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.

Suzuki Motor Corp. touted optimistic goals in its latest midterm plan, looking to build on its momentum to raise production and revenue through the rest of the decade with India, Japan and Europe as its key markets.

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.