Suzuki Ignis Stops Production From 2025 In Australia, This Is The Cause

Suzuki Ignis. (Doc. Global Suzuki)

JAKARTA - Suzuki Ignis will meet its dusk in the Australian market due to a lack of major active safety technology. The safety system will be standard in the latest vehicles in the country.

Launching Drive, Friday, June 7, this compact car will end production in nine months in Australia. One of the reasons for the discontinued production is the lack of an automatic emergency braking (AEB) system.

The AEB system will brake to prevent collisions from behind or pedestrians if the driver makes an omission. This feature will be mandatory in all new passenger vehicles in Australia starting March 2025.

A number of new models introduced since March 2025 are required to have this technology in the country. However, the cars that have been presented at the showroom have been given time to improve in order to comply with the rules.

Suzuki is one of the automotive manufacturers selling its vehicles without the AEB system, including Ignis, Vitara trim base, and the cheapest version of Swift which will soon launch its newest generation in Australia.

Meanwhile, General Manager of Suzuki Australia Michael Pachota, said that Ignis will remain on sale in 2025 until its last unit is sold, but does not specify the final date of its production period.

This car has reached the end of its life cycle. We have to assess the position of our product portfolio in the future," said Pachota.

Furthermore, Pachota explained that it will introduce a new model next year that is positioned almost the same as Ignis, unless there are other opportunities to reverse the model.

We introduce theronx in 2025, which will be in the same space. So I will not see the two of them continue to side by side in the future unless there are new models or opportunities for us, "explained Pachota.

Suzuki Ignis is an affordable model in Australia worth US$22,490 (Rp243.3 million). Meanwhile in Indonesia, PT Suzuki Indomobil Sales (SIS) still sells this model from Rp213.8 million to the highest reaching Rp225.8 million On The Road DKI Jakarta.