Suzuki Motor has launched its Ciaz sedan at the Bangkok International Motor Show in Thailand, the third country to build the new model.

Production starts in June at Suzuki Motor (Thailand) (SMT) in Rayong. The plant started producing the Swift in 2012 and the Celerio in 2014.

The Ciaz was launched in October 2014 by Maruti Suzuki India and by Chongqing Changan Suzuki Automobile, the Chinese joint venture in December under the name Alivio.

Toshihiro Suzuki, executive vice president, Suzuki Motor said, “The ASEAN area accounts for 10% of our global automobile sales by volume and is very important for our global business. Models manufactured at the Rayong plant are exported to ASEAN and European countries. Thailand is now an important site for the global business of Suzuki.”