The Indian specification Suzuki Swift model which is produced and sold for its domestic market has recently won Indian Car of The Year (ICOTY) 2019 – which is the most prestigious auto award in India.
The Swift was first introduced in India in 2005 and is the only model to win Indian Car Of The Year in each generation. The first Swift won ICOTY in 2006 and the second won it in 2012.
Introduced last year, the third generation Swift is much favoured in India as a premium hatchback with sporty styling, superb driving performance and good user friendliness. It is produced for the Indian market by Suzuki’s manufacturing subsidiary, Suzuki Motor Gujarat Private limited and sold by Maruti Suzuki India Limited. Since Suzuki launched the Swift in India, more than two million units have been sold and at launch in June last year, it was the fastest to reach sales of 100,000 units, achieved in just 145 days with domestic production subsequently increased to meet demand. Maruti Suzuki has a current domestic market share in India of around 50 per cent and reached 54 per cent in November 2018.
A total of 119,000 units were sold in December and between April and September 2018, more than 919,000 Suzuki cars were manufactured and sold there.