The A-Star which we first saw at the last New Delhi auto show has changed a bit in its final production form. As the next generation Suzuki Alto, Suzuki’s widely acclaimed “world car” has lost the sharp lines and dramatic proportions that drew global recognition towards India’s significance in Suzuki’s long-term growth.
The car’s design [...]

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Suzuki’s popular Swift, a car I can only hope North Americans one day get, is getting another special treatment in Germany. The Suzuki Swift Sport N’Style Rally Edition pays homage to Suzuki’s “Group N” Junior Championship Rally car. The special edition will be available exclusively in black with Suzuki Motorsports’ logos and decals.

Mechanically though there [...]

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Mitsubishi has announced it will launch the 2009 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport at the Moscow Auto Show in August. The move is well played, especially when you consider Russia’s oil boom is set to soon make it one of the largest auto markets in world. Just last year, Mitsubishi sold 100,000 units to the Russians. [...]

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General Motors’ Asia-Pacific unit has decided to celebrate good ol’ GM’s 100th birthday with a special Japan-only version of the all-American Chevrolet Corvette. If that wasn’t funny enough, the car will start sale on July 4th - that’s Independence day back in GM’ land. Eat that Japan!
The Corvette S-Limited will be given an ambitious [...]

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Spotted in Delhi, Suzuki India is testing the new Maruti-Suzuki Splash (Wagon-R replacement) and the first wholly Indian designed Suzuki product, the Suzuki A-Star. Suzuki’s Indian operations, aka Suzuki Maruti, has been thriving as a result of India’s booming middle class. Just last April the car maker reportedly sold a record 50,000 cars.

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Suzuki might be having problems selling it’s wares in North America for some unexplainable reason, but globally the brand’s Suzuki Swift has surpassed the one million mark in just four years of production. North Americans did experience the last generation Swift in the form of the Geo Metro, but it hardly impressed anyone. This [...]

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North Americans might be familiar with the Honda Jazz/Fit, but people in other parts of the world (namely India, Malaysia, Pakistan, and Thailand) are more familiar with the Honda City. The two cars are pretty much the same, except that we get the hatchback and they get the sedan. Though we already have our [...]

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Honda announced their latest compact minivan yesterday in Japan. The latest Honda model, called the Freed, utilizes a completely flat floor and creative spacing to seat up to eight passengers in a 2-3-3 format. Opt for captain seats in the second row and the seating goes down to seven passengers in a 2-2-3 format. [...]

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