The gradual separation of General Motors and Japan’s Suzuki continues as Suzuki announced that it plans to stop production of the Chevrolet Cruze at the end of the model’s life and will dissolve its agreement to sell Chevrolet-badged vehicles at its dealers in Japan. Suzuki builds the Cruze, developed with GM in 2001, and the […]

Earlier this week, we reported that Nissan was considering expanding its minicar lineup in its Japanese homemarket. Nissan currently sells Suzuki-made minicars under the Nissan brand but is not considering making its own minicars because the deal with Suzuki was proving lucrative.
Nissan Motor Co. and Suzuki Motor Corp. confirmed that new when they announced that […]

American Suzuki Motor staged the North American debut Thursday of its all-new 2007 Suzuki SX4 compact sport crossover at the New York Auto Show. The car had its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show and is already available in Europe as the Suzuki SX-4 and Fiat Sedici. The SX4 crossover comes to U.S. showrooms […]

American Suzuki Motor debuted its all-new 2007 Suzuki XL7 midsize crossover SUV yesterday at the 2006 New York International Auto Show. Suzuki is in the process of making a major come back driven in part by the new Grand Vitara. The 2007 XL7 is bigger, bolder and more powerful than the previous generation XL7 and […]

Suzuki has been selling vehicles in North America at a record pace, with more vehicles sold in 2005 than any other year in its history. Thanks to the well-received 2006 Grand Vitara and now Suzuki is planning for the 2006 New York Auto Show where it will debut two new vehicles.
First up will be the […]

General Motors is reducing its stake in Suzuki Motor Corporation from 20.4-percent to just 3.0-percent. GM will sell the shares into Suzuki’s open-market buyback program and, if necessary, through market sales. GM has held a stake in Suzuki for 25 years.
“Our relationship is strong, and we look forward to our continued partnership. This […]

Suzuki has announced that it will bring the Japanese-built SX4 to North American dealers. According to Automotive News, the price will be competitive with other compact hatchbacks.
The SX4 will come with a flexible three-mode drive system that can be switched between 2WD, automatic four-wheel drive and a locked 4WD. The SX4 will likely be […]