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Maruti sells 68130 Ritz (SUZUKI SPLASH) in first year

admin — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:26:10 +0000

Maruti sells 68130 Ritz (SUZUKI SPLASH) in first year

As competition in the upper A2 segment of compact cars hottens up, Maruti Suzuki’s Ritz comes out with an edge over the other cars in the segment in terms of first year sales numbers. The car, launched in May 2009, has sold 68,130 units during the period from May 2009 to April 2010.

While the Ritz sold over 68,000 units, the Hyundai i-20 sold 31,318 units during December 2008 and November 2009, Skoda Fabia sold 7,383 units during January to December 2008, the Honda Jazz sold 7,850 units in the first eleven months between June 2009 and April 2010, claimed a Maruti Suzuki release. The Ritz has managed to beat the Maruti Swift, that is the highest selling car in the segment selling over 1.1 lakh units annually for the last two years. The Swift which has sold 4.5 lakh units since its launch around five years back, had managed to sell around 57,738 units in its first year (May 2005 – April 2006).

Maruti is the market leader in the upper A2 segment with its Swift and Ritz, with a market share of around 80 per cent. The company enjoys a 60 per cent market share in the entire A2 segment.

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Suzuki Splash/Ritz Short Review

admin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:46:27 +0000

Suzuki Splash/Ritz Short Review
What’s new?

This is the first time we’ve driven the 1.2 Splash in the UK – the only petrol engine Suzuki currently offers in this model.

Its better balance of power and economy means buyers are unlikely to miss the other petrol 3cyl 1.0-litre option Vauxhall offer in the Splash’s sister car, the Agila.

What’s it like?

With 85bhp the 1.2 feels keen in town and adequate on the motorway. While the Splash is only a ruler length longer than a Toyota Aygo, the high roofline gives a feeling of spaciousness and although the boot isn’t massive, the rear seats fold into a flat, tall load bay with ease. The cabin is attractive with its red, backlit dials, despite an absence of soft touch plastics.

The Splash looks good against its competition too. Air con is standard across the range as is ESP, which is a cost option on the pricier top spec Agila.

Should I buy one?

Yes, if you’re in the market for a versatile five-door city car with elevated seating that’s well equipped, cheap to run, a doddle to park and easy to get the kids and grandma into.The Splash is so much more interesting, striking and accomplished than its predecessor, the boxy Suzuki Wagon R, that it’s hard to imagine that the two cars have come from the same company. It is an all round excellent package, and fine value, too.
For

    * Surprisingly fun to drive
    * Compact dimensions
    * Generous cabin space

Against

    * Tiny boot
    * Notchy gearchange
    * Relatively high price

source: autocar magazine uk

Magyar Suzuki will produce next generation Swift but will move Opel Agila production line to Germany

admin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:26:42 +0000

Magyar Suzuki will produce next generation Swift but will move Opel Agila production line to Germany
Magyar Suzuki, the Hungarian unit of Japan’s Suzuki Motor Corporation, will begin produce next generation Suzuki Swifts at the company’s plant in Esztergom (North of Hungary) following the annual summer production shutdown, the daily Nepszabadsag reported on Friday.

Suzuki will introduce the next generation Swift at the Paris Motor Show in September.

Nepszabadsag said that Magyar Suzuki will not, however, manufacture next generation Opel Agila at the plant. Opel Sales Director Alain Visser told the newspaper that the company will make the new Opel Agila in Germany.

Citing data from auto-research company Jato, the newspaper noted that Magyar Suzuki manufactured nearly 60,000 Opel Agilas last year.

Nepszabadsag has also learned that Audi Hungaria, the Hungarian unit of German vehicle company Audi, plans to expand operations at its plant in Gyor, including further development of the Audi Hungaria motor-development center.

Audi Hungaria communications official Monika Czechmeister told the newspaper that the company had manufactured 6,000 vehicles during the first two months of the year, Audi Hungaria’s pre-crisis production level. Ms. Czechmeister said Audi Hungaria’s current stock of orders suggest that the company will produce 80,000 more motors in 2010 than in 2009.

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Maruti Suzuki exports Ritz (Splash) to South East Asia

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:25:02 +0000

Maruti Suzuki exports Ritz (Splash) to South East Asia
Maruti Suzuki India has announced that they have begun exporting their Ritz (Splash) small car to the South East Asian countries.

The first batch has been sent to Indonesia.

Maruti already export their A-Star (Suzuki Alto) hatchback to Europe for sale under the Suzuki brand.

A company representative said: “Indonesia is a prime destination for Ritz. On Wednesday, the first lot of 500 units of Ritz, sporting 1.2 liter petrol engine are being dispatched to Indonesia.”

In India, Ritz is offered with 1.2 liter petrol and 1.3 liter diesel engines.
MSI, which had originally launched the compact car for the domestic market, said Ritz will be basically targeted at the South East Asian markets and hopes to make it a poster boy of its overseas sales.

The move to target South East Asian markets with Ritz comes on the heels of its flagship export model A-Star (Suzuki Alto) crossing the one lakh units mark for exports in December, within 11 months of starting overseas shipments.

The A-Star (Suzuki Alto) is exported to 44 countries, predominantly in Europe, along with Philippines, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

“A-star (Suzuki Alto)and Ritz (Splash) represent important steps by an Indian company to emerge as a car manufacturer with global appeal. It is in line with parent Suzuki Motor Corp’s vision of turning India into a global hub for compact cars,” the official said.

MSI already has a comparatively goods market in Indonesia with a cumulative export of 11,145 cars of various models so far.

Suzuki China plans new 5 model roadmap

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:11:17 +0000

Suzuki China plans new 5 model roadmap

Q3 2010 Suzuki Splash

long-awaited new car Suzuki Splash cars will be the third quarter of 2010, and We expect the new car will be in April next year, the Beijing Auto Show
The new mini-car Suzuki Splash will position above the new Alto, Main main tarket are younger generation of consumers, prices would also be made slightly higher than Alto.

- New generetion Suzuki WagonR ? ?

chinacarforums used to repoart that The new WagonR is expected to launch in 2010 with the 2008 Japanese WagonR model but latest news report that , until now, the domestic market has not been Any Suzuki Wagon R’s spy or insider information, so we can not confirm the Wagon R will arrive this year or not but the same source report that the first generetion WagonR that currently market in China will got minor facelift and name it E+

- Mid 2010 Suzuki Kizashi

Suzuki will bring the Chinese market the first high-end mid-size car products, the kizashi! Suzuki chairman of China Investment Co., Ltd., Mr. Tarumoto Koji had said in an interview” they will position kizashi in sports sedan cars, targeted group is enthusiastic about driving, like to enjoy the fun of driving control”.

- 2010 the LIana will offer new verient that cheaper than current model

- 2011 Changhe Suzuki planning a small SUV

Changhe Automobile Zhou Ning, general manager of an interview last year, when the layer revealed: its brand is promoting the SUV project, the following displacement in the 1.6L size with the Great Wall Mini SUV similar (Suzuki JImny’s size). It is reported that Changhe SUV is expected to be two kinds of power configuration 1.6L and 1.4L engines are likely to share Liana of M16A and the Big Dipper’s K14B. From the above product ( a small SUV )is easy to see the information put into after 2010. also expect the car in India in 2011

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the KB-series engines will be use in many Suzuki global car in the next 5 years

admin — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:59:57 +0000

the KB-series engines will be use in many Suzuki global car in the next 5 years

Riding on the success of the new fuel-efficient technology, Suzuki planned to bring the KB-series engines in other existing as well as new models. It had set a target to gradually introduce this next generation light-weight fuel efficient engine series on other models over a period of next 3-5 years. some of model will be next generation swift.
The company currently produces the Suzuki Japan engineer’s KB-series engines compliant with Euro-V emission norms in india . It produces two different petrol engines- 1 litre (Suzuki Alto A-Star /cererio, Suzuki Splash ) and 1.2 litre (Suzuki Splash/Ritz) from the fully integrated engine manufacturing facility, located at MSI’s Gurgaon plant.

Within 10 months of production of the KB-series engines, MSI had last month rolled-out over 100,000 units of A-Star (Suzuki alto). According to Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), A-Star gives a mileage of 19.6 km per litre, while Ritz runs 17.7 km in every litre of petrol.

The engine facility with a production capacity of 240,000 units per annum was a part of the Rs 9,000 crore investment plan announced earlier by Suzuki Motor Corp, MSI’s parent.

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