July 6, 2022
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The CEO of Myanmar Suzuki Motors LLC? U Myo Myint Tun told reporters from Daily Eleven that the Suzuki plant in Dilawar Special Economic Zone has not yet been closed and that car production has been suspended due to difficulties in importing materials.
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The Suzuki automobile brand, in Myanmar? Yangon Division? Thanlwin Township District? Dilawar Industrial Zone, has constructed an automobile factory to produce Suzuki cars.
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The chief executive officer of Suzuki Motor Myanmar LLC? U Myo Myint Tun, told a reporter from Daily Eleven, "At the moment, the factory has not announced its closure. In the production chain, there are insufficient parts for production. There is no way to continue production if there are not enough parts."
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At the moment, the import of auto parts is not a priority, so there are difficulties in importing materials.
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Wu Mu Myint Tun said, "According to the country's policy, medical equipment is among the import priorities. Our auto parts are not among the import priorities."
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The temporary shutdown of Suzuki's car production happened back on February 1, 2021 At that time, production at the Suzuki car factory could not take place due to the Myanmar authorities stopping internet services.
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Also, earlier in November 2020, more than 2,100 Suzuki cars that had been produced could not be shipped out of the factory due to the authorities suspending, the initial registration of the vehicles, while the production of Suzuki cars in the Dilawar and Nandgaon industrial zones had also been suspended.
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Previously, the Suzuki plant's daily production capacity was 48 units, with production and sales of 11,691 units in the Myanmar market in 2018. In 2019, production and sales have reached 10,428 units by the end of August.
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Dilawar Suzuki Motors LLC, came from Japan to invest in the factory. Currently there are more than 300 workers in the plant and the total investment has reached 35 million dollars.
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Myanmar Suzuki Motors LLC, which produces Suzuki car models: ERTIGA, SWIFT, CIAZ and CARRY TRUCK.