Suzuki and Toyota first joint electric SUV to launch in 2025
Suzuki Motor Corporation (Suzuki) and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) Wednesday said the duo have decided to further strengthen their collaboration, in line with which the former will manufacture and supply its first battery-electric SUV to Toyota.
This new model is scheduled to be manufactured at Suzuki Motor Gujarat (India) from the spring of 2025, the companies said in a statement.
Toshihiro Suzuki, President of Suzuki Motor (Japan), said, “Suzuki will supply our first BEV to Toyota globally. I am grateful that the collaboration between the two companies has further deepened in this way. While continuing to be competitors, we will deepen our collaborations toward solving social issues, including the realisation of a carbon-neutral society through a multi-pathway approach.”
Since Suzuki’s Chairman (current Senior Advisor), Osamu Suzuki, and Toyota’s President (current Chairman), Akio Toyoda, started exploring business partnerships in 2016, both companies have engaged in a wide-ranging collaboration. The fields of collaboration are diverse and include vehicle production, mutual supply and the spread of electrified vehicles. As a result, the market launch of collaboration vehicles has expanded to Japan, India, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, the companies said.
This new development marks the first BEV in the relationship between the two companies. It will be launched worldwide, providing a BEV choice even in the SUV market, which is showing remarkable growth, they said.
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