Gem from the Junkyard: 2008 Suzuki XL-7

The American Suzuki Motor Corporation entered into bankruptcy in 2012. In the next year, it completed the sale of its remaining Kizashis, SX4s and Grand Vitaras.

Over the ten years preceding the bankruptcy, a significant portion of the Suzuki range contained rebadged Daewoos. However, South Korea wasn’t the sole unit of the expansive GM Empire that was assisting Suzuki in this process

Daihatsu anticipates a challenging journey ahead following the falsification of safety test results.

TOKYO — A Japanese automaker that cheated on safety tests for decades said Monday it doesn’t expect to resume shipping cars any time soon. The Japanese government ordered a subsidiary of Toyota to halt production of its entire lineup after reports of faked safety test results emerged last year. The Daihatsu Motor Co. skipped mandatory