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Jan
4th

2009 Suzuki Grand Vitara JLX-L Review

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The Grand Vitara is like an old friend you're always happy to see again. It doesn't undergo a radical personality change every chance it gets, and its steadfastness is reassuring. Yet the current generation, introduced in 2006, still doesn't offer the smooth ride of a Honda CR-V or the spirit of a Toyota RAV4 V6. Full story...
Jan
2nd

INDIA: Maruti December sales off 10%

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Indian car market leader Maruti Suzuki sold 56,293 vehicles in December 2008, down 10% year on year. Full story...
Jan
2nd

INDIA: Maruti Suzuki updates export port and rail facilities

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Maruti Suzuki has updated its rail and port facilities in India as it is now an export hub for the new A-star/Alto and the Nissan Pixo variant built on an OEM basis. Full story...
Dec
29th

Suzuki: We can’t help dealers with floorplanning

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Suzuki dealers won't get floorplanning help after all from Suzuki Motor Corp. In a letter sent to dealers on Dec. 20, Suzuki said it has been "forced to abandon" attempts to find a source of wholesale financing for its dealerships. Full story...
Dec
29th

2009 Suzuki SX4 JLX AWD Review

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Suzuki has a history of producing small all-wheel drive cars. In fact, their success in European endurance rallies is a testament to all the expertise they've gained over the years. However, very few of the brand's capable machines have found their way to the Canadian market as production models. Sure, there were a couple of decent SUVs and other worthy products, but sadly, Suzuki had never offered a vehicle like the SX4 before. Full story...
Dec
29th

2009 Suzuki SX4 JLX AWD Review

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Suzuki has a history of producing small all-wheel drive cars. In fact, their success in European endurance rallies is a testament to all the expertise they've gained over the years. However, very few of the brand's capable machines have found their way to the Canadian market as production models. Sure, there were a couple of decent SUVs and other worthy products, but sadly, Suzuki had never offered a vehicle like the SX4 before. Full story...
Dec
22nd

Suzuki can’t find floorplanning for dealers

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Suzuki dealers won't get floorplanning help after all from Suzuki Motor Corp. In a letter sent to dealers Saturday, Dec. 20, Suzuki said it has been )x("”",forced to abandon” attempts to find a source of wholesale financing for its dealerships. Full story...
Dec
15th

JAPAN: Suzuki pulls out of world rally champs

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Suzuki has followed Honda by pulling out of motorsport activities. Full story...
Dec
15th

WRC: Suzuki to suspend the WRC activities

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Suzuki Motor Corporation has decided to suspend the FIA World Rally Championship activities from 2009. The company made the 2008 season entry with two SX4 WRCs. Full story...
Dec
12th

Junior swift makes the perfect christmas gift

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Need a present for an aspiring driver who can’t reach the pedals yet? Suzuki has released a Swift Sport ‘Junior Edition’ as part of its line-up of seasonal gifts. Full story...
Dec
11th

HUNGARY: Magyar Suzuki offers leaving incentives – reports

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Magyar Suzuki, Suzuki's Hungarian unit, has offered employees at its plant in Esztergom two month's pay if they voluntarily resign by December 18, according to local media reports. Full story...
Dec
10th

JAPAN: Suzuki chief adds another role

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Suzuki Motor chairman and chief executive Osamu Suzuki said on Wednesday he would take on the additional post of president after Hiroshi Tsuda resigned and became an adviser due to health problems. Full story...
Dec
10th

Suzuki CEO steps in as president

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Japan's Suzuki Motor said on Wednesday that Chairman and Chief Executive Osamu Suzuki would double as president, returning to the post he held for more than two decades until 2000. Full story...
Dec
9th

2009 Suzuki Equator Sport 4WD

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2009 Suzuki Equator Sport 4WD
2009 Suzuki Equator 4 Door - Suzuki Midsize Pickup Truck Review - Automobile Magazine
In a time when it's hard to find a pickup with an interior that hasn't been pimped into a state of hedonistic overload, the 2009 Suzuki Equator Sport exhibits a simple, honest character we find quite refreshing.

What does the world need now? At this moment, I sincerely doubt the answer lies with more pickup trucks, but here's Suzuki's offering - which is little more than a warmed-over Nissan Frontier.


Photo Gallery: 2009 Suzuki Equator 4 Door - Suzuki Midsize Pickup Truck Review - Automobile Magazine


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Dec
5th

2009 Suzuki SX4 Sport sedan Review

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It's hard to attract more and more buyers in your showroom with a model range of just five vehicles. But that doesn't seem to worry Suzuki. Slowly but surely is the strategy here, and they never seem to make mistakes; that is, if we excuse the X-90, a T-topped 2-seater cute-ute that unsurprisingly flopped. Full story...
Nov
28th

Suzuki to lay off 1,200 workers in Hungary

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Suzuki plans to lay off around 1,200 of its 5,523 workers at its Hungarian unit on a sharp drop in orders, the company said on Friday. Japan's Suzuki, one of Hungary's biggest exporters, lowered its 2008 production forecast. Full story...
Nov
28th

Report: Suzuki to lay off workers in Hungary

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Suzuki plans to lay off 1,179 of the 5,523 workers at its Hungarian unit, national news agency MTI said on Friday, citing a company document. Full story...
Nov
27th

What’s new at Auto123.com (video)

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This week, Auto123.com features the following road tests the 2010 Mazda3, freshly launched at the Los Angeles Auto show and previewed for you on the California highway. The 2009 BMW 7 Series, the newly-unveiled, fifth generation of which inherits advanced technological innovations that will make life easier for the driver. The 2009 Suzuki Grand Vitara JX, a compact SUV now available with a fuel-efficient, 4-cylinder engine and feel free to check out our video filmed during our road test of the 2009 Hyundai Sonata, a mid-size sedan that proves that pricing does not always reflect the quality of a product. Full story...
Nov
26th

JAPAN: Suzuki rejects idea of GM bankruptcy

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Suzuki Motor Corp CEO Osamu Suzuki has said he believes a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by former top shareholder GM is '100% outside the realm of possibility'. Full story...
Nov
26th

Toyota debt rating cut, Suzuki holds out hope for GM

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Toyota Motor Corp. had its top-notch credit ratings cut for the first time in a decade, hitting its shares and raising borrowing costs as an unprecedented slowdown reshapes the global auto industry. Full story...
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