Kei car, known variously outside Japan as Japanese city car, ultramini, or Japanese microcar, is the Japanese vehicle category for the smallest highway-legal passenger cars. Similar Japanese categories exist for microvans, and Kei trucks. These vehicles are most often the Japanese equivalent of the EU A-segment.
The Mazda Carol is a kei car manufactured by Mazda from 1962 until 1970. The Carol name was revived again with Mazda's 1989 re-entry into the kei car class with the Autozam brand. Since 1989, the Carol has been a rebadged model manufactured by Suzuki for Mazda, based on the Japanese Suzuki Alto. The first two generations of the modern era Carols received unique bodywork, but since late 1998 the nameplate has been strictly a badging exercise.
Suzuki Alto is a kei car built by Suzuki. Its selling points have long included a low price and good fuel economy. The model, currently in its eighth generation, was first introduced in 1979 and has been built in many countries worldwide. The Alto badge has often been used on different cars in Japan and in export markets, where it is considered a city car.
The Nissan AD is a subcompact van and wagon built by the automakers Nissan and Nissan Shatai since 1982. The AD is sold under a different name when manufactured as a passenger car, called the Nissan Wingroad. It is an alternative to the Honda Partner commercial delivery van in Japan.
Changan Suzuki was an automobile manufacturing company headquartered in Chongqing, China and a joint-venture between Chang'an Automobile Group and Suzuki. Chang'an began assembling subcompact commercial Carry ST90 trucks and microbuses under license from Suzuki in early 1980s, and in 1993 the two companies formed Chang'an Suzuki to build licensed versions of the Suzuki Alto and Suzuki Cultus. It was defunct in 2018
JATCO Ltd, abbreviated from "Japanese Automatic Transmission COmpany", is a company that manufactures automatic transmissions for automobiles.
The Suzuki MR Wagon is a 4-seater kei car manufactured by Suzuki for the Japanese market only, and also marketed in Japan by Nissan as the Nissan Moco under an OEM agreement. The model debuted in 2001, and since 2011 it has been in its third generation. It was launched in India by Maruti Suzuki as Maruti Zen Estilo in 2006, Maruti Zen Estilo was discontinued in 2009 and renamed as Maruti Estilo.
The Suzuki Landy is essentially a rebadged Nissan Serena manufactured by Nissan at the Oppama plant since 2007. It is the first model has not been manufactured by Suzuki. The Landy is a minivan that is slightly smaller than a Nissan Quest and a competitor to the Honda Stepwgn. The Suzuki Landy was not a great success in Japan, as buyers stuck with the usual popular minivans, such as the Toyota Noah/Voxy and even though they were essentially the same, the Nissan Serena.
Tamotsu Suzuki is a former Japanese football player and manager. He managed Japan women's national team.
Pinos Altos is a census-designated place in Grant County, New Mexico. The community was a mining town, formed in 1860 following the discovery of gold in the nearby Pinos Altos Mountains. The town site is located about five to ten miles north of the present day Silver City, New Mexico. Although once abandoned, the town is now a place for summer homes and caters to tourists. Its population was 198 as of the 2010 census.
The Suzuki Palette is a kei car produced by Suzuki from January 2008 to February 2013. The Suzuki Palette has twin rear sliding doors, and competes directly with the Daihatsu Tanto. During 2009 the higher spec Suzuki Palette S models were replaced by the Suzuki Palette SW, whose revised frontal design is positioned to better compete with the Daihatsu Tanto Custom. Since the addition of the SW, the Suzuki Palette range has generally performed well in the sales charts.
Renault Nissan Automotive India Private Limited is the Indian subsidiary of Renault Nissan.
The Cooper Motor Corporation, also known as CMC Motors Group Limited, is the fifth-largest importer of vehicles and fifth-largest car-assembly company in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community.
The São Paulo International Motor Show is the biggest and most important automotive event in Latin America. The São Paulo International Motor Show takes place every two years in São Paulo, Brazil since 1960. In 1990 the event became internationalized and the domestic industry showed its capacity for global competition.
The Suzuki R engine is an inline-three engine that has been produced by Suzuki since 2011. Initially introduced in the third-generation MR Wagon, and intended as a replacement for the K6A engine, the R engine has since been used in various Suzukis, such as the Alto, the Wagon R, and the Carry.
The Renault Kwid is an entry-level crossover produced by the French car manufacturer Renault, initially intended for the Indian market. Developed under the body code BBA, the Kwid is the first car to be based on the new CMF-A platform jointly developed by Renault and Nissan. It is slightly longer but narrower than Renault's smallest conventional vehicle, the Twingo with a high sitting position and a 180 mm (7.1 in) ride height. The production version was unveiled in May 2015. A revised Brazilian version was put into production in 2017.
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