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Iwata Plant
Multi-purpose vehicle and commercial vehiche assembling plant
ALTO (manufactured at Maruti
Udyog Ltd. in India)
JIMNY
SWIFT (Export name: IGNIS)
The Overseas Markets
Total automobile export volume for this fiscal year amounted to
980,000 units, 91% of the previous year, but sales grew to 102% of the
previous year.
Total volume dropped due to a drop in the volume of CKD and KD
components to Asia, Central and South Americas, and other areas due
to the sluggish economy and unstable regional situations; however,
exports of completed vehicles to regions such as North America and
Europe have trended strong overall, and volume has grown.
As for individual products, sales of the Grand Vitara XL-7, Suzuki's
flagship SUV which was launched in the previous fiscal year, have
trended strong in North America and other areas. At the 2002 Geneva
Motor Show, we introduced a sedan version of the Liana and a full-
model-change version of Alto, one of our best-selling models.
As for our relationship with General Motors, we have maintained
favorable cooperation in many ways, such as: Cruze, a strategic small
car jointly developed by the two companies, is now marketed in the
Japanese domestic market; we have started exports to Holden Ltd, a
subsidiary of the General Motors and the largest automobile maker in
Australia; and we now have started mutual assistance in the field of
fuel cell technology.
As a new challenge, we have fielded the Ignis in the Junior World
Rally Championships (WRC) from the 2002 season, through Suzuki
Sports Co., Ltd. We will make use of this race participation to expand
sales in Europe and various countries in other regions, and to use the
feedback from racing to enhance our technological development.
Business operations at our overseas subsidiaries have been
performing favorably overall for this fiscal year, and we are making
the utmost efforts toward full rationalization and maximum efficiency
to further heighten our business strength.
Kosai Plant
Passenger car assembling plant
SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
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