Suzuki Philippines introduces 2019 Jimny ahead of schedule and at a lower price than promised

Taguig City, 08 March 2019–With their surprise move of introducing the fourth-generation 2019 Jimny here today, just nine months after it was launched globally last year and four months before the date they had previously named for its commercial introduction, Suzuki Philippines seems to have crowd-sourced some heavy-hitting clout with the Japan head office both for and with the all-new 4×4 mini off-roader.

At the Philippine International Motor Show (PIMS) last October, they exhibited a handful of left-hand drive 2019 Jimny units because of what Suzuki Philippines general manager for automobiles Mr. Shuzo Hoshikura described as the thousands of inquires they had received asking if and when the new Jimny model would be introduced here–inquiries that were sparked by the speculations of a few aficionados after the new model was globally introduced last year. Pressed for when the Jimny would be available here in real commercial numbers, Hoshikura said in July or August, and at a base price of P1.1M.

Now, just nine months after the new model was introduced globally last June, after advanced orders they received at PIMS might have tipped the scales even further, and four months before Hoshikura’s promised arrival date in July at the soonest, Suzuki Philippines startles us once again with the early unveiling of the 2019 Jimny All-Grip Pro 4×4 off-roader. Unveiled and put on display at the Bonifacio High Street Ampitheater in Taguig City today until Sunday, March 10, the 2019 Jimny lists even lower than the initially promised price of PhP1.1M but notched above the P0.910 to P0.960M price of the previous generation model and with that All-Grip Pro label that distinguishes it from the previous model Jimny of which they might have some lingering stocks.

The Philippine-market Jimny’s AllGrip Pro label refers to Suzuki’s categorization of its four-wheel-drive drivelines (full-time all-wheel-drive AllGrip Auto, part-time all-wheel-drive AllGrip Select, and on-demand 4×4 low or high drive AllGrip Pro). And, like the previous generation Jimny, this new model is also assembled in and shipped over from Japan.