What it does: The company is engaged in the business of manufacturing, purchase and sale of motor vehicles and spare parts (automobiles).
Mission: To be The Leader in the Indian Automobile Industry, Creating Customer Delight and Shareholder's Wealth; A pride of India.
Size and presence: Around 32,000 nationally in 3 locations.
Best known for: “A common man's car” is what Maruti's first car, the 800, was known as. Maruti Suzuki is known to offer affordable cars. Most of the segments are dominated by Maruti Suzuki, affordable cars being the major reason behind the success.
The good bits: Good salary very good work Culture. Job security and good employee benefits
The not so good bits: Work-life balance not so balanced. Long working hours with very less personal life. In few departments workload is too much.
In 1982, a license and joint venture agreement (JVA) was signed between Maruti Udyog Ltd., and Suzuki of Japan. At first, Maruti Suzuki was mainly an importer of cars. In India's closed market, Maruti received the right to import 2 fully built-up Suzuki in the first two years, and even after that, the early goal was to use only 33% indigenous parts. This upset the local manufacturers considerably. There were some concerns that the Indian market was too small to absorb the comparatively large production planned by Maruti Suzuki, with the government even considering adjusting the petrol tax and lowering the excise duty in order to boost sales.[11] Local production commenced in December 1983 with the introduction of the SS30/SS40 Suzuki Fronte/Alto-based Maruti 800.[12] In 1984, the Maruti Van with the same three-cylinder engine as the 800 was released and the installed capacity of the plant in Gurgaon reached 40,000 units.
In 1985, the Suzuki SJ410-based Gypsy, a 970 cc 4WD off-road vehicle, was launched. In 1986, the original 800 was replaced by an all-new model of the 796 cc hatchback Suzuki Alto (SS80) and the 100,000th vehicle was produced by the company.[13] In 1987, the company started exporting to western markets, when a lot of 500 cars were sent to Hungary. By 1988, the capacity of the Gurgaon plant was increased to 100,000 units per annum.
After nearly 38 years in India, Maruti Suzuki is as dominant as ever. The Indo-Japanese car brand commands nearly 48% of the Indian car market and even with new entrants coming, it does not look like it will relent its position in India. For many, a Maruti car is their first car and for just as many, it is their car for life.
Maruti Suzuki has made a name for itself as a car brand building cars for the masses with affordable cars like the Alto, WagonR, and Swift being their most popular cars. However, in recent years, the veteran car brand has shifted towards bringing premium cars to the masses. The new Maruti Suzuki Baleno, S-Cross, and Ciaz are premium cars in every way but still serve to highlight Maruti’s commitment to delivering an affordable, efficient and, most importantly, desirable car for the people.
This is the car company that leads the Indian auto industry and defines the way India drives on the quality and competence of its people. It's a great place to discover all that you can be, and maximize your potential.
From a work culture that provides genuinely equal opportunities, a sense of team spirit that goes right down to a common lunchroom, to a feeling of openness as senior managers and their teams sit together in an open, wall-free environment- Maruti Suzuki offers an uncommon place to work and excel.
We are fast and flexible, resilient and responsive, as w ell as decisive and responsible. It is a place where your voice will be heard and valued. Across history, the people have made Maruti Suzuki a company ready yo meet the challenges of the dynamic market.
Maruti Suzuki has a simple process of recruitment online test / written round and the interview round.
Written Round :
Quantitative sections contain questions on time and distance, time and work, number system, arithmetic progressions, etc. Logical reasoning sections contain questions on Data Interpretation, blood relations, directions and verbal section features questions on basic grammar.
Technical section consists of questions on basic and conceptual questions from topic like DBMS, DS, etc.
Psychometric section consists of behavioral questions.
INTERVIEW
Technical Interview
Questions are asked to know the understanding of the technical work required to be completed as part of the job applied for or may enquire candidates to solve actual technical problems that they would be likely to face if employed. It is limited to the project mentioned in the resume and some basic OOPs questions. CS students will be expected to write codes in the interview.
HR Interview
It helps to determine a candidate's personality. Questions can be of wide range starting from your introduction, Qualification, Experience, Industry specific experience, Courses done, your strengths and weaknesses, salary expectations, friends, family, etc. . Be ready to take questions based on your CV - internships, projects, volunteer ships and co-curricular activities.
CAREER GROWTH
Career Growth is very much structured and promising in Maruti suzuki. Also promotion period is very much constant specially because of the MSIL as company is also growing with rate 15–20 % (even more) per year consistently since it's establishment ( excluding few exceptions). Because of company's high growth, number of departments are constantly increasing so the vacancies are also increasing from executive level to upper middle management levels (vice president).
EXPOSURE / WORK LIFE BALANCE / JOB SECURITY
For Exposure varies to by the division/ vertical/ job profile you are working in. For instance if you are working in engineering vertical then you may have exposure with vendor companies technical experts,if you are in service vertical then you are exposed with MSIL customers directly and if you are working in Production then you are exposed to the iti holder technicians , labours etc. So it depends upon kind of exposure you want. But most of the time it does not happen that you got exactly what you want.
For work life balance it definitely very different (specially for initial 5–8 years) depending upon your alloted vertical/support function/ department. For instance most of the department have 5 working days per week but if you are in production vertical you have 6 working days, coming in morning/ evening/night shifts.
Job security is very high, people are never fired /terminated because they are too much under peeforming. Firing happened because of behavior or unethical act of employee which is very rare.
Maruti Suzuki strives to be a people’s company, and for that, it needs to take care of everyone. Not only is it completely dedicated to the customers, but also to the communities around the facilities. As a part of the community development programme, Maruti Suzuki identify their needs through formal surveys, one to one contact, and by engaging with the leaders. Their CSR programmes tackle social issues at both local and national level in order to develop scalable, impactful, and sustainable social programmes that leave a visible impact for the future generations.
As per the Road Accident data revealed by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) 5,638 people who lost their lives in 2016 were not wearing seat belts. According to World Health Organization (WHO), use of seat belts, the primary restraint system, can reduce the risk of fatality by 45-60%. Meaning more lives can be saved with a simple act of buckling up.
Also, as India takes a step towards new safety regulations, more and more passenger vehicles will come equipped with airbags. With this, wearing a seat belt becomes even more critical for safety. If an occupant is not wearing a seat belt, an airbag may cause more harm in the event of a crash (Source: NHTSA).
Unfortunately, only 25% of the car occupants in India wears seat belt regularly, according to a latest research survey conducted across 17 Indian cities, commissioned by MSIL. #PehniKya is a pan-India social campaign by Maruti Suzuki to create awareness about the benefits of wearing a seat belt, attack misconceptions and negative attitudes around seat belts and persuade families to ensure seat belt usage at all times in the car. The 360-degree campaign is active across all the platforms including print, television, radio, digital and on ground events.
Maruti Suzuki is proud to be associated with several State and UT Governments to take initiatives that encourage safe and responsible driving practices. As a brand, we strive to play a bigger role than just a car manufacturer. We intend to achieve it by imparting quality education and training to millions of people, with the core objective of raising awareness about road safety measures and making Indian roads safer for driving.
In line with the progressive trends of today, Maruti Suzuki has introduced initiatives such as the Traffic Safety Management System (TSMS) and Automated Driving Test Centers (ADTC) which utilize modernised technology to bring transparency, efficiency and convenience to boost road safety.
With more than half of its total economic output coming from the service sector alone, maintaining and constantly expanding the size of its skilled labour force is imperative for India. Keeping this in mind, Maruti Suzuki has partnered with a number of state governments to adopt several Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs). With this initiative, the company aims to make a large section of the youth employable by the automobile industry.
Maruti Suzuki believes that to truly help someone, it is necessary to first understand his or her needs. Therefore, before undertaking any new CSR initiative, the company conducts a Need Assessment Survey to understand the areas where a community might require support and improvement. It is on the basis of the results of these surveys, that the company launches projects in various sectors of community development, such as education, water and sanitation, health care, and rural development. At the heart of Maruti Suzuki’s success story is its people. With a firm belief in each employee’s potential to contribute to the growth and improvement of society, Maruti Suzuki started its employee volunteering programme. This initiative provides volunteering opportunities in areas such as education, health care, public cleanliness, sanitation, old age support systems, and others. Under this programme, all new hires undergo a small CSR training during their induction. They are encouraged to participate in the various volunteering activities that the company runs.
July 18, 2012: A mob of workers go on rampage at the Maruti Suzuki plant in Manesar, setting afire a building in which a beaten up Awanish Kumar Dev, general manager (human resources) of Maruti Suzuki, was burned to death, and 100 others, including two Japanese officials, were injured.