According to stakeholders, Suzuki has concluded a policy to withdraw from local production in China and entered a talks to resolve partnership with a joint venture's chief automaker in Chongqing, China "Changan Automobile" It was.

Suzuki has been producing passenger cars in China for over 20 years, but announced that it will resolve a joint venture with another Chinese company this month, if the alliance with Changan Automobile is dissolved , The world's largest car market, China will withdraw completely from China. However, negotiations over the resolution of the alliance may be difficult.

In China, the popularity of luxury cars and heavy-duty vehicles has been rising with economic growth, and sales of small cars handled by Suzuki were sluggish. In China, regulations will be introduced next year that require automobile manufacturers to make constant production of electric vehicles, but Suzuki does not produce electric cars, and such regulation strengthening is also considered to be a factor.

As Suzuki, it is likely that there is an aim to concentrate management resources on the Indian market with a high share by withdrawing from China.