Suzuki invests $100m to raise Myanmar production capacity

Japanese automaker holds 60% share of nation's growing auto market

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Although Japan's Suzuki holds a dominant share of Myanmar's automobile market, competition among manufacturers from other Asian countries looks set to intensify.

RYO ASAYAMA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Suzuki Motor announced on Monday that it will increase production at one of its factories in Myanmar. It will introduce a new line for four-wheeled vehicles at its plant in southeastern Yangon that will handle tasks like painting car bodies. Suzuki has two factories in the country.

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