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Agreement reached to standardize swappable batteries for electric motorcycles

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The Swappable Battery Consortium for Electric Motorcycles has reached an agreement to standardize swappable batteries and replacement systems, allowing battery sharing and paving the way for increased adoption of electric motorcycles in Japan. Suzuki Motor Corporation and Yamaha Motor Co., Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.,

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American Suzuki restructures under Chapter 11; exiting auto market in US

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American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC), the sole distributor in the continental United States of Suzuki Motor Corporation automobiles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles and marine outboard engines, will restructure under chapter 11.

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Nikkei: India passes Japan to become world’s No. 3 auto market in 2022

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million between January and November 2022, according to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). Adding December’s sales volume reported Sunday by Maruti Suzuki, India’s largest carmaker, brings the total to roughly 4.25 New vehicles delivered in India totaled 4.13 million units. million vehicles sold. million units.

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American Suzuki Motor receives bankruptcy court approval of up to $100M in Debtor-In-Possession (DIP) financing

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American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC) has received court approval for Debtor-In-Possession (DIP) financing. As a result, the Company will be able to borrow up to $50 million for operations and up to $50 million for purchases of inventory from Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC). Earlier post.)

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Indian car and 2W OEMs recall 284,906 vehicles in 2023, 5.35 million since 2012 | Autocar Professional

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As per official industry data for passenger vehicles and two-wheelers published by apex industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), in CY2023, a total of 284,906 vehicles were recalled by their manufacturers. Maruti Suzuki effected three separate recalls covering 35,752 units.

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Target for 50 percent export share: Piyush Goyal tells automakers | Autocar Professional

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Japanese automakers including Suzuki Motor, Nissan and Renault are also setting India as their export base. With our arbitrage on the scale, labour costs, technology skills and managerial talent, there is no reason India doesn’t have at least a 50 percent share of exports in our automobile sector.

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CY2023 wholesales at 22.8 million units but still below 2018’s record 26.7 million | Autocar Professional

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As per the data released by apex industry body SIAM (Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers) today, all the four vehicle segments have witnessed good growth with passenger vehicles up 8% to a record 41,01,600 or 4.10 Maruti Suzuki sold 1.7 million units were a 10% increase over CY2022’s 2,07,92,824 units. million units in CY2022.

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