Suzuki Motor Corp. (TYO:7269) is taking steps to bolster the company’s used car business in India. In addition to revamping its certified pre-owned vehicle system from this month, Suzuki will add 150 new outlets dedicated to selling certified pre-owned vehicles by March 2018. India is seeing growing demand for used cars along with rising new...
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Suzuki Posts Record Profits in First Quarter
Suzuki Motor Corp. (TYO:7269) posted 26.7 billion yen ($240 million) in operating profit for the April–June quarter of fiscal 2017. It marks a record first-quarter for the company, coming on a year-on-year increase of 43.8 percent. Strong sales in India helped bring about the company’s first annual sales increase in two years, as well as...
Suzuki Launches Initiatives to Maintain Top Share in India
Suzuki Motor Corp. (TYO:7269) plans on increasing its sales outlets in India by 30 percent from fiscal 2016, raising its number of showrooms to 3,000 by fiscal 2020, targeting sales of 2 million vehicles, a 40 percent increase. The automaker plans also to expand its number of service shops by 5,000 locations, an increase of...
Suzuki Sets Indian LiB Production at 50% Higher Capacity than Japan
Suzuki Motor Corp. (TYO:7269) has established an annual production capacity of 600,000 batteries for the company’s lithium-ion battery (LiB) factory to be built in India. It is 1.5 times the annual sales volume in Japan, and enough for about 30 percent of the annual production capacity of 2 million vehicles anticipated in early 2019. India...
Toyoda Gosei to Meet Growing Indian Demand for Airbags With New Plant
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:7282) announced on May 22 that it will establish a new production plant for airbags and other automotive parts in Gujarat, India. The new plant will be the company’s fifth in the country. Excluding expenses for buildings and land, Toyoda Gosei will invest a total of 732 million Rupees ($11.32 million)...
Suzuki Launches Fully Revamped Dzire Compact Sedan in India
Suzuki Motor Corp. (TYO:7269) announced on May 16 the Indian launch of its fully upgraded Dzire compact sedan. Based on the Suzuki Swift, the Dzire first appeared in March 2008 and is now into its third generation. The new Dzire is being manufactured at the Manesar Plant, and will also be exported to neighboring countries,...
Suzuki, Toshiba, Denso to Invest 2 Billion Yen Into Indian Battery JV
Suzuki Motor Corp. (TYO:7269), Toshiba Corp. (TYO:6502) and Denso Corp (TYO:6902) announced on April 14 that they have agreed to jointly establish a new company in India for the manufacture of automotive lithium-ion battery (LiB) packs. The three partners will establish the new JV by the end of 2017, with production slated to begin within...
Suzuki Extends Production of New Swift to India
Suzuki Motor Corp. (TYO:7269) will start production of the new Swift in India by the end of 2017. The company will position its facility in India and its Sagara Plant in Japan, which currently produces the new Swift, as key plants for production of the new model. Production of the new Swift will not take...
Japan Tops 5 Million New Car Sales in 2016 – First Time in Two Years
New car sales in Japan rose 2.8 percent year-on-year for fiscal year 2016, increasing to 5,077,904 units. Including both full-size and kei-class light automobiles, it marks the first time in two years that sales have surpassed 5 million units. After weak sales early on due to the Kumamoto earthquakes and kei-class light automobile-related fuel efficiency...
Major Passenger Automakers Show Strong Production and Export Figures for February
Eight Japanese passenger car manufacturers on March 29 announced their respective output and export figures for February 2017. All the companies posted higher numbers for overseas production over the previous year thanks to strong performance in North America, China and elsewhere in Asia, as well as other major markets. Six of the companies set new...
Suzuki Puts First Fuel Cell Scooter on Japanese Public Roads
Suzuki Motor Corp. (TYO:7269) announced on March 21 that it is testing a plate-registered fuel cell two-wheeled vehicle for the first time on Japanese public roads. In view of a possible commercial launch in the future, Suzuki’s employees and group companies are testing the vehicle for its practicality. Suzuki acquired type approval for the vehicle...
Suzuki Launches Production of Ignis Compact SUV in India
Suzuki Motor Corp. (TYO:7269) has started Indian production of its Ignis compact crossover SUV and began sales of the vehicle through the company’s Nexa premium outlets. India is the third market for the Ignis, following Japan and Europe, and becomes the third model to be sold by Nexa dealerships, following the SX4 S-Cross and Baleno....
Suzuki Unveils New Swift at Geneva Motor Show, Sets April Date for European Launch
Suzuki Motor Corp. (TYO:7269) announced on March 7 that the all-new Swift will go on sale in Europe this April. Suzuki has dropped the diesel engine option, offering a gasoline-only engine lineup in the next-generation model. The European version will be produced at the company’s Sagara plant in Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture. Suzuki unveiled the European...
Suzuki Adopts New Collision Mitigation Device
Suzuki Motor Corp. (TYO:7269) is gradually adopting into its newest models the Dual Sensor Brake Support (DSBS) collision-mitigating system, which combines monocular camera technology and infrared radar to reduce collisions and associated damage. DSBS is more cost competitive than systems that use conventional stereo cameras but achieves the same level of performance. And as demand...
Toyota and Suzuki Sign Memorandum, Close in on Potential Business Alliance
Toyota Motor Corp. (TYO:7203) and Suzuki Motor Corp. (TYO:7269) announced on Feb. 6 that the two companies have signed a memorandum, taking the first step toward a potential business alliance. The companies hope to collaborate on environmental, safety and IT, as well as on product and unit supplementation. The companies had previously announced on Oct....
Suzuki Brings New Plant Online in Gujarat, India
Suzuki Motor Corp. (TYO:7269) is bringing online today a newly completed factory in the western India state of Gujarat that had until recently been under construction. Suzuki Motor Gujarat Pvt. Ltd. (SMG), a manufacturing subsidiary fully capitalized by Suzuki Motor, will operate the factory. Suzuki has also decided to build a second plant as well as an...
Four Japanese Automakers Set Record November High for Global Sales
Toyota Motor Corp. (TYO:7203), Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. (TYO:7201), Suzuki Motor Corp. (TYO:7269) and Mazda Motor Corp. (TYO:7261) hit record-high worldwide sales for the month of November 2016. Excluding Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (TYO:7267) and Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (TYO:7270), it made for new high-water marks for four out of Japan’s six passenger vehicle manufacturers....
November Global Production Up 11.5% for Eight Japanese Passenger Car Makers
A total of eight Japanese passenger vehicle manufacturers saw record numbers in production and exports for November 2016. The combined global production volume of these eight companies showed a year-on-year increase of 11.5 percent, at a total of 2,555,811 vehicles. One manufacturer after another showed strong performance in foreign production for November, setting new records...
