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Magyar Suzuki Corporation, located in Esztergom, Hungary, and founded in 1991, is a automobile manufacturing plant, a subsidiary of Suzuki.[1]
Through the end of September, 2005, the plant had a cumulative production volume of 849,000: 465,000 Suzuki Swift (Generation II) through March, 2003, 187,000 Suzuki Wagon R+, 137,000 Suzuki Ignis and 60,000 Generation IV of the Suzuki Swift. Current production capacity is 300,000 units/year.[2][3] In addition to Suzuki-badged vehicles, the Hungarian plant also produced 24,943 Fiat Sedici CUVs and 4,494 Ignis-based Subaru G3X Justys. The plant will produce the new Suzuki Splash, as well as a rebadged version, the Opel Agila.[4]
Initially constructed with an investment of 14 billion Hungarian forints, Magyar Suzuki initially produced 1.0-litre and 1.3-litre Swifts, reaching the ten thousandth car in 1993.[5] On October 6, 2006, the plant produced its one millionth car, a five-door Generation IV Suzuki Swift.[5]
The plant meets ISO 14001 quality levels, engines manufactured at the plant meet Euro IV requirements, and Suzuki requires ISO 9001:2000 quality assurance certification from suppliers and dealerships.[5]
Model Production
- Fiat Sedici
- Suzuki Splash
- Suzuki SX4
- Suzuki Ignis
- Suzuki Wagon R+
- Suzuki Swift (Generation II)
- Subaru Justy
- Opel Agila
- Vauxhall Agila
See also
Official Website, Suzuki, Hungary
References
- ^ "Suzuki SX4 New 2- or all-wheel drive Compact SUV next spring". Suzuki Press Release, October 2006. http://www.globalsuzuki.com/gcm/spotlight/auto012.html.
- ^ http://www.esztergom.hu/wps/portal/gazdasag?docid=AAMN-7L6CM7
- ^ "2008: adjunk el harmincnégyezret a mi legújabb autónkból! | Gazdaság | Komárom-Esztergom | kemma.hu KEMMA". Kemma.hu. http://www.kemma.hu/cikk/112431. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- ^ "2007 Frankfurt Motor Show: Suzuki Splash Debuts". Drive Line, 14 Jul 2007. http://drive-line.com/category/suzuki/.
- ^ a b c "Magyar Suzuki Celebrates Production Milestone". Suzuki Press Release, October 2006. http://www.globalsuzuki.com/gcm/spotlight/auto012.html.
Coordinates: 47°46′01″N 18°45′01″E / 47.76694°N 18.75028°E
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