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Japan's Suzuki Motors, which found hidden safety problems in front suspension and other components, submitted an application to the Ministry of Land and Transport on the 18th to recall a total of 1154617 vehicles from 11 models (produced between August 2012 and February 2016), the Asahi Shimbun reported.

The recalled models include Otto, MR Wagon, Spacia, HUSTKER, MOCO commissioned by Nissan and CAROL, FLAIR, FLAIR WAGON and FLAIR CROSSOVER for Mazda. The reason for the recall is that "the corrosion of the coating on the front suspension and other components will cause the spring to break, and there will be a flat tire if it touches the tire." In addition, the bolts of the engine are also extremely vulnerable, which may cause the car's engine to stall. "

According to Japanese media reports, relevant departments have received 804 reports of failures, but fortunately, there have been no cases of traffic accidents so far. In addition, all the models recalled are sold only in Japan and do not involve the Chinese market.

The COVID-19 epidemic has dealt a huge blow to Suzuki's performance. Operating profit for fiscal 2019 was 215.1 billion yen (14.2 billion yuan), down 34% from a year earlier and the lowest level since 2016, according to Suzuki's financial report. Suzuki declined to forecast results for fiscal year 2020 on the grounds that the epidemic had brought long-term uncertainty to the company's operations and sales.

China, as the world's largest car market, is the main battleground for almost all car companies, and Suzuki has to stop there because of falling sales. Previous data showed that Changan Suzuki sold only 83900 vehicles in 2017, nearly halving its sales. After entering 2018, its sales still did not improve, with only 13000 vehicles sold in the first quarter. In September 2018, Suzuki announced helplessly that it had decided to withdraw from the Chinese market because of its continued low performance.

At present, Suzuki is betting all its business on the Indian market. But for now, demand for new cars has plummeted in India, the core market under the epidemic, because of the recession. In the year to March, Suzuki's global sales fell 14 per cent to 2.85 million vehicles, while the company's largest Indian market fell 18 per cent. Obviously, Suzuki, which lost the Chinese market and moved to India, is also facing a sharp decline in sales due to the rapid decline in the growth of the local market and a number of factors.

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