Maruti Suzuki India Limited is a leading automobile manufacturer in India and a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation of Japan. It was incorporated in 1981 as Maruti Udyog Limited through a collaboration between the Government of India and Suzuki. Maruti Suzuki launched its first car in 1983 and has since become the market leader in India, selling over 1 million vehicles annually through its portfolio of popular models like Alto, WagonR, Swift, SX4 and Eeco. It has manufacturing plants in Gurgaon and Manesar with a total annual capacity of 1.5 million units.