Inovev forecasts 400,000 units per year worldwide of the new Suzuki Swift
- Suzuki has just presented the fourth generation of the Swift, a B segment (thermal) sedan, which is one of the carmaker's best-selling models, with 365,000 units sold in 2023, or 12% of Suzuki's global sales. The Suzuki Swift has been produced since 2011 in Japan (for the Japanese market) as well as in India for the Indian and European markets (Production in Hungary ceased in 2017). In China, Suzuki sales declined until they disappeared in 2023. In the United States, the Suzuki Swift did not meet demand and the carmaker very quickly gave up selling it. In Europe, the Suzuki Swift is still sold and its production is carried out in India.
- In 2024, with the launch of the new generation, the Suzuki Swift will be produced only in India and Japan. Inovev forecasts 400,000 sales per year worldwide, thanks mainly to the development of the Indian market (275,000 units produced in India and 125,000 in Japan). Exports to Europe (only from India) are expected to remain stable (40,000 units per year), due to significant competition in the B segment.
- The new Suzuki Swift has the dimensions of the old generation (3.86 m long, 1.74 m wide and 1.50 m high). Note that the Japanese version is 5 cm narrower for tax reasons and it will therefore be the Indian version which will be exported to Europe. The engines are evolving since Suzuki replaces its four-cylinder with a three-cylinder but the displacement does not change (1,197 cm3). Its power reaches 82 hp compared to 83 hp previously. The engine is using a micro-hybrid technology with the addition of an electric alternator-starter on a 12 V circuit, a rare occurrence at a time when most micro-hybrids are switching to 48 V.