Maruti Suzuki India will make the redesigned fuel-efficient one-litre Alto for sale in both India and Europe.

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European marketing will start in spring 2009 after the Indian launch in late 2008, Suzuki said.


Suzuki will display the new Alto at the Paris motor show in October but has not yet decided to sell the car in Japan, according to Kyodo News.

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