The country's largest carmaker,  Maruti Suzuki  India Ltd has announced that it has commenced production of its popular compact off-roader SUV Jimny in India. The vehicle conglomerate also announced that the export of Suzuki Jimny has also commenced from India.

Maruti has released the first consignment of 184 Jimny SUVs from Mundra port to Latin American countries such as Columbia and Peru. The iconic 3-door Suzuki Jimny will be exported to Latin America, Middle East and African markets from India.

''With India as a production base for Jimny, Suzuki aims to leverage Maruti Suzuki's global production stature. As there is a large customer demand worldwide well beyond Suzuki Japan capacity for this model, Indian manufacturing will supplement capacity to meet this global demand,'' the company said.

The Jimny produced and exported from India measures 3,645 mm in length, 1,645 mm in width and a height of 1,720 mm. The Jimny is powered by a 1.5 litre petrol engine that is mated to a 5-speed manual or a 4-speed automatic gearbox.

The current generation of Jimny SUV was launched two years ago. The Jimny has conferred the World Urban Car Award in the 2019 World Car Awards announced at the New York International Auto Show.

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