Another ‘S’ brand has fallen. Following last week’s announcement by Subaru to shutdown all local assembly operations in Southeast Asia, Suzuki has now confirmed that it will cease automobile manufacturing in Thailand. Suzuki Motor Thailand (SMT) said that it will shutdown its plant in Rayong by the end of 2025. SMT’s plant in Rayong produces the Swift, Ciaz, and Celerio. “Following the announcement of the eco-car project by the Thai government in 2007, Suzuki applied for the project and establis

Indonesian buyers of the Suzuki Jimny 5-door will have to wait for at least 10 months before taking deliveries, reports CNN Indonesia in February. Suzuki’s Indonesian distributor, PT Suzuki Indomobil Sales (SIS), explained that the supply of the Japan-made 3-door Jimny is approximately 50 units per month. In February, PT SIS had accumulated 800 orders, which means it will take about 16 months, or 1.5 years, to fulfill them. Meanwhile, the supply of the 5-door Jimny from India is larger, at 100 u

Now that Akio Toyoda is no longer the President and CEO of Toyota, he has a bit more freedom to live life as his alter ego Morizo, the regular guy who just loves cars, and hates talking business. Akio is still Chairman of Toyota, but executive decisions are now made by Koji Sato. “Last year, I stepped down as president [of Toyota] and as chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association. “At last, I think that I have been able to get back to being an ordinary guy who loves cars. “I had

For more than 50 years, the Suzuki Jimny has been a phenomenon in both the off-roading community and among fans of little kei cars. However, if there’s one thing that is missing from its half-century life, it is being a star of its own manga. It can’t drift as well along the mountains of Gunma like the AE86 Trueno from Initial D or even its spiritual successor, the Toyota 86 in MF Ghost but that doesn’t stop a publisher from setting up a crowdfunding page to turn the Jimny’s story into a manga s

With a 12-month waiting period for a brand new Suzuki Jimny worldwide, 4x4 enthusiasts have been turning their attention to the used car market. As a result, the high demand for a used Jimny has driven prices in the Australian, Japanese, and Indonesian markets way pass its official listed retail price! Suzuki first introduced the fourth-generation Jimny in the land down under back in 2018. It quickly became the staple SUV for those who are looking for a budget off-road SUV. And it helped that th

The all-new fourth-generation Suzuki Jimny made its global debut in July 2018 and gradually made its way to various markets a few months later. It was introduced in Thailand in March 2019, with prices ranging from THB 1.55 million to THB 1.65 million (that's roughly RM 205k, mind you). For context, the CBU Japan Suzuki Jimny is priced more than the Honda Accord (THB 1.475 million onwards) and Honda CR-V (from THB 1.369 million) in Thailand. Despite these prices, all 90 units allocated for Thaila