Suzuki Malaysia Unveils Suzuki Swift CKD Model

PETALING JAYA, July 4 (Bernama) -- DRB-Hicom Bhd's subsidiary Suzuki Malaysia Automobile Sdn Bhd Wednesday unveiled its locally-assembled Suzuki Swift 1.5L here which is produced at the company's plant in Pekan, Pahang.Suzuki Malaysia Automobile's chief executive officer Bastamam Hamzah said the Suzuki Swift was the first model to be produced at its RM20 million robotic welding line-based plant in Pekan."We are confident the locally assembly Suzuki Swift will meet the high quality standards that car buyers demand these days," he said at the launch of the Suzuki Swift and fully-imported Swift Sport, today.Suzuki Malaysia currently holds about two percent of the non-national vehicle market in Malaysia.Bastaman said Suzuki Malaysia was the first non-national automotive company for small volume production to adopt the robotic welding technology.He said the company aimed to produce an initial 300 units of "Made-in-Malaysia" Suzuki Swift monthly.The locally-assembled Suzuki Swift comes in four variant colours - bayside blue, silver grey, supreme red and tranquillity black, and is priced at RM69,888 per unit on the road without insurance and will be available in the market from August.