Entries Tagged 'suzuki' ↓
Pictures leaked of Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire before opening day
March 19th, 2008 — suzuki
Preview 2008 Suzuki Equator pickup badge of frontier will show in 2008 chicago auto show
January 28th, 2008 — Auto show / Motor Show, nissan, suzuki
Maruti Suzuki A-star Concept real life picture gallery
January 18th, 2008 — Auto show / Motor Show, suzuki
While the halo at Auto Expo might justifiably be all pervading over the Tata Nano, industry leader Suzuki has finally done something which it wasn’t known to do. For the first time in the history of the firm, it has let two Indian designers conjure up the look and feel of what would be the company’s fifth World Strategic Model - the A-Star Concept.
Saurabh Singh and Rajesh Kumar Gogu are the two young lads credited with penning the stunning exterior of the A-Star Concept and also its sporty interior. They have, for the first time for a Suzuki, delivered a design where quite a few details from the Indian way of life have been incorporated in some form.
The A-Star Concept is a critical model in Suzuki’s model line-up. Since it is to be built in India for export and domestic markets, it was appropriate that there was a bit of Indian-ness to the design.
Another Suzuki Swift Sedan yy3 spyshot of frontend
December 25th, 2007 — spyshot, suzuki
Spyshot Suzuki Swift Sedan YY3 in india
December 25th, 2007 — spyshot, suzuki
Suzuki Auto Announces Plans for Pickup Truck Built by Nissan North America in called ‘Equator’
December 11th, 2007 — Auto show / Motor Show, suzuki
American Suzuki Motor Corporation today announced that its midsize pickup truck will be produced by Nissan North America, Inc. The truck will be based on Nissan?s Frontier midsize pickup and built at the company?s manufacturing facility in Smyrna, Tenn.
Production of the pickup truck will begin in the fall of 2008.
The vehicle will be marketed solely by Suzuki in North America.
In 2006, Suzuki and Nissan announced an agreement to expand the scope of their business collaboration. The pickup is part of that agreement, which also included the supply by Suzuki to Nissan of Alto minicars in Japan.
Suzuki Equator will show in Chicago Auto show 2008
Source : Suzuki press
Maruti Suzuki to roll out global car A-Star concept from India next year with picture and photo gallery
December 11th, 2007 — suzuki
New Delhi (PTI): Emphasising the importance given to its Indian operations, Japanese car major Suzuki Motor Co on Tuesday said it will be rolling out its fifth global product — to be showcased at the upcoming auto expo here as concept ‘A-Star’– only from the country.
“The A-Star is to be produced only in India, not even in Japan. This will be displayed at the Auto Expo in Delhi (in January) and it will come under SMC’s ‘family theme’,” SMC Chairman Osamu Suzuki told reporters here.
“The production of A-Star will start by the autumn of 2008 by when export to Europe would commence,” he added.
Suzuki to make India production hub
December 11th, 2007 — suzuki
Suzuki Motor Corp will make India a production hub and build a new “world car” in the country, its chief executive said on Tuesday, underlining the importance of the fast-growing market to the company.
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd , in which Suzuki owns 54.2 percent, will make the car that will be sold globally, Osamu Suzuki said at an industry conference, without giving details.
Suzuki is scheduled to speak later in the day at a Maruti Suzuki news conference. He will unveil plans for the new car then, said a senior company official, who asked not to be named.
The car is likely to be unveiled at the upcoming Auto Expo in New Delhi in January, analysts say.
Number two car maker in India Hyundai Motor Co recently launched the i10 first in India, where the small car is built.
Suzuki is beefing up its vehicle line-up and dealer network in India in a bid to retain its marketshare of at least 50 percent.
Maruti Suzuki for the first time sold more cars in India than its parent in Japan during the first half of the fiscal year, with models such as the Alto and Swift hatchback hooking buyers.
Maruti Suzuki, founded by Suzuki and the Indian government in 1982, has dominated the local small car segment with its fuel-efficient vehicles, and is now shifting customers to more premium vehicles, including the SX4 sedan and the Grand Vitara sport utility.
Maruti, which will have a capacity to make 1 million units by 2010/11, is investing $1.75 billion in research and development.
Suzuki to Build Thai Plant on Small-Car Tax Breaks
December 7th, 2007 — suzuki
Suzuki Motor Corp., Japan’s second- largest minicar maker, will build a 31.4 billion yen ($282 million) plant in Thailand as the government offers tax breaks to boost production of fuel-efficient cars. The factory, due to begin operations in 2010, will make more than 100,000 cars a year by 2015, Hamamatsu, Japan-based Suzuki said in a statement on its Web site today.
Thailand has won more than $1.1 billion of investment from automakers including Suzuki, Nissan Motor Co. and Ford Motor Co. since it pledged to cut taxes on small cars from 2009. Southeast Asia’s second-biggest economy wants to make more fuel-efficient vehicles to limit oil imports and boost exports.
Suzuki, Nissan eco-car or sub-B segment proposals before BoI
December 7th, 2007 — nissan, suzuki
The Board of Investment (BoI) today will consider eco-car projects proposed by the Japanese automotive giants Suzuki Motors Corporation and Nissan, according to a senior BoI official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Suzuki has proposed spending 9.5 billion baht to build a new plant in Rayong province for eco-cars with completely knocked-down (CKD) kit parts. It will have an annual capacity of 138,000 units and begin operations in 2010.
Nissan would invest 5.5 billion baht through subsidiary Siam Nissan Automobile to build more facilities and equipment for eco-car production at its assembly plant in Samut Prakan, as well as a CKD production unit. The plant, which would open in 2010, would have an annual capacity of 120,000 units.
