Suzuki Is Becoming a Top Japan Importer With Made-in-India Cars

Suzuki Motor Corp. beat out Mercedes-Benz Group AG to become Japan’s top car importer in June, thanks to the Jimny Nomad and another popular small SUV assembled in India.

The Japanese carmaker brought 4,780 vehicles into Japan last month, up a dramatic 230-fold jump from a year earlier, overtaking Germany’s Mercedes-Benz, according to data from the Japan Automobile Importers Association on Friday. Suzuki also clinched the top stop in April.

The Maruti Suzuki India e-Vitara during the Bharat Mobility Global Expo in New Delhi in January.

Photographer: Anindito Mukherjee/Bloomberg

Although Honda Motor Co. is also known as a longtime importer of its own cars into Japan, Suzuki’s feat is notable because it’s one of the smaller manufacturers in ...