Corporate News 2025
Suzuki's Esztergom-made model, the Vitara, has received another prestigious award. For the second time in its history, it has won the Audience Award at the Hungarian Car of the Year 2025 competition.
Magyar Suzuki has donated a Suzuki Vitara to the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) to support vehicle engineering training. The handover ceremony was held at the BME’s Centre of Competence, where the leaders of the university and the company emphasised the importance of industrial cooperation.
The manufacturing launch of the Vitara in 2015 marked a significant turning point in the history of Magyar Suzuki in many respects, as it became the most popular passenger car in Hungary. This was the first model in the company’s history whose prototype was developed with the involvement of Hungarian engineers. Today, the one-millionth Vitara has rolled off the production line — a marble blue, GLX and sunroof equipped version, which will soon reach its new owner in Germany.
At this year’s Companies for the Future Award ceremony of the Joint Venture Association (JVSZ), Magyar Suzuki Zrt. was recognised with the prestigious grand prize in the corporate category.
Dr. Zoltán Varga will continue his career at Magyar Suzuki as the Executive General Manager for HR, Corporate Services, Legal & Compliance Affairs starting February 2025.
Magyar Suzuki began focusing on sustainable driving when it transitioned to manufacturing hybrid models at the end of 2019. Today, the 500,000th hybrid model rolled off the production line at the Esztergom factory – a canyon brown, GLX, AllGrip all-wheel-drive, automatic S-CROSS with sunroof. Market data reveals strong global demand for the hybrid Vitara and S-CROSS models produced in Hungary, and interest remains steady.
Suzuki has once again secured the leading position in the Hungarian new passenger car market, achieving a market share of 12.94 % with 15,732 registered vehicles in 2024. The brand ranked first on the Hungarian sales list thanks primarily to its two models manufactured in Esztergom, the Vitara and the S-CROSS. Last year, in terms of total passenger car sales in Hungary, the Vitara was the best-selling model, and the S-CROSS was the second most popular among Hungarian buyers. The new Swift, on the other hand, finished first in the B-segment small car category.
