Suzuki hopes EV launch 'opens up a new market' in Japan

Japanese automaker adds first all-electric vehicle to diverse eco-car line-up

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Suzuki Motor President Toshihiro Suzuki announced the Japanese automaker will launch its first battery electric vehicle in Japan early next year, at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 16. (Photo by Yuichi Shiga)

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TOKYO -- Suzuki Motor will launch its first battery electric vehicle in Japan in mid-January, the automaker said on Tuesday, as it expressed confidence that the country's slow take-up of EVs would accelerate.

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