Suzuki to launch E100 cars in the US, Brazil

In Brazil, the Japanese car maker Suzuki said that it would introduce E100 cars for the Brazilian and US markets in 2010. The company said it would first sell a car that ran on E25, and would launch hybrids and low-emission diesel vehicles in additional markets. The company’s low-emission diesel vehicles are already available in Europe and also India.

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