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Volkswagen is cutting dividend after their profits fell down 71 percent
 When everybody cuts jobs and closes plants, VW bought 50 % of Porsche AG; it announced its 3-year investment 25.8bn EUR plan, creating a dominant, strong image in the car industry.Volkswagen AG revealed just now it has suffered a drop of 71 % in operating last year's profits, exceeding the initial fears of the firm. On Friday, the share price of the brand dropped due to its profitability disappointment this year on the 4th quarter, reported autonews.com.The group of course said it will recover, keeping very close its purpose of overtaking Toyota in the long term, but for now Volkswagen said it would be cutting ...
Tags: profit-drop, financial results, dividend-cut, volkswagen, vw, vw-group
Suzuki is recalling over 10,000 vehicles in China
 This year is quite hard for Toyota, with all of these safety issues that affects hundreds, thousands or even millions of cars. So, after Toyota confirmed 8 million vehicles are fitted with damaged throttle pedal, now Suzuki is recalling also in China, stating that at least 10,000 autos have gas filter issues.China's GAQSIQ (General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine) stated that the leaks of oil could happen due to the improper making, People's Daily reported.The problem is concerning the Alto units made from 2009 6th of July to 2010 17th of January. Suzuki will resolve this issue for free, with clients encouraged to ...
Tags: alto, recall, china, suzuki, toyota
Suzuki Swift Plug-in Hybrid will be present at the 2010 show in Geneva
 The Geneva Motor Show 2010 starting in March will present the Suzuki Swift plug-in (European debut) that was for the 1st time unveiled past year at the Tokyo Motor Show. The vehicle runs with an electric engine making developing 72.4HP (54 kW) with lithium-ion batteries power. It has a 660cc engine unit that can recharge batteries if they are low.The successful Japanese maker, the Plug-in Swift hybrid travels just on electricity about twenty kilometers.In October Suzuki stated for the press that its Swift Plug-in Hybrid unit is perfect for drivers traveling low – daily about 20km, created to be driven on electricity primarily. Suzuki will ...
Tags: swift, plug-in-hybrid, 2010-geneva-motor-show, suzuki
Pricing for Suzuki Kizashi sedan released
 The new midsize four door sedan Suzuki Kizashi will be arriving in the USA soon so it was time for the Japanese automaker to announce the pricing and further details. All version of the Suzuki Kizashi sedan will get their power from a 2.4 liter four cylinder engine capable of developing 185 horsepower. The powertrain of the Suzuki Kizashi sedan is completed by a choice of either a manual gearbox (in this case the engine develops 185 horsepower) or a CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission, in which case the engine develops only 178 horsepower) and either a front wheel drive or an ...
Tags: kizashi, sedan, pricing, released, suzuki
Icon Vehicle Dynamics version of the Suzuki Equator coming to SEMA
 The SEMA Show is a good place for smaller tuning companies to show off what they are made of. Icon Vehicle Design is hoping to do exactly that by coming to the 2009 SEMA Show with a very aggressive version of the Suzuki Equator pickup truck. The 4.0 liter V6 engine of the Suzuki Equator will get Doug Thorley long tube headers and a cat back exhaust. Icon Vehicle Design said that they used the best out of the potential of a variety of suppliers located in the Southern California to assemble a more aggressive version of the Suzuki ...
Tags: equator, icon, vehicle, dynamics, sema, suzuki
Two Suzuki eco vehicles presented at the Tokyo Auto Show
 What better place to exhibit ecological futuristic vehicles than the Tokyo Auto Show? Well, the 2009 edition of the Tokyo Auto Show was host of the world debut of two interesting concepts from Suzuki. More precisely, visitors got to see a Suzuki SX4 FCV (Fuel Cell Vehicle) and a Suzuki Swift Plug-in Hybrid version. Let`s start with the latter. The Suzuki Swift Plug-in Hybrid is a supermini destined for people that travel mostly around the city for about 13 miles or the equivalent of 20 kilometers a day. The Suzuki Swift Plug-in Hybrid has been designed to be in motion mostly ...
Tags: eco, vehicles, ecological, green, presented, tokyo, show
Technical details and pricing for 2010 Suzuki Kizashi revealed
 There is not much time left until we will get to see the Suzuki Kizashi flagship sedan launched. Instead of wanting to compete with other mainstream offerings like the Honda Accord or the Toyota Camry, the Suzuki Kizashi wants to capture the attention of those potential buyers that would like to own a driver oriented and sportier looking mid size sedan like the BMW 3-Series, the Acura TSX or the Volkswagen Passat CC but can not afford one. Thus, we will get to see the Suzuki Kizashi starting from a base price of under 20.000 dollars on the North American market starting from December this ...
Tags: kizashi, 2010, pricing, technical, details, revealed, suzuki
Suzuki Announces SX4 FCV Concept for Tokyo Debut
 SUZUKI ‘PLUGS IN` TO THE 41ST TOKYO SHOW Small Cars for a big futureAt the Tokyo Motor Show later this month, Suzuki will exhibit its latest concepts for the future including a Swift with Plug-in Hybrid system and an SX4 Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV).Swift Plug-in Hybrid is ideal for drivers who travel low mileages of around 20km every day and is designed to be driven primarily on electric power. It is fitted with a compact 660cc engine and equipped with a generator to charge the lithium-ion battery if capacity level drops. Further recharging when parked is by means of a domestic plug socket. The ...
Tags: sx3, swift, plug-in, hybrid, suzuki-sx4, sx4-fcv, concept, suzuki, tokyo, japan
Suzuki Grand Vitara gets new turbo diesel engine
 The Japanese automaker Suzuki has decided to add a new 1.9 liter DDiS turbo diesel engine to the range of engines available for the revised Grand Vitara SUV on the British market. The 1.9 liter DDiS turbo diesel engine will be available only for the five door version of the Suzuki Grand Vitara available on the British market. The 1.9 liter DDiS turbo diesel four cylinder engine has an output of 129 horsepower at 3750 revs per minute and 300 Nm of torque available at 2000 revs per minute. Thanks to the performances of this engine, the revised Suzuki Grand Vitara ...
Tags: grand, vitara, grand vitara, turbo, diesel, engine, uk, british, market
Suzuki launched special edition Swift SZ-L
 The Japanese automaker Suzuki is strengthening their British lineup of models with a special edition of the Swift. The special edition Suzuki Swift is called SZ-L. The special edition Suzuki Swift SZ-L is based on the five door version Swift that comes with a 1.3 liter gasoline engine. The difference is made by a superior level of equipment. The most important features of the Suzuki Swift SZ-L include chrome finish for the rear tailgate trim, exterior door handles and front grille. Other features include specific floor mats, air conditioning, side protection mouldings, pearlescent or metallic paint, electrically retractable exterior mirrors and ...
Tags: swift, szl, sz-l, suzuki, special, limited, edition, uk, british, market
- august 2005
Suzuki Grand Vitara
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 200 km/h- march 2007
Suzuki Jimny Metal Top
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 210 km/h- august 2005
Suzuki Splash
5-doors, stationwagon
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 199 km/h- november 2005
Suzuki Swift
5-doors, stationwagon
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 207 km/h- august 2005
Suzuki SX4
5-doors, stationwagon
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 210 km/h- january 1998
Suzuki Alto
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 200 km/h- january 2001
Suzuki Baleno
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 200 km/h- november 2003
Suzuki Baleno Wagon
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 210 km/h- december 2005
Suzuki Cappuccino
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 215 km/h- december 2005
Suzuki Grand Vitara Metal Top
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 227 km/h- february 2008
Suzuki Grand Vitara Cabrio
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 210 km/h- april 2003
Suzuki Grand Vitara XL-7
5-doors, stationwagon
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 220 km/h- december 2005
Suzuki Ignis
5-doors, stationwagon
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 200 km/h- may 1994
Suzuki Jimny
2-doors, coupé
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 200 km/h- january 1996
Suzuki Jimny Cabrio
2-doors, coupé
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 205 km/h- february 2001
Suzuki Liana
2-doors, coupé
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 197 km/h- march 1982
Suzuki Samurai Cabrio
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 150 km/h- march 1982
Suzuki Samurai Metal Top
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 160 km/h- november 1983
Suzuki SJ
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 145 km/h- november 1991
Suzuki Swift Cabrio
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 180 km/h- november 1991
Suzuki Vitara Cabrio
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 195 km/h- october 1995
Suzuki Vitara Metal Top
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 177 km/h- january 1998
Suzuki Vitara Wagon
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 172 km/h- october 1995
Suzuki Vitara Villager
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 188 km/h- october 2001
Suzuki Wagon R+
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 177 km/h- november 2003
Suzuki X-90
3-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 167 km/h
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