Gujarat Deputy CM Secures Suzuki Expansion and Korean Investment
Harsh Sanghavi led a delegation to Japan and South Korea, securing a production increase from Suzuki and courting textile and tech firms for Gujarat.
Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi led a high-level investment delegation to Japan and South Korea from October 21 to October 23, 2026, to attract foreign capital under the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit initiative.
In Tokyo on October 21, Sanghavi met with executives from 129 Japanese companies. Suzuki Motor Corporation announced it will double its annual production in Gujarat from 10 lakh to 20 lakh cars, while 24 Suzuki suppliers expressed interest in accelerating their operations in the state. Sanghavi also held diplomatic meetings with State Minister of Foreign Affairs Nakasone Yasutaka and Governor of Iwate Prefecture Takuya Tasso.
On October 22, the delegation traveled to Daegu, South Korea, for the Gujarat-Korea Textile Industry Cooperation Roundtable at the Korea Textile Development Institute. Sanghavi met with Youngone Corporation President Jae-young Park to discuss joint ventures and promoted the PM MITRA Park in Navsari as a strategic hub for textile machinery and fabric manufacturing.
The mission concluded in Seoul on October 23 with a series of engagements across the artificial intelligence, electronics, biotechnology, and energy storage sectors. Sanghavi held meetings with leadership from Kolon Industries, DeltaX, LS Electric, and Lotte Wellfood, and attended a biotechnology roundtable with CEOs from UMTR, Plantner, and Bereum. The visit ended with a business seminar organized by the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Korea.
