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In front of more than 45,000 fans, AMA Supercross current champion Ryan Dungey (Suzuki) earned his first win of the season at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada while Chad Reed (Honda) took over the lead in the championship.

Suzuki, which has suspended vehicle production since Thursday, says it will resume commercial vehicle output on Monday and Tuesday.

Suzuki, which exports only a trickle of cars to the United States, is closing Japanese factories again after briefly resuming production following this month's earthquake.

Charlie Talisman's foray into the new-car business ended Feb. 1, when he closed his Suzuki dealership in Houston. He took over the point from an underperforming dealer in 2006.

Honda Motor Co. said today it will extend its earthquake-spurred production halt in Japan by three days, through Wednesday, while Mazda Motor Corp. and Suzuki Motor Corp. said they will reopen plants on Tuesday.

Team Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Blake Young started out the 2011 AMA Superbike championship season by winning the first two races at Daytona International Speedway last week-end.

Mazda, Mitsubishi and Suzuki assembly plants in Japan sustained no major damage from the 8.9-magnitude earthquake that struck off the country's eastern coast early today.

2010 Suzuki Kizashi - Four Seasons Update - February 2011

One year and 32,000 miles later, the Kizashi is no worse for the wear.

Months In Fleet: 12
Miles to date: 32,328

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First Look: Suzuki Swift S-Concept

Suzuki froze plans on importing the Swift to North America late last year, but the model continues to live and thrive in other corners of the world.

Suzuki froze plans on importing the Swift to North America late last year, but the model continues to live and thrive in other corners of the world. Although the car has a reputation for being a frisky, fun subcompact offering, it appears the Swift S-Concept, which will debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, may crank up the heat and create a truly hot hatch.

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Suzuki is looking for growth in the US this year despite struggling for sales and battling the rising value of the yen vs the dollar. Full story...

Scorching Suzuki Swift Sport hot hatch returns, debuts at Geneva Motor Show in concept form.

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Suzuki announced the world premiere of the all-new SWIFT S-CONCEPT at the upcoming 2011 Geneva Motor Show. Full story...

Suzuki Motor Corporation booked nine-month operating income of JPY92.5bn (up JPY42.7bn), ordinary income of JPY106.5bn (up JPY48.7bn), and net income of JPY42.6bn (up JPY27.1bn) as a sales increase to JPY1.93 trillion and cost reductions offset income reduced by currency exchange and expense rises. Full story...

Suzuki posted a 31 percent rise in quarterly profit on Monday on brisk sales in Asia, and stuck to its conservative forecasts as competition intensifies in the key Indian market. Full story...

2010 Suzuki Kizashi SLS AWD – Four Seasons Update – January 2011

Winter storms continue to sock most of the Midwestern United States, but they haven’t stopped our Four Seasons Suzuki Kizashi.

Months in fleet: 11
Miles to date: 30,750

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Suzuki's local importer is considering whether to launch its first D-segment model in to the UK and is currently evaluating the Kizashi - launched in India this week - against rivals ahead of possible sales towards the end of the year. Full story...

Maruti Suzuki has launched the Kizashi sedan in India as a built-up import but may assemble or build it locally later. Full story...

Sometimes, you have to take one for the team. You're working defence at your ball-hockey game, the goaltender made a save on one side but gave up the rebound right in the hands of the other winger. The winger sees a nearly open net and winds up for the slap shot. You show up smack in-between the goalie and the shot and you take it on the thigh. It hurts but you took one for the team. Full story...

The Suzuki SX4 hatchback is no longer the freshly discovered species of our automotive fauna. It's already been around since 2007. Though less popular than the similarly sized Toyota Matrix, Volkswagen Golf and Nissan Versa, it nevertheless has one particularity that's rather important to many drivers across the country. Like the Subaru Impreza, it offers the undeniable advantages of all-wheel drive, particularly appreciated in winter. Full story...

American Suzuki is recalling 69,587 SX4 models because the vehicles' side view mirrors could become unhinged. Full story...