFMI Automotive Components Private Limited（FMI）の分工場として設立される。"

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