Magyar Suzuki reaches milestone with Vitara

The anniversary model, a Vitara GLX, rolled off the production line in Esztergom on Friday. As Suzuki emphasised in a press release, the Vitara is currently the most popular passenger car model in Hungary. For Magyar Suzuki, the start of series production in 2015 was a turning point because it was the first local car whose prototype had been developed with the involvement of Hungarian engineers. The local experts were also given a free hand in production planning, for example with regard to the installation of robots in the welding shop and paint shop.

Since the start of production in Esztergom at the end of 1992, Magyar Suzuki has been the Japanese group’s only European car plant. Since its foundation, Suzuki has invested around 2 billion euros in the site, where 4 million vehicles have already been built by 2024. In addition to the Vitara small car, the Hungarians currently also produce the S-Cross SUV; almost nine out of ten cars have a hybrid drive. The vehicles are delivered from Esztergom to 123 countries around the world. Including partners, suppliers and the network of 78 brand dealers, Suzuki secures the livelihood of around 10,000 employees. The business figures for the past year have not yet been published; in 2023, Magyar Suzuki Zrt. increased its sales revenue from 2.1 to 2.9 billion euros and net profit from less than 25 to over 140 million euros.