By Aditi Shah
HANSALPUR, India, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Japan's Suzuki Motor will invest 700 billion rupees ($8 billion) in India over the next five to six years, the automaker's chief said on Tuesday, to increase production, launch new models and defend its market share in the world's third-largest car market.
India is the biggest market by sales and revenue for Suzuki Motor 7269.T, which has a presence there through its majority stake in market leader Maruti Suzuki MRTI.NS.
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(Reporting by Aditi Shah; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)
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