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Suzuki to Launch E100 Cars in Brazil and U.S. by 2010

18 August, 2008 11:23:00

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Suzuki plans to develop and launch cars that can operate on 100% ethanol in Brazil and the U.S. in about two years.

According to Japanese newspaper the Nikkei, as a first step, the company plans to begin selling in Brazil and elsewhere a passenger car fuelled by a gasoline-ethanol mixture that is 25 percent ethanol by the end of March.

In the field of hybrid cars Suzuki is considering offering a hybrid option for a 3-liter midsize car, leveraging its joint development efforts with General Motors Corp, with which it has a capital partnership.

Suzuki is also considering launching in Japan low-emission diesel cars, which the company has already been selling in India and Europe.

[souorce: Nikkei]

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