Maruti Suzuki has announced that they now have a total of 500 state-of-the-art driving training schools in India, spread over 242 cities across the nation. That’s actually more than some brands have dealerships in the country.
Since the inception of Maruti Suzuki Driving Schools (MSDS) in 2005, the brand has trained over 1.7 million people, and by 2025, the brand strives to train over 2.5 million individuals through this network.
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For those who aren’t aware, the Maruti Suzuki Driving Schools (MSDS) are set up by Maruti Suzuki in partnership with its dealerships. The driving schools are equipped with driving simulators that mimic the Indian driving conditions and promote quality training through a hybrid curriculum that comprises on-road driving situations, and classroom training. The overall driving course is carefully designed with practical & theory courses based on international best driving practices. The curated training sessions educate customers on appropriate road behavior, defensive driving, good samaritan law, traffic rules & regulations, and a holistic knowledge overview of basic vehicle maintenance and emergency handling techniques amongst others. The customers are also given value-added services such as assistance in getting license subject to RTO norms and training in their personal vehicles.
Commenting on this milestone, Mr. Shashank Srivastava, Senior Executive Director (Marketing & Sales), Maruti Suzuki India Limited, said, “Maruti Suzuki Driving Schools were launched with the core objective of imparting safe driving training and road behavior among customers to make Indian roads safer. Over the years, it has introduced global standards for imparting quality driving training and setting new benchmarks through its advanced training methodology. The MSDS network has around 1500 certified and qualified expert trainers, who have been imparting safe driving training. By 2025, we aim to expand the Maruti Suzuki Driving School network and train over 2.5 million people on quality driving skills.”
