NEW DELHI: Maruti ’s Japanese partner Suzuki Motor Corp will set up a plant for lithium-ion batteries at Hansalpur in Gujarat while also starting work on a third car-making plant at the manufacturing location in the state.The lithium-ion plant is being set up in partnership with Denso and Toshiba and will start production by 2020, Suzuki Chairman Osamu Suzuki said in Gujarat at a business meet in the presence of prime minister Narendra Modi and Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe The lithium-ion plant will see the partners invest $180 million (Rs 1,151 crore). While Toshiba will make the cell module, it will be built on Denso’s technology. Suzuki will use these on its cars.Suzuki, which has a 2.5 lakh annual capacity in the state, is in the process of setting up a similar capacity Plant B which will be operational by 2019.The company Chairman said it will also set up a new Plant C of similar capacity to take its overall production capacity to 7.5 lakh units annually from Gujarat.Maruti, where Suzuki holds 56 per cent stake, can produce 15 lakh cars at its factory locations in Haryana.