Suzuki Death Watch 6: The Product Drought Continues Ubabated

More bad news for Suzuki fans; the marque won't have any new product for the Untied States until at least 2015. An Automotive News report on Mitsubishi and Suzuki's future product plans paints a bleak picture for the two brands. While Mitsubishi at least has a new Outlander (as well as a plug-in version of that car), AN's Ryan Beene reports that "…sources familiar with American Suzuki's plans say that after this fall the company has no new or redesigned product launches scheduled before the 2015 model year…" Beene cites a strong yen and the bungled Volkswagen partnership for Suzuki's product drought. Suzuki apparently investigated the prospect of selling the Wagon R minicar in the U.S, but that project has been dormant for some time. The SX4, Kizashi and Grand Vitara will soldier on with minor changes at best. The highly praised Swift compact car will ostensibly not be sold here any time soon, for reasons that nobody can fathom. from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com

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