Maruti Suzuki has completed 40 years, and who better to talk of the carmaker's journey than one of the people involved since its very inception. R.C. Bhargava, Chairman, Maruti Suzuki India Limited chats with Hormazd Sorabjee on the story behind the success.

0:00 - Introduction
0:58 - Maruti's impact
2:33 - How it started
5:05 - Partnering with Suzuki
6:42 - Maruti couldn't be run like other PSUs
8:55 - The Japanese way of working
10:30 - Growing the supplier base
12:20 - Learnings from Maruti's journey
14:15 - Why Suzuki succeeded in India
15:26 - Importance of continuity of leadership
16:48 - On Osamu Suzuki
18:40 - Partnership with Toyota
21:50 - Duties and taxation
24:50 - Unnecessary administrative hurdles need to be addressed
26:30 - EVs need to fit in broader emission goals
29:24 - Small car sales will bounce back
32:50 - Personal favourite Maruti

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