Suzuki UK reveals the new Suzuki Swift Sport will cost £13,500 when it goes on sale in January 2012. The Suzuki Swift is a more than half way decent little car, and the range-topping Suzuki Swift Sport – which was revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September – looks set to be a fun little number […]
Suzuki take Volkswagen to court
In the ongoing spat between Suzuki and Volkswagen, Suzuki has revealed it is to take VW to the ICC International Court of Arbitration in London to recover its shares. The partnership between Volkswagen and Suzuki promised so much. VW wanted an easy way in to the car market in India – where Suzuki is very strong – and in return Suzuki wanted […]
Suzuki serves legal notice on Volkswagen
The ongoing row between Suzuki and Volkswagen has been turned up a notch as Suzuki serves legal notice on VW over breaches of their agreement. It looked a promising alliance, Suzuki and Volkswagen. VW wanted access to Suzuki’s know-how in emerging markets and Suzuki wanted access to VW’s technology, especially its hybrid stuff. But, just […]
New Suzuki Swift Sport (2012) again, but with photos and detail
The 2012 Suzuki Swift Sport as revealed last month with a single image and a paucity of detail. But now we get more photos and a bit more detail. With Frankfurt rapidly looming we’ll be getting waves of reveals over the coming days (keep that coffee pot bubbling – long days coming), and today’s first offering is […]
Volkswagen & Suzuki – it’s handbags at dawn
The spat between VW and Suzuki continues, with Volkswagen demanding Suzuki ‘remedies’ its decision to buy engines from Fiat. Back in 2009 Volkswagen invested a rather large chunk of change (around €2 billion) in Suzuki in exchange for a 20% stake in the Japanese car maker, and there were big hopes for advantages for both […]
New Suzuki Swift Sport (2012) revealed – well, one photo.
Following on from the Concept Suzuki revealed of the 2012 Swift Sport at Geneva, we now have the first photo of the production 2012 Suzuki Swift Sport ahead of Frankfurt reveal. At the Geneva Motor Show in the Spring we got a sport concept of the new Suzuki Swift which Suzuki dubbed the Swift S-CONCEPT, even though we all knew it was […]
New Suzuki Swift Sport in 2012
It’s reported that the Suzuki Swift S-Concept revealed at Geneva 2011 is going in to production as the 2012 Suzuki Swift Sport There was a time when the little Suzuki Swift was the biggest oxymoron in motoring. But things have improved a lot and the Swift is now a fun and lively little car; perfect for city […]
Suzuki Swift S-CONCEPT Hot-Hatch at Geneva
Suzuki are teasing a concept for Geneva – the Suzuki Swift S-CONCEPT – which we expect to be a hot Swift with the 178bhp lump from the Polo GTI and a 7-speed DSG ‘box. Suzuki ended up giving us a bit of detail on the 2011 Swift back in June last year. But their hand […]
Suzuki Kizashi – Geneva launch
Suzuki are to launch their Mondeo-sized Kizashi at the Geneva Motor Show in March featuring a 185bhp 4-pot petrol engine. What’s the Suzuki Kizashi, I hear you ask? Well, it’s Suzuki’s attempt at making a D Segment Car (think Ford Mondeo or Vauxhall Insignia) and so far it’s only been available in Japan and North […]
Volkswagen takes stake in Suzuki
It has been announced that Volkswagen is to take a 19.9% stake in Suzuki to help gain access to the Indian market. We’re back on the co-operation and rationalisation path again, this time with Volkswagen and Suzuki, with the announcement that VW is to take a 19.9% stake in Suzuki, with Suzuki in turn re-investing […]