According to a post on Team-BHP.com, Maruti Suzuki would be launching the BS-6 compliant S-Cross with the 1.5-litre SHVS mild-hybrid petrol engine on July 28, 2020. An earlier bulletin from the forum said that sales training for dealership staff has started.
Update – Thanks to our friend Raphael Gürth from Austria, we have 20 new photographs of the new Swift Sport. Look for the gallery below the story. The availability of the vehicle is being expanded across the continent, with its launch in Portugal.
Suzuki did not design hybrid or electric variants to future-proof the project and as per Autocar.co.uk, once existing orders are fulfilled, the car is to be axed at the end of the year.
A day after the report of Toyota beginning production of Suzuki’s version of the RAV4 plug-in hybrid at its Japanese factory, Suzuki presents the first photographs and specifications of the vehicle. The ACross is the first model supplied by Toyota for Suzuki’s European business.
Few months back, it was reported that Toyota would be supplying Suzuki with a new SUV for sale in Europe and now Toyota has started production of the model.
The Maruti Swift is receiving a facelift that could bring a new powertrain with increased mileage among other improvements, as per two recent media reports.
Mr RC Bhargava, has confirmed to the Times Of India that the company has developed an electric version of the Maruti Wagon R, and believes that the car will be accepted by the fleet operators of India.
The 2020 Suzuki Swift has been launched in the home market of Japan and gets updated design and features.
Update – New sketches added to the story.
Rajshekhar Dass’s strategy to give wings to EVs in India by recalling an iconic name sounds good, but it would take a while for Maruti to bring back the 800 as an electric car.
R C Bhargava, Chairman, Maruti Suzuki, has said that the company is firm on its plans on EVs and does not see any volume sales of electric cars in this fiscal.