Suzuki Karimun

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Suzuki Karimun
2019 Suzuki Karimun Wagon R GS (Indonesia) front view.jpg
2019 Suzuki Karimun Wagon R GS (MP31S)
Overview
Manufacturer Suzuki
Also called
ProductionSeptember 1999 – 2021
Body and chassis
Class City car
Body style 5-door hatchback
Layout Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
Chronology
Successor Suzuki S-Presso

The Suzuki Karimun is a nameplate of city cars produced by the Japanese automaker Suzuki and marketed in Indonesia between September 1999 and 2021 by Suzuki Indomobil Motor, an Indonesian subsidiary of Suzuki. [1] [2] It is named after Great Karimun (Karimun Besar), a group of islands in Karimun Regency, Riau Islands, although the subsidiary also said the Karimun name was coined from the phrase "carry to the moon". [3] [4] The Karimun models are based on a kei car platform of Wagon R models and derivatives:

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References

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