• Suzuki is trying to alleviate the backlog of Jimny models on global waiting lists.
• The Japanese carmaker currently produces the dimunitive SUV at its Kosai Plant in its home country.
• However, the company has added its Gurgaon facility in India to the production roster.
Suzuki is dealing with its backlog of Jimny orders globally by adding it Gurgaon Plant in India to the SUV s production roster.
The carmaker says the Jimny assembled in India shares the same specification as the export models produced at the Kosai Plant in Japan.
Currently, its production facilities in India boast the largest production capacity for the carmaker. It builds Swift, Baleno and Ignis in India.
Locally sold Suzuki Jimnys will continue to be sourced from Japan. This comes after a report that the miniature off-roader will be produced at the Maruti Suzuki Gurgaon Plant in India just to fast track the delivery of its units.
As per the Japanese automaker, Indian-built Jimnys shall be exported to Middle East, Latin America, and Africa markets. Other ASEAN countries including the Philippines were not mentioned by the brand. Therefore, Suzuki Philippines will continue importing units from the land of the rising sun.
The India Plant already started production of the Jimny, with the first unit rolled out from the facility. As expected, Indian-built Jimnys do not differ from the ones produced in Japan. Both the Gurgaon Plant in India and Kosai Plant in Japan build the left-hand drive and the right-hand drive configured units.