Suzuki Cultus

The Suzuki Cultus is a supermini car that Suzuki produced from 1983 to 2016, and since 2017 its nameplate has been used in Pakistan on a rebadged second-generation Celerio. It was first presented at the 25th Tokyo Motor Show, introduced to Japan in 1983 and sold in seven countries, and it was marketed worldwide as the Suzuki Swift. An alliance formed in 1981 between General Motors, Suzuki and Isuzu let GM market it as a captive import under more than a dozen names, including the Geo Metro, Chevrolet Sprint, Pontiac Firefly, Isuzu Geminett, Margalla and Holden Barina. The first generation began as a General Motors project called the M-car, which GM sold to Suzuki for a five percent stake in the company when it proved unprofitable, and Suzuki completed the design and began sales in October 1983. The name is Latin for care or adoration.