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Resolution to Install Mega-Solar Power Facility at the
Nakazato Industrial Park Located in Makinohara
Suzuki resolved to install mega-solar power facility at 42 hectares of land
in the Nakazato Industrial Park located in Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture.
The generation capacity of the facility is 18 megawatt, which is scheduled
to start its generation in the autumn of 2015.
Suzuki will contribute to the local community through its power genera-
tion business, and strengthen its eorts on environmental problems by
promoting local production of the energy for local consumption.
Unveiling of an Enhanced Alto Eco:
the Most Fuel-Ecient Petrol Car in Japan
Suzuki unveiled 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 technologies with a
higher compression ratio, better fuel combustion, lower frictional resis-
tance, and optimized powertrain control. Also, Suzuki began oering the
Alto Eco at a more aordable price.
*Suzuki made comparisons in November 2013 using
measurements (excluding those for hybrids) taken
in the JC08 test cycle and veried by Japan’s Minis-
try of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
**Measured with a two-wheel-drive vehicle in the
JC08 test cycle and veried by Japan’s Ministry of
Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
Exclusive Supply of Outboard Motors to the French Boat
Builder Bénéteau
Suzuki agreed with the French boat builder Bénéteau for an exclusive sup-
ply of Suzuki outboard motors to their outboard powered boats sold in
four countries in Europe.
Suzuki and Bénéteau plan to mutually support each other in marketing and
product development. Suzuki will
seek to strengthen its outboards
brand and increase the tech-
nology and product strength of
outboards while increasing the
sales of large outboard motors.
Strengthening Production Structure in Indonesia.
Introduction of the Eco-Car WagonR
Suzuki’s Indonesian subsidiary PT. Suzuki Indomobil Motor (SIM) revealed a 1.0L
fuel-ecient ve-seater passenger car Karimun WagonR, a model that meets
the government’s requirements for LCGC (Low-Cost Green Car) scheme.
Its production started in September at SIM’s Tambun Plant, and sales
started in November. In order to meet the growing automobile market in
Indonesia, Suzuki is constructing new
engine and transmission plant and new
automobile assembly plant within the
Greenland International Industrial Center.
Production ability in Indonesia is planned
to reach 250,000 units in FY2015.
Suzuki SX4 S-CROSS Rolls O the Line in Hungary
Suzuki held a ceremony for its rst C-segment crossover SX4 S-CROSS as it
rolled o the production line of Suzuki’s Hungarian subsidiary, Magyar Suzuki
Corporation Ltd. by welcoming Dr. Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister of Hungary.
With the initial production and sales volume planned to be 100,000 units
for the first year, the SX4 S-CROSS
will not only be supplied throughout
Europe including Hungary, but will also
be exported to markets including Oce-
ania, Asia, the Middle East and Latin
America as a world strategic model.
The SX4 S-CROSS also received maxi-
mum 5-star Euro NCAP overall safety
rating, and proved its high safety per-
formance.
Domestic Sales of WagonR Reach Four Million Units
Sales of the WagonR miniwagon in Japan reached four million units* in the
month that marked the 20th anniversary of the launch of the WagonR se-
ries. Ever since its market debut in rst-generation form on September 3,
1993, the WagonR has won fans among customers of both sexes across a
wide age range owing to its striking, distinctive styling, the ease with which
people can get in and out of its cabin, the ease with which people can drive
it, and its roominess. The WagonR created the miniwagon market. Suzuki
plans to continue satisfying customers’ desires and enhancing the product
in terms of safety, eco-friendliness, and other aspects of functionality and
performance in order to keep it relevant and popular over the long term.
*Conrmed by Suzuki in September 2013 using data from the Japan Light Motor Vehicle and Motor-
cycle Association.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Suzuki
Chairman and CEO Osamu Suzuki
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(Units)
(Fiscal Year)
Accumulated Domestic Sales Units of the WagonR
1 million
2 million
3 million
4 million
November 2013
Spacia and Spacia Custom Win Car of the Year Japan
Small Mobility Award
The Spacia and Spacia Custom won the 2013–2014 Car of the Year Japan
Small Mobility Award. The award was established in 2013 to honour the
year’s best minivehicle. The
judges praised the first re-
cipients, the Spacia and Spacia
Custom, for exemplifying a new
form of small mobility.