Changan Suzuki rolls out mlnth vehicle by June 30

Chongqing Changan Suzuki Automobile Co., Ltd., a minicar joint venture between Chang'an Motors and Suzuki Motors in Chongqing, China, has created a milestone as by reaching its millionth unit of production at the end of June.

Chang'an began assembling inexpensive commercial trucks under license from Suzuki Motors in 1990. Shortly after, in 1992, the two companies formed Chang'an Suzuki to built licensed versions of the Suzuki Alto and Suzuki Cultus.

Since its production commencement in May 1995, the company has drawn on Suzuki's expertise in producing vehicles in line with Suzuki's basic policy 'Smaller, Fewer, Lighter, Shorter and Neater' in order to offer attractively priced, eco-friendly automobiles to Chinese customers.

According to the company's the first model produced by Changan Suzuki was the Alto. Over the years, the Alto has come to account for about half of the company's aggregate production volume and has played a big role in raising awareness of the Suzuki brand throughout China.

It may be recalled that the Auto Shanghai 2009 in April, Changan Suzuki exhibited the new Alto, a compact model with a great combination of eco-friendliness, economy, styling, comfort, and performance.

The company will start producing and marketing the new Alto this summer. The all-new Alto builds on the strengths of Suzuki's unparalleled knowledge of small-car development. It combines fashionable and dynamic styles and offers light weight to achieve low fuel consumption and low CO2 emissions.

With CO2 emission below109g/km, the 1.0-liter engine powered model has met Euro V emissions regulations. Apart from the new Alto, Changhe Suzuki, another Suzuki's joint venture in China will also produce the Suzuki's strategic model Splash in 2010.