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Launch of WagonR in Pakistan
Pakistani subsidiary, Pak Suzuki Motor started production and sales of a min-
ivehicle-based WagonR. Although the overall length of the WagonR sold in
Pakistan is stretched 205mm in the engine room to install a 1.0L engine, all
of its other features are based on the Japanese minicar. Pakistan is the third
country to launch the WagonR at Suzuki’s
overseas production base after India and
Indonesia. Approximately half of Suzuki’s
global automobile sales in this fiscal
year were models based on Japanese
minicars. Centered in Asia, the Japanese
minicar technologies are contributing to
the development of motorization and the
daily lives in each country.
UT Concept on Display at International Home Care and
Rehabilitation Exhibition
Suzuki displayed a city-oriented electric wheelchair called the UT Con-
cept at the 41st International Home Care and Rehabilitation Exhibition
(hosted by the Japan National Council of So-
cial Welfare and the Health and Welfare In-
formation Association). This concept model
has compactness and maneuverability that
make it ideal for urban pedestrian environ-
ments. It also has advanced active-safety
technologies that enable the user to avoid
obstacles and steps and bumps.
Winning of NMMA’s Innovation Award for DF25A/30A
Outboards
Suzuki’s new four-stroke outboard motors DF25A/30A received the 2014
IBEX Innovation Award for outboard motors from the National Marine Man-
ufacturers Association (NMMA) in the US at the International Boat Builder’s
Exhibition & Conference (IBEX) held in Tampa, Florida from 30 September
to 2 October, 2014. Suzuki’s high technol-
ogies were accredited by the best awards
in the marine technology, which are given
to those new products that demonstrate
consumer benets.
Achievement of Accumulated Global Production of Three
Million Units for Suzuki Outboard Motor
Suzuki held a ceremony for the achievement of accumulated global produc-
tion of three million units for the outboard motors at the Toyokawa Plant in
Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Development of outboard motors started in 1962
and the rst outboard motor D55 was launched in April 1965. Since then,
Suzuki has been developing a wide
variety of outboard motor lineup by
meeting the global market demands.
In addition to the Toyokawa Plant that
produces mid- and large-sized out-
board motors, production of small-
and mid-sized outboard motors are
conducted at a Thai subsidiary, Thai
Suzuki Motor from July 1999.
Launch of Mid-Size Sedan in Overseas Market
Suzuki launched mid-size sedan Ciaz in India from October 2014. It has
authentic sedan style with rich and elegant design, and is also exported
from India to areas including the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa.
Also in December 2014, a Chinese
joint venture, Chongqing Changan
Suzuki Automobile started its pro-
duction and launched it under the
name Alivio.
Class-Topping Fuel Economy from WagonR with S-ENE CHARGE
Suzuki launched versions of the WagonR and WagonR Stingray with a newly
developed fuel-saving system called S-ENE CHARGE, thereby oering fuel
economy of 32.4km/L*1 (the best of any miniwagon in Japan)*2. An inte-
grated starter generator (ISG) in the S-ENE CHARGE system works as a mo-
tor during acceleration, thereby reducing the load imposed on the engine,
so it suppresses fuel consumption without compromising acceleration
performance. The system works together with an idle-stop function. The ISG
promotes comfort by restarting the engine smoothly and quietly.
*1 Measured in the JC08 test cycle using the Wag-
onR FZ grade and WagonR Stingray X grade
(each with two-wheel drive). Verified by Ja-
pan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport
and Tourism.
*2 A miniwagon is a minicar with an overall height
of at least 1,550mm. Suzuki made compari-
sons in August 2014 using measurements
taken in the JC08 test cycle and veried by Ja-
pan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport
and Tourism.
Selection of Recipients for Suzuki Education and Culture
Foundation Scholarships
Suzuki Education and Culture Foundation gives scholarships to students who
would otherwise not be able to focus on their studies for nancial reasons. El-
igible students include those who attend high schools in Shizuoka Prefecture
and those who graduated from high
schools in Shizuoka Prefecture and
are now at university. Founded in 2000
to mark Suzuki’s 80th anniversary, in
its 14th year, the foundation decided
to give scholarships to 54 high school
students and 14 university students, a
total of 68 students for scal 2014.
October 2014
Commemoration ceremony held at the
Toyokawa Plant on 24 July, 2014
April 2014
July 2014
Worldwide Sales of Swift Reach Four Million Units
In August 2014, Swift reached cumulative worldwide sales of four million
units in nine years and nine months since the start of sales as a world stra-
tegic model in November 2004. First produced and
sold in Japan, Swift is currently produced in eight
countries including Hungary, India, and China hav-
ing been favored in more than 140 countries and
regions around the world. Of the four million units,
approximately half were sold in India, followed by
approximately 19% in Europe, and approximately
11% in Japan.
August 2014
WagonR sold by Pak Suzuki Motor.