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BIZ BRIEF: Suzuki unveils entry-level motorcycle in ...
Suzuki Motor Corp. announced May 7 that its Indonesia subsidiary has introduced a new 113cc motorcycle targeted for first-time users in Indonesia.
Suzuki Motor plans return to Myanmar with assembly...
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Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corp. plans to build a factory in Myanmar that will produce 20,000 to 30,000 cars a year and push development of one of the world’s largest...
BIZ BRIEF: Toshiba battery picked for newest Suzuki ...
Toshiba Corp. announced Sept. 6 that its SCiB rechargeable battery has been included as an integral part of ENE-CHARGE, the power management and regenerative braking system...
Suzuki CEO remains committed to India despite riot
Osamu Suzuki, chairman and CEO of Suzuki Motor Corp. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
NEW DELHI--The head of Suzuki Motor Corp. vowed that his company will continue doing business in India, despite a recent deadly riot at a plant of Suzuki Motor’s Indian unit...
Riot forces Maruti Suzuki plant closure in India
Policemen stand at the Maruti Suzuki factory a day after workers rioted in Manesar, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India on July 19. Top Indian carmaker Maruti Suzuki has shut the factory after rioting killed one person and injured dozens of others.(AP Photo)
MUMBAI, India--Top Indian carmaker Maruti Suzuki has shut one of its two factories in India after rioting sparked by a labor dispute killed one person and injured dozens of...
India police hunt 3,000 after deadly riot at car...
Security guards stand near a burnt down reception block of Maruti Suzuki factory in Manesar, near New Delhi, India, on July 19. (AP Photo)
MANESAR, India -- Indian police were searching on July 19 for 3,000 people they want to detain after one person was killed and scores injured in a riot at a car factory in the...
Ultra-compacts get road test at transport ministry
Suzuki Motor Corp. shows off its Q-Concept car on June 18. (Keiko Nannichi)
Ultra-compacts developed by Japanese carmakers were test-driven June 18 at the transport ministry in Tokyo as the government is planning to relax regulations so the small...
Suzuki Motor set to produce 2 million vehicles in...
Suzuki Motor Corp.'s Ertiga minivan on display in New Delhi on April 12 (Masaaki Shoji)
Suzuki Motor Corp., which already has the top share in India's passenger car market, says its production capacity there will reach 2 million vehicles a year.
BIZ BRIEF: Suzuki rolls out Ertiga MPV in Indonesia
Suzuki Motor Corp.’s subsidiary in Indonesia, PT. Suzuki Indomobil Motor (SIM), launched its Ertiga multi-purpose passenger vehicle on April 22.
Suzuki starts production of small car in Thailand
Suzuki's Swift (Provided by Suzuki Motor Corp.)
Suzuki Motor Corp. said March 21 it has begun manufacturing the Swift, a 1.2-liter gasoline-powered compact hatchback, in Thailand for sales there and across Southeast Asia.
Seeing is believing: Mitsubishi Mirage is back in...
Mitsubishi Motors President Osamu Masuko, second from right, and others stand beside the new Mirage at its rollout in Bangkok on March 20. (Provided by Mitsubishi Motors Corp.)
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. unveiled its new Mirage "global compact car" on March 20 in Thailand, where the car is made, after being out of production for 12 years.
Suzuki looks to restart business in Myanmar
Suzuki Motor President Osamu Suzuki (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Suzuki Motor Corp. is planning an abrupt U-turn in Myanmar (Burma), which it pulled out of in 2010, and has applied for a business license with the first elected government to...
Suzuki's new wagon targets minicar ‘graduates’
A Solio on display at a Suzuki Motor Corp. dealership in Tokyo’s Ota Ward (Ken Miyazaki)
Suzuki Motor Corp., a major manufacturer of minivehicles, has established a foothold in the market for larger small cars.
Suzuki forms joint venture with British fuel-cell...
Suzuki Motor Corp. and a British fuel-cell firm have established a joint venture to develop fuel-cell systems for vehicles.
Suzuki to increase engine production for minicars
Suzuki Motor Corp.'s Sagara plant in Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture, in April 2008 (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Suzuki Motor Corp. has decided to rev up production of its highly fuel-efficient engines for its popular minicars, the automaker said Dec. 21, along with starting to shift...
BIZ BRIEF: Mitsubishi plans to build EV minicar for ...
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (MMC) announced on Nov. 22 that it is in talks with Suzuki Motor Corp. toward supplying Suzuki with a minicar-class light commercial electric vehicle...
Volkswagen is giving Suzuki the silent treatment
Osamu Suzuki, chairman and CEO of Suzuki Motor Corp., speaks at a Nov. 7 news conference in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. (Jun Kaneko)
Talks between Suzuki Motor Corp. and Volkswagen AG over the end of a two-year capital alliance have reached a standstill, according to the Japanese company.
Cities at war over need for Hamaoka nuke plant
Osamu Suzuki, chairman and president of Suzuki Motor Corp., announces a review of the company's production bases at a news conference in June. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Six months after former Prime Minister Naoto Kan asked Chubu Electric Power Co. to shut down its Hamaoka nuclear power plant due to risks of a powerful quake and tsunami, the...
Volkswagen starts treating Suzuki as company on...
After months of feuding over the termination of their two-year partnership, Germany's Volkswagen AG said it will stop treating Suzuki Motor Corp. like an affiliate and more...
Volkswagen says it will keep Suzuki stake
Germany's Volkswagen AG announced Oct. 17 that it will retain its 19.9 percent stake in Suzuki Motor Corp., despite a demand from Suzuki that it sell back the holding.