Claim
Today the state of Haryana has become a major automobile hub, and the credit for this goes to Maruti.
“आज हरियाणा राज्य ऑटोमोबाइल का एक बहुत बड़ा हब बन चुका है और इसका श्रेय Maruti को जानता है।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Haryana's Gurugram–Manesar–Kharkhoda belt is one of India's largest automobile manufacturing clusters, and Haryana is India's top passenger-car-producing state. This ecosystem grew around Maruti (Udyog/Suzuki), which set up its first plant in Gurgaon in 1982 and now runs four Haryana plants; industry histories consistently credit Maruti with catalyzing the region's auto component and manufacturing base. The 'credit goes to Maruti' framing is a broadly supported attribution rather than a contested fact. No fact-checker disputes this characterization.
Evidence
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maruti_Suzuki Maruti opened its first production facility in Gurugram, Haryana in 1982 and operates major plants at Gurugram and Manesar, anchoring the region's auto industry; Maruti holds roughly 40% of India's passenger vehicle market. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_industry_in_India The NCR/Haryana cluster (Gurgaon, Manesar, Kharkhoda), where Maruti Suzuki is based, is one of India's major automotive manufacturing clusters contributing roughly 30% of national automotive production. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/maruti-suzuki-india-starts-production-at-new-plant-in-haryana-s-kharkhoda-125022500641_1.html Maruti Suzuki commenced production at its fourth Haryana plant in Kharkhoda in February 2025, reinforcing Haryana's status as an auto manufacturing hub. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://www.movetogurgaon.com/haryana-gurgaon-driving-india-economic-growth/ Haryana is described as India's largest passenger car producer, with an ecosystem of hundreds of tier-1/2/3 auto component suppliers that grew around Maruti's plants. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://gomechanic.in/blog/maruti-suzukis-plant-kickstarted-gurgaon/ Maruti Suzuki's plant is widely credited with kickstarting Gurgaon's industrialization and attracting the wider automotive supplier base. ✓ reachable · archived