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Drivers who won winter tire sets in Magyar Suzuki Corporation and Komárom-Esztergom County Police’s quiz ”Ready for Winter?” received their prizes at a ceremony held Thursday at Suzuki Világ dealership in Esztergom-Kertváros.

Esztergom residents and people just driving by can have their cars checked free of charge at three locations to see whether they meet requirements for driving in winter. Police’s road traffic experts will also call drivers’ attention to problems that would carry a fine in roadside checks. Launched jointly by Suzuki and the Komárom-Esztergom County Police, the campaign aims to improve road traffic safety in the region.

Suzuki Motor Corporation’s Hustler* minicar has won 2015 RJC Car of the Year award, promoted by the Automotive Researchers’ and Journalists’ Conference of Japan (RJC).

Health care services provided by Esztergom’s Vaszary Kolos Hospital will, from now on, be helped by a Suzuki automobile. The key of the brand new, 1.6-liter, petrol-fuelled SX4 S-CROSS was presented by Magyar Suzuki Corporation’s deputy CEO Dr. László Urbán, to president-head surgeon of the Hospital, Dr. Gábor Kanász.

Global sales of Suzuki automobiles from January to August 2014 were up 106% year-on-year to 1.89 million units. Here in Europe, sales from January to August were up 105% year-on-year to 133 thousand units. Sales volume also increased in most countries across Asia.

Ever since its market launch in 1988, the Suzuki Vitara series has earned acclaim for stylish, city-oriented designs, compact, easy-to-manage dimensions, comfortable on-road performance, and genuine off-road capability. The series has evolved through changes in body size and powertrain. Now, more than a quarter-century after the original model’s debut, the Vitara heritage is embodied in a fresh sport-utility-vehicle incarnation. The all-new Vitara has smaller dimensions to meet contemporary needs. It incorporates Suzuki’s cutting-edge ALLGRIP four-wheel-drive system and advanced safety and connectivity equipment. And it enables owners to express themselves by personalising its design.        

Suzuki Motor Corporation expresses heartfelt sympathy to those affected by the flooding, which occurred in the beginning of September 2014 in the Kashmir region, located in the northern part of India and Pakistan.

PT. Suzuki Indomobil Motor (SIM), an Indonesian subsidiary of the Suzuki Motor Corporation, has unveiled the Karimun WagonR GS, a new variant of the compact car Karimun WagonR at the 22nd Indonesia International Motor Show, which is being held in Jakarta from 18 September, 2014*. SIM is exhibiting automobiles including reference exhibits and production models.

Suzuki Motor Corporation’s compact car Swift, which was launched as a world strategic model in 2004, has reached cumulative worldwide sales of four million units in August 2014 (nine years and nine months since the start of sales in 2004).

The SX4 S-CROSS has been awarded with the prestigious ‘Hungarian Quality Product’ certificate, and also received the Business Press Award donated by the Association of Hungarian Journalists (MÚOSZ). After the Splash and the 3rd generation Swift, it is the third Magyar Suzuki-produced model to have merited the prestigious award. The certificate is awarded in recognition of such driving forces of competitiveness as know-how, innovation and quality. The 17th Hungarian Quality Product Award® ceremony (2014) was held in the Parliament in Budapest.

Suzuki Motor Corporation is pleased to announce the world premiere of the all-new VITARA, which will take place at the Paris Motor Show.  

Suzuki Motor Corporation has achieved accumulated global production of three million units for the outboard motors it produces. Suzuki reached this milestone in 49 years after it started producing outboard motors in 1965. To commemorate this achievement, Suzuki has held a ceremony today at its Toyokawa Plant in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The ceremony was attended by Executive Vice President Toshihiro Suzuki, along with the employees.

- Asia decreases income despite increased sales and income for the first quarter overall- Forecasts for the operating results remain unchanged due to grim outlook in Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, etc.  

Magyar Suzuki reached another major milestone as the 2.5 millionth car rolled off the production line on 9 July, 2014 in Esztergom. The 3rd generation 1.2-liter white Swift will surely run on Hungarian roads.

Great S-Cross Challenge a major success Nearly 100 drivers contested on Saturday for Suzuki’s newest family crossover at Budapest’s Millenary Park. György Kántor won the contest, completing the race course almost 7 seconds ahead of his competitors.

After three new brand dealerships launched in Hungary last year, Suzuki has now opened a new dealership—this time in Esztergom. Suzuki aims to increase sales to private customers, and also to boost fleet sales with the S-CROSS. The new dealership, Suzuki Világ is meant to serve customers in the Komárom-Esztergom region.

Following Magyar Suzuki Corporation’s (MSC) Annual General Meeting, the company has published its key figures for 2013. Due to the success of the SX4 S-Cross, in 2013 MSC topped its performance of the year before.

Present Chief Executive Officer leaves Magyar Suzuki Corporation (MSC) handing over the leading position to Mr. Ryoichi Oura. Hisashi Takeuchi has been promoted to a new position in the Product Planning Department at the parent company, Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC). The changes have been announced by Suzuki Motor Corporation; Mr. Ryoichi Oura will officially take over the CEO position after the Shareholders’ Meeting of MSC, at the end of May.

The final of this year’s Puskás–Suzuki Cup, founded by Magyar Suzuki Corp. and the Ferenc Puskás Football Academy in 2008, was the first official match held at the freshly completed Pancho Arena in Felcsút.

With Magyar Suzuki Corporation’s sponsorship, the Puskás Academy will hold the 7th PUSKÁS–SUZUKI-CUP U17 football tournament in Felcsút. Magyar Suzuki has sponsored the annual competition since its first edition in 2008.

Magyar Suzuki Corporation has offered another car in support of the training of car industry secondary vocational school students. The partnership of Magyar Suzuki Corporation and Vác-based Endre Király Industrial Secondary Vocational School and Boarding School looks back on a history of more than 15 years now. Donated by Magyar Suzuki, the training cars help the theoretical and practical training of car technicians, car mechanics and body ironers.

Suzuki Motor Corporation’s subsidiary in Thailand, Suzuki Motor (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (SMT) has exhibited new compact car CELERIO at the 35th Bangkok International Motor Show, which is being held from 25 March, 2014*.