Filed under: SUV, Etc., Videos, Suzuki, Russia Long, long ago, when we first put our grubby hands on a driver’s license, someone passed on a bit of sage wisdom: in the wrong hands, a car can be more dangerous than any gun. The video after the jump is a keen reminder of this fact. Autoblog [...]
Filed under: New York Auto Show, Technology, Suzuki Garmin, a company known largely for its aftermarket navigation systems, will officially debut its first factory-installed in-car infotainment system at this week’s New York Auto Show. In the past, Garmin has partnered with some automakers to offer pop-up navi systems as an affordable solution to buyers who [...]
Filed under: Government/Legal, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Mazda, Earnings/Financials Why Automakers Are Increasingly Entering Alliances It’s only a question of how deeply the knife will slice as Mazda’s desperate cost-cutting measures take aim at its U.S. workforce this week. The maker has signaled it will post a $1.2 billion loss when the Japanese fiscal year wraps up on [...]
Filed under: Government/Legal, Suzuki, Volkswagen, Earnings/Financials The partnership beween Volkswagen and Suzuki is more than two years old, yet in that time, more acrimony and court proceedings have been created than jointly developed products – not hard to do when that product number is zero. Continent-crossing accusations have included Suzuki being upset at how VW [...]
Filed under: SUV, Suzuki, Canada, Montreal Auto Show It’s more a rear-lift than a facelift, since only the back end has changed on the 2012 Suzuki Grand Vitara Urban offered in Canada. There are two noteworthy changes for the decontented model, the first being that Suzuki swapped the full-sized spare tire for a temporary “donut” [...]
