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2024 Suzuki Swift scores 4 stars in Japan NCAP crash test

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2024 Suzuki Swift is powered by a new 3-cylinder petrol engine. Japan was the first market where Suzuki launched the fourth-gen Swift. Japan NCAP has published the crash test results of the Swift that is being sold in Japan. Few dealerships have also started accepting bookings for the updated hatchback.

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Honda takes ‘Made-in-India’ Elevate SUV to its home bastion of Japan

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litre naturally aspirated petrol engine. litre naturally aspirated petrol engine. litre naturally aspirated petrol engine. Honda Cars India has launched the Elevate in Japan which is their home market. In fact, the model that will go on sale in Japan is being made in India and will be exported to Japan from India.

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Suzuki trademarks Escudo and Torqnado names in India

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By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 20 Mar 2024, 16:16 PM Maruti Suzuki is planning to introduce as many as eight new models in the country across petrol, hybrid, electric and flex-fuel engine options. Maruti Suzuki is planning to introduce as many as eight new models in the country across petrol, hybrid, electric and flex-fuel engine options.

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Toyota bets big on hybrids in Brazil with $2.2 billion plan

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Despite the boom in electric cars, Japan’s automakers have long banked on hybrid vehicles that combine internal combustion engines and batteries. Toyota plans to make two “flex hybrid” models in Brazil — using either petrol or ethanol as well as batteries — creating around 2,000 jobs, a statement said.

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Honda Elevate sells 30,365 units in India and exports 6,809 units since launch | Autocar Professional

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Also, 6,809 WR-Vs have been shipped to Japan. litre four-cylinder i-VTEC petrol engine as in the Honda City, mated with either a six-speed manual or a seven-speed CVT automatic transmission. The Elevate is manufactured at the Tapukara plant in Rajasthan along with the Honda WR-V SUV for Japan (pictured below).

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Honda India is back in the SUV game with Elevate | Autocar Professional

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HCIL has also exported 337 units of the rebadged-for-Japan model. litre four-cylinder i-VTEC petrol engine as in the Honda City, mated with either a six-speed manual or a seven-speed CVT automatic transmission. The Elevate for Japan (WR-V), which is powered by the same 1.5-litre

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Green cars turning motorists away from petrol

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According to reports in business daily The Nikkei, the average price for regular petrol in Japan is now Y139.8 Japanese drivers are using less and less petroleum… thanks to the popularity of green cars: and that’s driving fuel prices down. per litre: that’s a drop for the thirteenth straight week and a 16month low for [.].

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