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Suzuki to introduce five natural gas models

India’s largest car maker, Maruti Suzuki, has unveiled a new compressed natural gas engine in five of its most popular models. Known as intelligent-gas port injection, the new technology will grace the SX4, Eeco, WagonR, Alto and Estilo and will span from entry level cars to MPVs, saloon cars and compact cars. The technology is [...]

Longer and lower (emitting): the new Swift

Suzuki’s new Swift model is set to offer lower emissions despite being slightly bigger than its predecessor. The new supermini model is set to go on sale in the Autumn, available as a three or five door model. Its carmaker released the first pictures of the new stretch model this week, as it held the [...]

Suzuki gets green light for Swift Plug-in Hybrid

Good news for plug-in hybrid vehicle fans – Suzuki Motor Corporation has received type approval for its newly developed Swift Plug-in Hybrid. The vehicle, which was unveiled as a concept at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2009, has received approval from the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Tourism and can now be registered and [...]

Sanyo supplies hybrid car batteries to Suzuki

Electronics firm, Sanyo has entered a supply agreement with Suzuki to provide the carmaker with lithium-ion battery systems for its planned plug-in hybrid model. The Japanese carmaker initially plans to produced just a small number of plug-in hybrid version of its popular Swift supermini model to allow its dealers to begin trials of a demonstration [...]

News in brief: Suzuki to boost low emission engines in India

Small vehicle specialist Suzuki will soon increase its engine output capacity in India, according to a report in the Nikkei. The company will put out more than 1.25million units a year – an increase of around 30 per cent – after investing around 10billion yen to install a production line capable of churning out 300,000 [...]

Suzuki set to showcase hybrid technology

Suzuki is to showcase its hybrid technology in Europe for the first time, when the doors to the 80th Geneva Motor Show open on March 2, 2010. It will be the first time a Swift concept with a plug-in hybrid system has been shown to a European audience with the motoring press getting a sneak [...]

Volkswagen and Suzuki join forces for greener future

Two heavyweights of the motoring industry will combine their collective might as Volkswagen AG and the Suzuki Motor Corporation sign a framework agreement to establish a long-term strategic partnership. Volkswagen will buy 19.9 per cent of Suzuki’s issued shares in a deal worth around $2.3billion with Suzuki intending to invest up to 50 per cent [...]

Petrol Alto beats diesel rivals in Green Car Challenge

Last week’s Global Green Challenge in Australia threw a number of vehicles in the spotlight, after many of the competing vehicles showed amazing eco-credentials. None more so than the Suzuki Alto, not because it is an exciting eco-concept but because it is an ordinary enough, full production car. While the small yet mighty Alto may [...]

Suzuki to showcase fuel cell and plug-in hybrid concepts

Suzuki is set to exhibit two new exciting  green car concepts at the Tokyo Motor Show later this month, a Swift with Plug-in Hybrid system and an SX4 Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV). Suzuki explains that the new Swift Plug-in Hybrid is likely to appeal to drivers with low daily mileage of around 20km as the vehicles is designed [...]

Suzuki to introduce hybrid

The old adage states that two heads are better than one – and that’s what Suzuki and General Motors are determined to prove with their next generation hybrid system. The two motoring companies have joined forces with the intention of introducing the mid-size Kizashi saloon car to the North American market in 2011. The vehicle [...]