Maruti Suzuki, which has opened its 1,000th sales outlet in Surat on Thursday, has said that it now aims to double its sales network by 2015.

The country's largest and one of the oldest carmakers, which sells almost every second car in the domestic market, aims to reach out to more and more customers in tier-II, tier-III cities.

“I am happy to dedicate this showroom to our customers.

“The 1000th outlet is an important milestone for us and for the automobile industry. Network expansion is strategic to our business and we would continue to focus on it,” said Mr Shinzo Nakanishi, Managing Director & CEO, Maruti Suzuki India.

The company has also undertaken an initiative of upgrading its three-year-old showrooms under project ‘Nav Nirman'.