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Maruti Suzuki Swift likely to get hybrid technology soon

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By: Srinjoy Bal | Updated on: 10 Jan 2024, 11:52 AM Maruti Suzuki is expected to introduce hybrid technology to its popular hatchback Swift. As per an industry source, Maruti Suzuki is readying to offer Swift hybrid in the Indian car market, complete with the promise of enhanced mileage. The powertrain adopts a newly developed Z12E 1.2-litre,

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Suzuki reports fuel economy testing irregularities in Japan but says no need to amend values

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Suzuki announcement that it has found “some discrepancies” between the automobile emission and fuel efficiency testing methodology it has used in Japan and the requirements from Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). The issues do not apply to products sold under the Suzuki badge outside of Japan.

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Navigant forecasts global annual natural gas vehicle sales to reach 3.9M in 2025, up 62.5% from 2015

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In its new Natural Gas Vehicles report, Navigant Research forecasts that global annual NGV sales—light-, medium- and heavy-duty—will grow 62.5% million vehicles in 2015 to 3.9 between 2015 and 2025. million LD NGVs sales in 2025. million in 2025. million, accounting for 2.6% of all LDVs.

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Report: Suzuki to build another engine plant in Indonesia, tripling its output

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The Nikkei reports that Suzuki Motor Corp. The automaker will invest roughly ¥30 billion (US$390 million) to set up engine manufacturing operations from parts production to finished engines, by 2015, according to the report. plans to build another engine factory in Indonesia, tripling its output there to 150,000 units a year.

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SUVs power best-ever February, India PV Inc set for 4.25 million sales in FY2024 | Autocar Professional

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Sales in the leap-month of February 2024 have leaped to an all-time high – estimated at over 370,000 units and an 11% year-on-year growth (February 2023: 334,790 units). Between April 2023 and January 2024, OEMs dispatched 20,61,075 units, recording handsome 25% YoY growth and raced ahead of FY2023’s record 2 million UV sales.

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JATO Dynamics: growth slowdown in Euro auto sales in March; SUVs still lead

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March 2016 was another positive month for European new car registrations, ending a strong Q1 which saw sales of 3.93 over the first three months of 2015, according to JATO Dynamics. The SUV segment was the biggest growth driver, with its registrations counting for 25% of sales in March Q1 2016, an improvement on the 21.7%

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The Jeep Renegade Will Soon Leave the U.S. and Canada

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and Canada after several years of declining sales, ending the run of its most affordable model. To be fair, the Renegade was launched in 2015, and sales peaked just a year later. Cheaper, smaller off-roaders are massively popular south of the border, where they get other forbidden fruit like the Suzuki Jimny.

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