Production of Maruti 800, India’s first people’s car, being flagged off, October 1983
It began with this: the first Maruti 800
Indira Gandhi being shown the model of the Maruti plant in Gurgaon, at the release of the first car, 14 December 1983
Indira Gandhi handing over the keys to Maruti’s first customer, Harpal Singh, an employee of Indian Airlines
Rajiv Gandhi visits the Maruti plant in Gurgaon for the launch of the four-wheel drive Gypsy, December 1985
O. Suzuki, CEO of Suzuki Motor Corporation, on his visit to the Gurgaon Joint Venture Complex in 1988
The one millionth car from Maruti being handed over to Mother Teresa
The managing director, Maruti Suzuki India Limited, receiving the Economic Times Award for Corporate Performance in 1991, from Dr Manmohan Singh, who was finance minister at the time
Maruti’s 24-hour mobile service facility is launched, May 1996
The Maruti Initial Public Offer is launched at the Bombay Stock Exchange in 2003, to resounding success
The five millionth car rolls out, April 2005
Maruti ranked No. 1 in the JD Power Consumer Satisfaction Index, for the ninth consecutive year, October 2008
At the celebrations marking a highly successful twenty-five years of Maruti, 14 December 2008
Moving with the times: Launch of the A-Star, November 2008 (above); Launch of the Ritz, May 2009 (below)
