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Swift Global Production Exceeds One Million Units(21/08/2008)
Suzuki launched the Swift less than four years ago. Global production has recently passed the one million mark. Vehicles sold in Europe are built at Suzuki’s plant in Hungary which has so far contributed more than 306,000 to the total. Since launch in the UK, over 36,500 Swifts have been sold and it accounts for around 50 per cent of the sales mix. Swift is global in outlook and production – it was first built in Japan, followed by Hungary, China, India and more recently Indonesia and Malaysi... [more]
New Suzuki Swift 1.3-litre DDiS with 119g/km CO2 rating(23/04/2008)
The Suzuki Swift 1.3-litre DDiS model are now better off thanks to the latest revision in engine emissions. The CO2 rating has been reduced from 124g/km to just 119g/km which places the model in the ‘B’ Band VED rating and an annual charge of just £35 per year, a saving of £80. Also, from late October this year, the DDiS model will qualify for exemption from the London Congestion Charge, representing a saving of around £2,000 per year to a commuter driving into the capital. The 1.3-litre c... [more]
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| UK car sales tumble by 20 per cent amid calls for Government help (Times Online)The British car industry will suffer a fresh blow today when new figures are expected to show that sales fell by more than 20 per cent last month. The sharp drop coincides with mounting concern over whether the Government will deliver an aid package that had been expected before Christmas. |
| Car industry at 30-year low (The Courier Mail)A CRASH in business confidence has plunged the Australian car industry to its worst sales performance in 30 years - with a terrible year to come. |
| Brakes Slammed On New Car Sales (SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)The British car industry is likely to get more bad news on Wednesday morning as the latest new car sales figures are released. |
| Australian Car Sales Will Drop 13% in 2009, Industry Group Says (Bloomberg)Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Australian sales of cars and trucks will fall 13 percent this year as the global financial crisis erodes domestic demand for vehicles, according to an industry group. |
| The brakes are on new car sales (Daily Telegraph)A CRASH in confidence has seen the Australian car industry suffer its worst sales in 30 years. |
| Car sales screech to a halt (The Australian)A CRASH in business confidence has plunged the Australian car industry into its worst sales performance in 30 years. |
| US car industry expected to have had worst year since 1992 (AM Online)The US car industry is expected to have had its worst year since 1992 after a sharp fall in December sales. |
| US car sales hit 17-year low (Daily Telegraph)US car sales crashed again in December as the industry posted its worst year since 1992 and the Detroit Three saw their annual share of their home market slip beneath 50 per cent for the first time. |
| US car makers sink to 16year sales low (Daily Telegraph)The US car industry had its worst year since 1992 with December sales falling by more than a third underlining the dire state of consumer confidence in the world's largest economy. |
| Car sales plunge heralding bleak 2009 (Reuters via Yahoo! News) U.S. auto sales plunged by 36 percent in December led by outsized declines at Chrysler LLC, Hyundai Motor (005380.KS) and Toyota Motor Corp(7203.T) as the battered industry closed out its weakest year since 1992 in its largest single market. |
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