Suzuki to launch MR Wagon minicar Dec. 4

Suzuki to launch MR Wagon minicar Dec. 4

TOKYO, Japan - Leading Japanese minivehicle maker Suzuki Motor Corp. will launch a new five-door minicar, the MR Wagon, Dec. 4. It will also supply the vehicle to Nissan Motor Co. starting next spring under an original equipment manufacturing (OEM) agreement. The MR Wagon, whose two-wheel-drive version is priced at 1,135,000 yen, is targeted at housewives in their late 20s and 30s.

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