TOKYO, May 11 (Reuters) - Toyota said on Monday it would build a new 100,000-vehicles-a-year factory in Maharashtra, India that would begin production in the first half of 2029.

The plant, to be located in the region's Bidkin Industrial Area, will manufacture a new SUV model and would employ about 2,800 people, the Japanese automaker said in a statement.

(Reporting by Kantaro Komiya and Daniel LeussinkEditing by Chang-Ran Kim)