Suzuki to release India-made “Fronx” crossover SUV in Japan in 2024 Suzuki Motor Corporation (Suzuki) will import its “Fronx” crossover SUV it manufactures in India to release it in Japan by the end of 2024. It seems that the automaker intends to complement its product lineup, since it will suspend receiving new orders for its “Escudo” SUV, which is currently on the market, in the spring of 2024. This will be Suzuki’s first import f...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/08

Suzuki to stop operations at plant in Hungary Suzuki Motor Corporation (Suzuki) announced that it will stop operations at its plant in Hungary from March 23. Suzuki decided that its employees are at high risk of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection. The Hungarian plant is scheduled to restart production on April 4. The plant produces the Vitara SUV (known as the Escudo in Japan) and SX4. Both models are exported to Japan, and there are concerns that ...

News  Updated at: 2020/03/23

Suzuki launches new Escudo with 1.4-liter turbo petrol engine Suzuki Motor Corporation has added the Escudo 1.4 Turbo, a 1.4-liter direct-injection turbocharged petrol engine-powered variant, to the Escudo lineup and launched the new model in Japan. The Escudo 1.4 Turbo is Suzuki's first Japanese model equipped with the engine and Suzuki's second Japanese model powered by a downsized engine with a turbocharger, following the Suzuki Swift 1.0-lite...

News  Updated at: 2017/07/27

uzuki Motor Corporation, announced on December 27 that the company's sales volume of non-mini vehicles in Japan in 2016 has reached 100,562 units as of December 22, exceeding 100,000 units for the first time for a year. The sales growth is attributed to active launches of new models like the Solio, Escudo, Ignis, and Baleno. The company's non-mini vehicle sales are expected to reach 100,000 units for the first time for a fiscal year as well. (Fro...

News  Updated at: 2016/12/28

sport and Tourism (MLIT). According to the report, Suzuki corrected the number of models on which improper measurement was performed from 16 to 26. The 26 models are 14 Suzuki models and 12 models produced for other OEMs. The 14 models are made up of 13 models, excluding the Jimny, Jimny Sierra and Escudo 2.4, out of 16 existing models, and the Alto Eco, a discontinued model. At a press conference, Suzuki Chairman Osamu Suzuki apologized again by...

News  Updated at: 2016/06/01

Suzuki launches new Escudo compact SUV in Japan Suzuki Motor Corporation released its new Escudo on October 15. The new compact SUV, which has a monocoque body, is available with a 1.6-liter engine paired with a newly-developed 6-speed automatic transmission. It also offers the AllGrip all-wheel drive system. In addition, Suzuki's Radar Brake Support II advanced safety technology has been selected as original equipment. The new Escudo is manufact...

News  Updated at: 2015/10/16

icles within the next few years. By adopting the advanced SSPP for glass roofs and sun roofs, Suzuki will try to reduce vehicle weight and lower the center of gravity of the vehicle. This is expected to improve fuel economy and driving performances. The SSPP is now used on the exterior parts of the Escudo SUV. The company is going to extend its use to other exterior and interior components such as instrument panels. (From an article in the Nikkan...

News  Updated at: 2012/08/28

Suzuki expands production resumption at Iwata facility On March 30, Suzuki Motor Corporation restarted assembly of the Escudo and the Jimny at its Iwata Plant (Shizuoka Prefecture), which resumed operations on March 28 with production of light commercial vehicles. Suzuki’s Kosai Plant (Shizuoka Prefecture) also began operating on March 31 using parts already in stock. The company had been suspending operations at most of its automotive assembl...

News  Updated at: 2011/03/31

Cumulative global sales of Suzuki Swift reach 2 million Suzuki Motor Corporation announced that the cumulative worldwide sales of its Swift reached two million in January. It took six years and two months to hit the milestone, the shortest among its other compact models of the Cultus and Escudo that have already sold 2 million. The Swift, which began to be produced and launched in Japan in November 2004, is now produced in seven countries, includ...

News  Updated at: 2011/02/28

ian integrated company. The joint venture contract was concluded in February and the investment procedures were completed on March 26. The joint venture will mainly sell the Swift, whose CKD-basis production started at a DRB-HICOM subsidiary in May 2007. It will also import the Grand Vitara (the Escudo in Japan), the SX4 and other models from Japan to boost sales. (From an article in t...

News  Updated at: 2008/03/28

(GM), which is planning to sell the OEM model under the Opel brand. The Hungarian plant will annually produce 60,000 units of the five-door hatchback for five passengers as Suzuki's fourth and smallest global strategic model, following the Swift, SX4 and Escudo. The Splash has both sportiness and roominess, and is family-focused. Its concept model was shown at the Tokyo Mo...

News  Updated at: 2007/12/17

Clarion offering car navigation systems for Suzuki European models Clarion Co., Ltd. announced that it will start supplying car AV and navigation systems for the new Suzuki "SX4" "Swift" and "Escudo" for Europe on an OEM basis. It is the first time for Clarion to offer its car navigation systems to automakers as factory-installed units on vehicles for the European market. The supplier will begin offering Windows Automotive 5.0 based systems equip...

News  Updated at: 2007/12/07

Clarion Co., Ltd. announced that it will start supplying car AV and navigation systems for the new Suzuki “SX4” “Swift” and “Escudo” for Europe on an OEM basis. It is the first time for Clarion to offer its car navigation systems to automakers as factory-installed units on vehicles for the European market. The supplier will begin offering Windows Automotive 5.0 based systems equipped with large 7-inch touch panel displays, which featu...

News  Updated at: 2007/12/07

frame structure and light-duty commercial vehicles. Suzuki held a ceremony to commemorate the achievement of production of 10 million units as well as to mark the 40th anniversary of the operation. In the fiscal year 2006 the Iwata plant manufactured 390,000 units in total. combining the Jimny, the Escudo, the Every, the Carry and other models, It took only 2 years and 7 months to reach 10 million-production from 9 million achieved in April 2005....

News  Updated at: 2007/11/05

fifty joint venture with a Japanese trading corporation Itochu, tentatively named as SUZUKI AUTO MFG RUS LLC, will be established in the Shushary industrial zone, St. Petersburg with 14 billion yen. The plant with an annul KD assembly capacity of 30,000 units will start assembling the Grand Vitara (Escudo in Japan) SUV and the SX4 hatchback in the fall of 2009. In the first fiscal year, it is expected to output 5,000 units, which is planned to be...

News  Updated at: 2007/06/09

Suzuki planning substantial increase in overseas sales in 2007 Suzuki Motor Corporation is aiming for a substantial boost in overseas sales during 2007. The automaker plans to sell a total of 1,675,000 units, an increase of 13% from last year, given a favorable acceptance of the Swift and Grand Vitara (Escudo) models, coupled with a full-year contribution by the SX4、which was launched in overseas markets in the middle of last year. A 13% increa...

News  Updated at: 2007/01/26

mpany, sales at Toyota Motor Corp. surged by 17%, keeping the second place after replacing Ford in July, thanks to favorable sales of models including the Corolla, the Camry and the RAV4. Suzuki Motor Corp. also reported a year-on-year increase by 16% due to the success of the Grand Vitara, sold as Escudo in Japan. Nevertheless, sales at Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. were unfavorable, both slipping 3% from a year earlier. (From...

News  Updated at: 2006/09/09

Suzuki produces and sells the Escudo in Indonesia Suzuki Motor Corp. announced on July 21 production and sales commencement of the "Grand Vitara (Escudo in Japan)" in Indonesia, which makes Indonesia the second country after Japan to produce the current Escudo. The Grand Vitara, produced at P.T. Indomobile Suzuki International, will be supplied to the neighboring ASEAN nations as Thailand in addition to the Indonesian market. The annual product...

News  Updated at: 2006/07/22

Suzuki's "Escudo" The annual export volume of Suzuki Motor Corp.'s "Escudo (called Grand Vitara overseas)," the SUV model whose export started in July 2005, exceeded 150,000 units, according to the automaker. As the second global model following the "Swift," its overseas sales are now expected greater than originally planned. Release of the current "Escudo" in the domestic market was in May 2005, followed by Latin America and Oceania in July, ...

News  Updated at: 2006/07/20

Suzuki releases the all new "SX4" Suzuki Motor Corporation announced in Tokyo on July 4 a release of its new small car "SX4," a crossover type vehicle of passenger car and sport utility vehicle (SUV), on the same day. The company's third global strategic model, following the "Swift" and "Escudo," is produced at its Kosai Plant in Shizuoka prefecture, Japan, and Magyar Suzuki Corporation in Hungary to be sold in Japan, the U.S. and Europe. It was ...

News  Updated at: 2006/07/05