India's leading carmaker Maruti Suzuki plans to start exporting select models as completely knocked down kits, beginning with its new multi passenger vehicle Ertiga, which it plans to launch at the Auto Expo in Delhi next month.

The company, which produces more vehicles than its Japanese parent Suzuki Motor Corp is eyeing larger volumes in the lucrative export market.

Mr S Nakanish MD of Maruti Suzuki India said that “There is a great potential to export vehicles as CKD in many markets in Asia.” He added that "Maruti will act as the biggest supplier of cars to the parent SMC and to start with we will dispatch Ertiga MPV and other new models from next year.”

Ertiga a seven seater MPV which will be available in 1.4 litre petrol and 1.3 litre multijet diesel engine options, will be initially shipped to Indonesia and later to Thailand. The CKD kits will include critical parts, such as engine and transmission, fuel tank, wheel rim, brakes, partsstrengthenof suspension and steering that will be sealed and dispatched from the company's Manesar plant.

(Sourced from ET)