Suzuki’s India-made vehicles (Baleno, Vitara Brezza above, Ciaz, Ertiga) go to Toyota for Africa.
Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Suzuki Motor Corporation (Suzuki) today announced their agreement to begin considering collaboration in new fields. They have been analyzing the concrete details of such collaboration since concluding a memorandum of understanding toward business partnership two long years ago on February 6, 2017.
The slow-moving Japanese companies say Toyota’s strength in electrification technologies and Suzuki’s strength in technologies for compact vehicles, allows for growth through joint collaboration in production and in the popularization of electrified vehicles.
Toyota will supply: THS (Toyota Hybrid System) to Suzuki for global use; Hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) technologies in India through local procurement of HEV systems, engines, and batteries; Two new electrified vehicles built on Toyota platforms (RAV4, Corolla Wagon) to Suzuki in Europe.
Suzuki’s will supply: two compact vehicles built on Suzuki platforms (Ciaz and Ertiga) to Toyota in India; Toyota will adopt newly developed Suzuki engines for compact vehicles, supported by Denso and Toyota, manufactured at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Poland; Suzuki’s India-produced vehicles (Baleno, Vitara Brezza, Ciaz, Ertiga) will go to Toyota for the African market.
Drawing upon Suzuki’s expertise in developing vehicles in India, there will be joint development of a Toyota C-segment MPV with supply to Suzuki. Production of the Suzuki-developed compact SUV Vitara Brezza at Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. (TKM) from 2022 in India.
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Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
Toyota and Suzuki Agree to Consider a New Collaboration
Suzuki’s India-made vehicles (Baleno, Vitara Brezza above, Ciaz, Ertiga) go to Toyota for Africa.
Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Suzuki Motor Corporation (Suzuki) today announced their agreement to begin considering collaboration in new fields. They have been analyzing the concrete details of such collaboration since concluding a memorandum of understanding toward business partnership two long years ago on February 6, 2017.
The slow-moving Japanese companies say Toyota’s strength in electrification technologies and Suzuki’s strength in technologies for compact vehicles, allows for growth through joint collaboration in production and in the popularization of electrified vehicles.
Toyota will supply: THS (Toyota Hybrid System) to Suzuki for global use; Hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) technologies in India through local procurement of HEV systems, engines, and batteries; Two new electrified vehicles built on Toyota platforms (RAV4, Corolla Wagon) to Suzuki in Europe.
Suzuki’s will supply: two compact vehicles built on Suzuki platforms (Ciaz and Ertiga) to Toyota in India; Toyota will adopt newly developed Suzuki engines for compact vehicles, supported by Denso and Toyota, manufactured at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Poland; Suzuki’s India-produced vehicles (Baleno, Vitara Brezza, Ciaz, Ertiga) will go to Toyota for the African market.
Drawing upon Suzuki’s expertise in developing vehicles in India, there will be joint development of a Toyota C-segment MPV with supply to Suzuki. Production of the Suzuki-developed compact SUV Vitara Brezza at Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. (TKM) from 2022 in India.
View AutoInformed on:
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.