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The Last Ride for American Suzuki's Auto Business

by Randy Stern

Tweet Photo by William Maley/Cheers & Gears As predicted by various people in the know, it still came as a surprise. It was announced on Monday that American Suzuki Motor Corporation would realign their business to concentrate on motorcycles, ATVs and marine power products. The realignment translates into a major sacrifice – the sale of …

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My Favorite Captive Imports

by Randy Stern

At a time when the call was to tune down the horsepower and prepare for an oil crisis, a recession and a never ending war overseas, domestic automakers figured it was high time to build another round of compact cars. By going smaller, there were two routes to take: Build them domestically or import them from a global partner somewhere. Three out of the four North American automakers chose the latter.

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