American Suzuki Sales Up Six Percent in September 2002
"The industry-leading 7-year/100,000-mile powertrain limited warranty was introduced in August 2002 and is strengthening Suzuki sales," said American Suzuki President, Rick Suzuki. "Offered on 2002 and 2003 models, the warranty covers seven years or 100,000 miles -- whichever comes first -- and provides Suzuki owners more than 14,000 miles of coverage per year. Suzuki's warranty has no deductibles, and most importantly, is transferable from owner to owner, which boosts resale and trade-in values."
The Automotive Division of ASMC, Brea, Calif., was founded in 1985 by Suzuki Motor Corporation. ASMC markets automobiles in the United States through a network of 430 automotive dealerships in 49 states. ASMC's parent company, Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC), based in Hamamatsu, Japan, is a diversified worldwide automobile manufacturer. Founded in 1909 and incorporated in 1920, and has 120 distributors in 191 countries.
AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
MONTH END REPORTING
September CYTD
2002 2001 DSR % 2002 2001 DSR %
Change Change
SIDEKICK: 0 0 NA 5 0 NA
SIDEKICK IMP: 0 0 NA 0 0 NA
SPORT: 0 0 NA 6 2 201%
X-90: 0 0 NA 4 0 NA
VITARA: 495 604 -11% 4,976 6,290 -21%
GRAND VITARA: 590 1,012 -37% 8,633 13,282 -35%
XL-7: 1,821 2,070 -4% 21,603 16,993 28%
SWIFT: 0 140 -100% 177 2,196 -92%
ESTEEM: 75 1,033 -92% 3,730 10,597 -65%
AERIO: 1,744 0 NA 10,080 0 NA
TOTAL: 4,725 4,859 6% 49,214 49,360 0%
TRUCK
DOMESTIC TRUCK: 495 604 -11% 4,981 6,290 -20%
IMPORT TRUCK: 2,411 3,082 -15% 30,246 30,277 0%
TOTAL TRUCK: 2,906 3,686 -14% 35,227 36,567 -3%
CAR
DOMESTIC CAR: 0 140 -100% 177 2,196 -92%
IMPORT CAR: 1,819 1,033 91% 13,810 10,597 31%
TOTAL CAR: 1,819 1,173 69% 13,987 12,793 10%
TOTAL DOMESTIC: 495 744 -28% 5,158 8,486 -39%
TOTAL IMPORT: 4,230 4,115 12% 44,056 40,874 8%
GRAND TOTAL 4,725 4,859 6% 49,214 49,360 0%
Selling Days: 23 25 229 230