“If the Suzuki “”Jimmy Sierra”” becomes unaffordable! The “”more than two-year waiting list”” is astonishingly long! Rumors of order stoppage and confusion whispered in the field
Jimny long delivery time problem? No way, Sierra orders suspended?
The Suzuki Jimny and Jimny Sierra continue to be popular in the market. In addition to the long delivery times of the original models, the Corona disaster has recently had an impact.
In addition to the long delivery times of the original models, the recent Corona disaster has also had an impact.
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Some say that the “”Jimmy Sierra”” has been waiting for more than two years.
It has already been four years since the current model debuted in 2018, and it continues to be sold with no major changes in appearance, although minor specification changes have made it into three models.
Since the Jimny is a long-selling model to begin with and sales are strong, there is no need to force a change.
However, considering that the previous generation underwent a facelift in its fourth year, it may be considered an exception.
The reason behind this event seems to be that the delivery to users has been slow.
Suzuki’s original plan was to strengthen its production capacity in India so that the export quotas of its domestic plants could be used for the Japanese market.
However, due to the shortage of semiconductors and other components caused by the global coronavirus epidemic and problems with the production system, production is not progressing as planned, which continues to be a factor in the long delivery times.
In addition, the CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standard), which has become a global environmental standard in the automotive industry, also appears to be having an impact.
CAFE is a regulation that calculates the average fuel economy of all manufacturers, not of individual car models, and requires that it not fall below the standard.
If the fuel economy falls below the standard, the manufacturer is fined, and the manufacturer can purchase emission allowances from other manufacturers.
The sales representative of a Suzuki dealership said, “”The delivery date of the Jimny has not been satisfactory.
We had heard internally that the reason the delivery schedule for the Jimny has not been shortened at all is because we cannot produce it due to CAFE.
I have heard that the Jimny, which does not use a mild hybrid, is dependent on other models within the emissions quota.””
Also, since its debut in 2018, some in the industry have said that the Jimny may be on the edge in terms of environmental performance.
Off-road 4WD requires both tenacious low-speed torque on rough roads and power to drive smoothly on highways, and it must also meet environmental regulations that become stricter every year.
In the current Jimny, when the driver presses down on the accelerator pedal, the fuel is often cut off in the middle of a blowout.
It has been said that such control is also intended to improve fuel economy as much as possible.
This feeling is particularly noticeable in the Jimny minicar, and various aftermarket parts are being considered by the customization industry to solve this problem.
In July 2020, the idling stop system will become standard equipment for 5MT models to further improve environmental performance, but these measures will not lead to shorter delivery times overnight.
This situation seems to have affected the Jimny customization industry as well, as a representative of a certain Jimny custom store said, “”Is this part of the measures to shorten delivery times?
A representative of a Jimny custom shop said, “”Perhaps as part of measures to shorten delivery times, orders for registration under the store’s name have been stopped.
Even if we wanted to make new display cars for new product development, we can no longer do so with new cars.
So, we have been repainting the colors of the first and second models to make them into new display vehicles.
Currently, the Jimny is a very popular item in the customization industry. Not only old stores and manufacturers, but also many new companies have entered the market in the past few years.
We hear that manufacturers who really want to make vehicles for display are competing with each other for used vehicles of good quality.
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As of September 2022, we have confirmed with Suzuki dealers that delivery times range from 10 months to a little over a year for the Jimny, a year to a year and a half for the Jimny Sierra, and in some areas, over two years.
In the case of two-tone colors, it is said to be an additional one to two months.
A sales representative at a Suzuki dealership in Tokyo said, “”Sales of the Jimny Sierra vary from dealership to dealership, and the number of units allocated to each dealership is different.
A sales representative at a Suzuki dealership in Tokyo said, “”The number of units allocated to each dealership is different, so there are inevitably regional differences in delivery dates.
In our case, based on the number of orders received and the number of units allocated, the delivery period for the Sierra has already exceeded two years.
After two years, there is a possibility that the equipment and sales price will change, and the customer will have to bear the increased price.
Considering the inconvenience this will cause, I hear that there is some discussion within the company as to whether or not we should stop taking orders at this point.
While we heard this from several dealers in Tokyo, a dealer in Saitama Prefecture, which borders the prefecture, said, “”There is no such talk at all. We think we can deliver the car if you look at it for a year””.
A dealer in Kanagawa Prefecture also said, “”We can deliver the car in a little over a year,”” while a sub-agent-based dealer in Chiba Prefecture said the following.
In a meeting between the sales company and the manufacturer, the sales company suggested suspending orders for about six months in order to eliminate the long delivery period.
However, the manufacturer said, ‘We can’t do that. Personally, I don’t think it is 90% likely that they will suspend orders, but if they do, it will be in October, the start of the second half of the fiscal year, so I don’t think it is out of the realm of possibility that they will take the plunge.
The popular Suzuki Jimny/Jimny Sierra, will there be a 5-door version in the future?
The delivery of the Jimny has become even more confusing, but with scoops of a 5-door long model being tested on public roads from overseas, talk of adding a new body variation is becoming more realistic. However, as one sales staff member noted, “”We have been receiving a great number of inquiries from customers.
However, a sales staff member said, “”We have received many inquiries about the long body model, but considering the current delivery schedule, it is a dream come true to sell the model in Japan.
If we cannot achieve delivery of both the Jimny and Sierra within seven months, we will not be able to talk to our customers about adding new variations to the lineup.
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In May 2022, Maruti Suzuki in India announced the construction of a new plant, but it will not start operation until 2025.
Furthermore, in the first half of 2022, there was a shortage of semiconductors and equipment maintenances, and we were not able to fully utilize our production facilities in India.
With the CAFE regulations, when will the delivery of Jimny really be normalized?
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