Suzuki Motor reveals Growth Strategy focusing on EV business
Suzuki Motor, as part of its Growth Strategy for FY2030, said it will invest 4.5 trillion yen ($34.8 billion) through fiscal 2030 in research, development and capital spending to make battery electric vehicles (EVs).
The Japanese automaker known for making compact “kei” cars said it would invest 2 trillion yen in electrification and autonomous driving technologies, while allocating 2.5 trillion yen to build a battery EV plant and for renewable energy facilities. Suzuki did not reveal more plans.
Mazda Motor in November said it will be spending $10.6 billion to electrify its vehicles.
Suzuki said it would introduce its first battery EVs, including small sport-utility vehicles and micro “kei” cars, in Japan in fiscal 2023. Company president Toshihiro Suzuki said he wanted to sell vehicles for around 1 million yen.
Suzuki plans to introduce battery EVs in Europe and India, and its first battery electric motorcycles globally, the following year.
The company is aiming to leverage its cooperation with car giant Toyota Motor to capture a bigger share of India’s budding EV market, which is gaining momentum.
Suzuki plans to learn from Toyota how to use EV technology to make small electric cars, Suzuki said during a visit to India this month.
Toshihiro Suzuki said on Thursday the automaker was not abandoning hybrid and internal combustion vehicle line-ups, pointing to a lack of charging infrastructure, high EV costs and concerns over limited battery resources.
For India, Suzuki’s key market, it predicted EVs would make up 15 percent of its vehicle line-up in fiscal 2030, while internal combustion engine cars using biofuels and ethanol as fuels would make up 60 percent.
Suzuki said consolidated net sales forecast for FY2022 is 4.5 trillion Yen, which is growing at a pace to exceed the 4.8 trillion Yen target for FY2025 set in the mid-term management plan.
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