Car market leader Maruti Suzuki's Manesar facility crossed the 2.5 million production milestones in September. The Manesar facility houses three plants, Manesar A, B and C with total annual capacity of 800,000 units is spread over 600 acres.

In addition to this, campus also has the diesel engine plant and a supplier's park, the company said. 'The three plants have several in-built quality checks and systems to ensure that cars being manufactured here are of top quality. There is a high degree of automation and robotic control in the press shop, weld shop and paint shop to carry on manufacturing work with precision and higher quality. Areas where manual operations are challenging and difficult are supported by automation and robotics,' it added.

Rajiv Gandhi, executive director (plants) said, 'The Manesar facility achieved the 25 lakh production milestones in 7 years and 8 months. The Manesar plant manufactures some of the top selling models of the country like Swift, DZire and now Celerio. This milestone would be the fastest for any car manufacturing plant in the country.'

Gandhi said, 'We are overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of employees for their regular and active participation in forums like suggestion scheme and quality circles. While we achieve the milestone, we have successfully implemented several ideas from the employees on the important production pillars of productivity, cost, quality and safety.' 

Shares of the company declined Rs 11.75, or 0.4%, to settle at Rs 2,950.80. The total volume of shares traded was 56,187 at the BSE (Tuesday).