Indian cars make inroads into Europe as firms seek China alternative

Diversification of sales and production drives small but fast-growing exports

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Maruti Suzuki electric vehicles are loaded onto a ship at Pipavav port in Gujarat, India. The automaker has already exported more than 7,400 units of its first EV -- the midsize eVitara -- to European countries since beginning production in August. (Maruti Suzuki)

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BENGALURU -- Global carmakers are cranking up exports from India into Europe, building on recent success in the Japanese market and marking a step up for their sprawling factories in the South Asian nation that until now have mostly catered to Latin America, Africa and the Middle East.

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