Suzuki drops out of U.S. auto market: Autoweek TV

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Tuesday, November 06, 2012                  Suzuki has been selling cars in the United States since 1985. Poor sales, unfavorable exchange rates and other factors contributed to the automaker's decision to exit the American market. Suzuki drops out of U.S. auto market: Autoweek TV 11/06/12, 2:30 pm et Also in this episode: Maserati will show off the redesigned Quattroporte at the Detroit auto show, and transmission-maker ZF says nine gears is the magic number. TRANSCRIPT -- Suzuki gives up on selling cars in the United States. -- The new Maserati Quattroporte is coming to Detroit. -- And nine may be the limit, the head of transmission-maker ZF says. Hi, I'm Andy, serving up a slice of no-politics news with an Election Tuesday edition of Autoweek TV. Let's go to the results: After years of struggling, Suzuki has pulled the plug on selling cars in the United States. The Japanese automaker put its U.S. car arm into bankruptcy court protection late Monday. It will still sell motorcycles and boat engines here. Suzuki hasn't launched a... CLICK HERE TO UNSUBSCRIBE or to sign up for other Autoweek e-mail products. IMPORTANT: Please add Autoweek.com to your E-mail Address Book to ensure you will continue to receive our newsletters. Please DO NOT reply to this e-mail. You will not receive a reply if you use this e-mail address. Crain Communications, 1155 Gratiot Ave. Detroit, MI 48207.