Japanese small car major Suzuki launched new model in Paris on October 2, 2008. It is the fifth global model of the company.

Its new small car A star is expected to come in the market by the end of this month. The company ranked the new model just below the popular Suzuki Swift model of the company.

The new model is manufactured at the Manesar plant of Suzuki's India subsidiary, Maruti Suzuki. It would be exported to Europe as Alto. The model would be environment friendly,and have stylish design and comfortable drive. The Suzuki Motor Corp Board Member, Toshihiro Suzuki said that it is designed to target young customers. He said that the company would think over the entry level car Maruti 800 based on its market conditions in the coming times.

The company would produce 1.5 lakh cars and 50,000 of which would be sold in the domestic market. The price of A star is fixed around Rs 4 lakh. The company would export 2 lakh units from the country by 2010-11.

Maruti Suzuki is thinking to launch global strategic model Suzuki Splash in a response to Hyundai Motors’ i20. The company ruled out any possibility to launch small diesel engines for its small cars in India