Originally pulled from the U.S. market after the 2001 model year, the Suzuki Swift was set to relaunch stateside this fall, but that has been debunked. Instead, Suzuki will plan to relaunch the car next year, and in the interim, work on a global product strategy with Volkswagen AG. The growing strength of the yen [...]
Last week Suzuki headed out to Bonneville Speed Week with a modified Kizashi sedan and a target of making it go up to 200 mph. The Japanese automaker announced today that they not only achieved their target but passed it with a top speed of 203.720 mph. The modified 500-hp Suzuki Kizashi sedan was piloted [...]
Suzuki said that 50 of its dealers have accepted buyout offers from the automaker in the past 5 months as a part of the company’s plan to cut the worst-performing retailers. The voluntary program was launched to dealers in March to encourage low-volume dealers to close their doors. Gene Brown, the marketing vice president for [...]
When you think of Suzuki, you hardly think of of high-performance, 200 mph or the Bonneville salt flats. Well, all those things will join forces on Aug. 14 as Suzuki prepares to take a modified version of its Kizashi sedan to Wendover, Utah in hopes of hitting a top speed of more than 200 mph. [...]
Incentives play a huge part in the automotive sales game, as automakers tend to entice buyers into showrooms with them. Suzuki however, has put a whole new spin on the incentives game; they are actually paying people who test drive the Kizashi and then buy a competing sedan within three days. In order to claim [...]
Suzuki has issued an order to its dealers to cease sales on the Kizashi in the United States as the company gets ready to recall 5,107 of the vehicles in the U.S. to replace the instrument panel center lower box, which the NHTSA says may open in a crash. “The hinged door of the center [...]
Suzuki has dropped the first images of the new third-generation Suzuki Swift, which will go on sale in the UK this coming autumn. “The all-new Swift is positioned as Suzuki’s latest world strategic model and makes strong developments in styling, impact safety, driving performance, handling, improved fuel consumption and significantly lower emissions,” Suzuki said in [...]
Suzuki is recalling certain 2010 Equator pickups that were built from November 20, 2009 through March 3, 2010 due to a possible suspension issue. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the lower control link bushing collars, located in the front suspension, may contain welds that do not meet strength specifications. If a collar [...]
Is your new car budget under $18,000? Well, you’re in luck because automakers seem to be stepping up their game in the sub-$18k segment, typically a gas-sipping and obviously affordable bunch. The folks at Kelley Blue Book decided to compile a list of the top 10 coolest new cars under $18,000 in 2010. “Certainly, there [...]
At the 2009 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show, Suzuki unveiled four tricked out 2010 Kizashi units to promote the new sedan. Suzuki is now back with racer Tommy Kendall and his Speed Channel program “Test Drive” with a modified Kizashi by Road Race Motorsports. Known as the Suzuki Kizashi Turbo Concept, Road Race Motorsports [...]
