India, April 20 -- Maruti Suzuki Swift
Maruti Suzuki India has transported over 7.20 lakh vehicles using Indian railways in the past five years. In 2020-21, more than 1.80 lakh vehicles took the rail route for transportation, the highest-ever railway dispatch by the company, as against nearly 88,000 units in 2016-17. The increased focus on using railways has helped the brand offset over 3,200 MT of CO2 emissions, cumulatively.
Maruti Suzuki is the first auto manufacturer in the country to obtain Automobile Freight Train Operator (AFTO) license. This allows private firms to fabricate and operate high-speed, high-capacity auto-wagon rakes on the Indian Railway's network. 36 high-speed and high-capacity rakes are currently in use by Maruti S...