n Motor Co., Ltd.’s Hyper Adventure will also be a type of EV that has never been seen before. Subaru Corporation will unveil a sports car-type EV for the first time. Suzuki Motor Corporation’s eWX passenger EV, which will make its world premiere, has a design that makes you think of the Suzuki Hustler. Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. will unveil an open-top EV like the Copen for the first time in the world. Many concept cars will take a long time t...

News  Updated at: 2023/10/16

Suzuki to temporarily suspend operations at two automobile plants in Japan in June On June 2, 2023, Suzuki Motor Corporation announced it will temporarily suspend operations at its Kosai Plant No.1 and Sagara Plant in Japan, due to parts shortage including semiconductors.Specifically, the two plants are scheduled to suspend operations from June 5 to June 7. The Kosai Plant No.1 produces Spacia, Hustler, and WagonR SMILE, while the Sagara Plant pr...

News  Updated at: 2023/06/02

Suzuki to temporarily suspend operations at two automobile plants in Japan On February 24, 2023, Suzuki Motor Corporation announced it will temporarily suspend operations at the Kosai Plant No.1 and the Sagara Plant in Japan, due to a shortage of parts including semiconductors.The Kosai Plant No.1, which produces Spacia, Hustler, and WagonR Smile, will suspend operations for 3 working days (February 27, 28, and March 1).The Sagara Plant, which pr...

News  Updated at: 2023/02/24

Suzuki to temporarily suspend production at Kosai Plant No.1 in Japan in June On June 1, 2022, Suzuki Motor Corporation announced it will temporarily suspend production at the Kosai Plant No.1 in Japan in June, due to the shortage of parts including semiconductors.Specifically, the Kosai Plant No.1, which produces Spacia, Hustler, and WagonR SMILE, will suspend production for 3 working days on June 3, 6 and 13.(Suzuki press release on June 1, 202...

News  Updated at: 2022/06/02

Suzuki to temporarily suspend vehicle production in Japan in April On March 31, 2022, Suzuki Motor Corporation announced it will temporarily suspend vehicle production in Japan in April, due to the shortage of parts including semiconductors.Kosai Plant No.1, which produces Spacia, Hustler, and WagonR SMILE, and Kosai Plant No.2, which produces WagonR, Alto, Lapin, Jimny, and Jimny Sierra, will suspend production for 2 working days from April 4 to...

News  Updated at: 2022/03/31

In addition to the original plan, the Kosai Plant No.2 suspended production for one working day on March 18. According to the announcement on March 16, Suzuki originally planned to suspend production only for 2 working days from March 16 to 17. The Kosai Plant No.2 is producing WagonR, Alto, Lapin, Hustler, Jimny, and Jimny Sierra.Additionally, Suzuki is suspending production of Spacia at Kosai Plant No.1 due to the parts shortage.(Suzuki press r...

News  Updated at: 2022/03/18

tion at Kosai second plant (excluding Jimny production line) in Japan in March, due to the parts shortage caused by the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).Specifically, Kosai second plant will suspend production for 2 working days from March 16 to 17. The plant is producing WagonR, Alto, Lapin, Hustler, Jimny, and Jimny Sierra.In addition, as previously announced, Suzuki suspended production for 2 working days on March 5 and 12 at Sagara Plan...

News  Updated at: 2022/03/16

to 3 at Kosai first plant, as well as suspending night shift for 2 working days from February 1 to 2 at Kosai second plant (excluding Jimny production line). Also, the company suspended production of night shift for 1 working day on February 1 at Sagara Plant.Kosai first plant is producing Spacia, Hustler, and WagonR SMILE, while Kosai second plant is producing WagonR, Alto, Lapin, Hustler, Jimny, and Jimny Sierra. Sagara Plant is producing Swif...

News  Updated at: 2022/02/02

y suspended production for one working day on January 22, as well as the second shift on January 6 to 8. Also, Kosai second plant has already suspended for one working day on January 22, while Sagara Plant has suspended for two working day on January 22 and 26.Kosai first plant is producing Spacia, Hustler, and WagonR SMILE, while Kosai second plant is producing WagonR, Alto, Lapin, Hustler, Jimny, and Jimny Sierra. Sagara Plant is producing Swif...

News  Updated at: 2022/01/28

for one working day on January 22 at Kosai first plant, Kosai second plant, and Sagara Plant. According to the announcement on December 23, 2021, Suzuki originally planned to only suspend production of the second shift at Kosai first plant from January 6 to 8.Kosai first plant is producing Spacia, Hustler, and WagonR SMILE, while Kosai second plant is producing WagonR, Alto, Lapin, Hustler, Jimny, and Jimny Sierra. Sagara Plant is producing Swif...

News  Updated at: 2022/01/21

COVID-19) in Southeast Asia.Suzuki will suspend production of its second shift for 6 working days from December 27 to 29, 2021 and January 6 to 8, 2022 at Kosai first plant. The company originally planned to only suspend for one working day on December 13. The Kosai first plant is producing Spacia, Hustler, WagonR SMILE.In addition to the Kosai first plant, Suzuki also suspended production for one working day on December 4 at Sagara Plant. The Sa...

News  Updated at: 2021/12/24

Suzuki to temporarily suspend production at two plants in Japan in December due to parts shortage On December 3, 2021, Suzuki Motor Corporation announced it will temporarily suspend vehicle production at two plants located in Shizuoka Pref., Japan in December, due to a parts shortage caused by the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Southeast Asia.Kosai first plant, producing Spacia, Hustler, WagonR SMILE, will suspend production for one wo...

News  Updated at: 2021/12/03

r 30, 2021, Suzuki Motor Corporation announced it will temporarily suspend production at Kosai Plant located in Shizuoka Pref., Japan in October, due to a parts shortage caused by the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Southeast Asia.The Kosai first plant, producing WagonR SMILE, Spacia, and Hustler, will suspend production for 3 working days (October 1, 4, 29). The second plant, producing WagonR, Alto, Jimny, and others, will suspend prod...

News  Updated at: 2021/09/30

on in October, December, and March, and as a result, Suzuki ranked first place in the second half of FY 2019, and January-March 2020. Daihatsu and Suzuki both plan to expand unit sales with new models. Suzuki sold 554,444 units in FY 2019 (down 6.6% year-over-year). The company released the all-new Hustler in January 2020, and has been encouraging existing customers it be used as a fully-redesigned replacement to its hit model. (From an article i...

News  Updated at: 2020/04/06

660 cc) in June. Daihatsu opened a special teaser website for the Taft and started accepting pre-orders on April 1. By providing the new model’s information far in advance of the release, the company aims to compete with Suzuki Motor Corporation, which has been enjoying robust orders for its new Hustler. The Taft is the third model that has adopted the company’s new vehicle development method, Daihatsu New Global Architecture (DNGA), after t...

News  Updated at: 2020/04/02

Suzuki restarts production of new Hustler and Wagon R NA versions On February 19, Suzuki Motor Corporation (Suzuki) restarted the production of the naturally aspirated (NA) versions of its new Hustler and partially redesigned Wagon R, which were initially released on January 20, Suzuki halted production lines at its Kosai Plant (Kosai City, Shizuoka Prefecture) on January 24 due to due to unusual clattering sounds from its R06D NA engines. Suzuki...

News  Updated at: 2020/02/21

Suzuki ceases production of Hustler NA model due to abnormal engine noise It has been revealed that Suzuki ceased production of some models of the new SUV “Hustler” that it released in January before the 5th of this month. Issues that cause abnormal noise under certain conditions while driving were found in the model, equipped with an NA (naturally aspirated) engine. The company claims that “There are no problems with the safety” (Suzuki)...

News  Updated at: 2020/02/06

Henkel Japan’s high damping foam chosen for Suzuki Hustler On January 29 Henkel Japan Ltd. (Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo), a Japanese arm of a German chemical company Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, announced that Henkel’s TEROSON High Damping Foam (HDF) has been adopted for Suzuki Motor Corporation’s new Hustler. The foam was chosen as a damping material for the roof of the Hustler, and will be used on the car’s mass production line. Henkel Japan says it i...

News  Updated at: 2020/01/31

Daihatsu premieres Taft mini crossover On January 10, Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.’s Taft Concept, a mini crossover concept model, made its debut at the 2020 Tokyo Auto Salon. As SUVs are growing in popularity, Daihatsu plans to launch the new Taft in Japan in mid-2020 to compete with the Suzuki Hustler. The new Taft is a production version of the “WakuWaku” concept car, which Daihatsu exhibited at the Tokyo Motor Show 2019 held in late October...

News  Updated at: 2020/01/14

Sumitomo Rubber Industries’ Enasave EC300+ adopted for new Suzuki Hustler Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. announced that its Dunlop brand Enasave EC300+ tires have been adopted as original equipment for Suzuki Motor Corporation’s new Hustler. The company has adopted a new compound material for the tread to realize excellent fuel efficiency, as well as stable driving performance and riding comfort. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimb...

News  Updated at: 2020/01/07