Japanese carmaker Suzuki Motor has trimmed its sales target in India, its "most important market", and scaled back its line-up of electric car launches, even as it plans to expand global sales by a third to 4.

Maruti Suzuki is developing a seven-seat version of the Grand Vitara which could also benefit from the strong hybrid technology.

By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese small car maker Suzuki Motor said it will target 4.2 million vehicles in global sales in five years' time - an increase of nearly a third - with most of its expansion concentrated in its main market of India.

Suzuki Motor Corp, the parent company of Maruti Suzuki, has revealed in its ‘Mid-term Management Plan’, that it is rethinking its India strategy, amid a declining market share. The press release shows that along with a 15 percent downward revision of its long-term sales outlook,

Maruti's Japanese parent Suzuki appears to be recalibrating its electric vehicles strategy in India with plans to launch four new electric cars by 2030, against an initial target of having six vehicles.