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SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION 13
Year in Review
Others
SUZUKI ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL REPORT 2013
Swift XS-DJE
Alto Eco
Swift RS
Auto Gear Shift
Environmental Initiatives
As a manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, outboard motors, and other
items, Suzuki acts in consideration of the environment at all product stages
from development to disposal.
In product development, our environmental initiatives include improving fuel
economy, reducing exhaust emissions, developing clean-energy vehicles, and
reducing noise. In manufacturing, our eorts include reducing environmental
risk, reducing energy requirements, and promoting the use of alternative energy
sources. In distribution, we focus on improving the operational eciency and
energy eciency of transportation and on promoting the three Rs (reducing,
reusing, and recycling). In marketing, we promote environmental management
among our dealers and strive to ensure proper disposal of end-of-life products.
We also pursue environmental initiatives that are not directly related to our
products. For instance, we promote energy savings and green purchasing in our
oces, give our workers environmental education, and support social action
programmes in local communities.
Suzuki Topics in Fiscal 2013
• Suzuki published “Suzuki Environmental and Social Report 2013”. The Com-
pany has published a report about its environmental initiatives every year
since scal 1999.
• In July 2013, Suzuki launched the Swift in a more eco-friendly form that in-
corporates fuel-saving technologies including the newly developed Dualjet
engine and the Ene-Charge energy regenerative system. This vehicle has
plenty of power for dynamic performance and oers the best fuel economy
of any petrol-engine car with an engine displacement of at least 1.2L*.
• In December 2013, Suzuki launched a more fuel-ecient form of the Alto Eco
minicar. The enhanced Alto Eco became the most fuel-ecient petrol-engine
car in Japan**; it delivers fuel economy of 35km/L*** (an improvement of
2km/L) together with nimble performance. Suzuki increased fuel eciency by complementing the Alto Eco’s existing fuel-saving technolo-
gies (for instance, the Ene-Charge energy regenerative system and an Engine Auto Stop Start System) with a higher compression ratio,
better fuel combustion, lower frictional resistance, and optimized powertrain control.
• In January 2014, Suzuki announced that it had developed the Auto Gear Shift system, which combines the merits of manual and automatic
transmissions. The Auto Gear Shift system is based on a manual transmission, so it oers manual-transmission fuel economy. Optimal
computer-controlled gearshifts also contribute to fuel savings.
*Measured in the JC08 test cycle using the XG-DJE, XL-DJE, and XS-DJE variants (each equipped with two-wheel drive and a continuously variable transmission). Veried by
Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Comparison is based on Suzuki research in July 2013 and excludes hybrids.
**Measured in the JC08 test cycle and veried by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Comparison is based on Suzuki research in November 2013 and excludes hybrids.
***Measured with a two-wheel-drive vehicle in the JC08 test cycle and veried by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
Suzuki’s cooperation with other automobile manufacturers (as of July 2014)
Suzuki has been cooperating with other automobile manufacturers both in and outside Japan.
Suzuki and Nissan have been supplying each other with vehicles in Japan on an original-equipment-manufacturer (OEM) basis since 2002.
To Mazda, Suzuki has been supplying vehicles in Japan since 1989 and began supplying vehicles in Indonesia as well in 2013. Suzuki has
been also making vehicles’ OEM supply to Mitsubishi in Japan since 2011.
From Fiat, Suzuki has been sourcing its diesel engines for vehicles sold mainly in Europe since 2005. In India, Suzuki has been producing
diesel engines at its own factories since 2006 using technologies acquired from Fiat.
In 2013, Suzuki started supplying British manufacturer, Caterham with 660cm3 engines and some drive-train components designed for minivehicles
for the installation on its sport cars. The car is sold also in Japan as a British-made minivehicle.
Suzuki continues pursuing opportunities and areas of cooperation with other manufacturers where eective use of companies’ business re-
sources and mutual benet can be expected.
Alliance with Volkswagen formed in December 2009 by entering into a framework agreement accompanied with a capital relationship did
not realize any projects. Suzuki terminated the said agreement for breach of contract by Volkswagen. Currently, Suzuki is engaged in pro-
ceedings at the International Court of Arbitration with a view to securing the return of its shares.