Magyar Suzuki Corporation is an

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plant, subsidiary of Suzuki, located in

Esztergom Esztergom ( ; german: Gran; la, Solva or ; sk, Ostrihom, known by alternative names) is a city with county rights in northern Hungary, northwest of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom County, on the right bank of the river Dan ...

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and founded in 1991 with investments from Suzuki Japan, the Hungarian Government, Itochu and the World Bank. __NOTOC__

History

Through the end of September 2005, the plant had a cumulative production volume of 849,000 vehicles: 465,000

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(second generation) through March 2003, 187,000 Suzuki Wagon R+, 137,000

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and 60,000

(first generation). In addition to the Suzuki-badged vehicles, the Hungarian plant also produced 24,943

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CUVs and 4,494 Ignis-based Subaru G3X Justys. Current production capacity is 300,000 units/year. The plant also produced the Suzuki Splash, as well as a rebadged version, the Opel Agila. Constructed with an investment of 14 billion

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s, the plant initially produced 1.0-litre and 1.3-litre Suzuki Swifts, reaching the ten thousandth car in 1993. On 6 October 2006, the plant produced its one millionth car, a five-door second generation

. The plant meets ISO 14001 quality levels, engines manufactured at the plant meet Euro 4 requirements, and Suzuki requires ISO 9001:2000 quality assurance certification from suppliers and dealerships. Magyar Suzuki's VIN identifier (the first three digits of the chassis number) is TSM.

Current production

* Suzuki SX4 S-Cross (2013–present) * Suzuki Vitara (2015–present)

Former production

(1992–2003) – The first generation model, based on the Suzuki Cultus. It was also badged as the Subaru Justy. * Suzuki Wagon R+ (2000–2007) – A rebadged version was produced in

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, as the Opel Agila. *

(2003–2008) – Also badged as the Subaru G3X Justy. *

(2005–2010) – The second generation model. * Suzuki SX4 (2006–2014) – Also badged as the

. * Suzuki Splash (2008–2014) – Also badged as the Opel Agila. *

(2010–2016) – The third generation model.

References

External links

Official website
Suzuki Buildings and structures in Esztergom Motor vehicle assembly plants in Hungary {{Hungary-stub