Together, they purchased the assets of South Korea's bankrupt Daewoo Motors, renaming it GM DAT.

GM DAT supplied Suzuki with a mid-sized sedan, the Forenza, which was sold in the United States between 2004 and 2006.

As part of its reorganization, GM sold its stake in Suzuki while the Kizashi was in development. With GM's exit, Volkswagen moved in to take a minority stake, hoping in particular to improve its position in India where Suzuki is a market leader.

The Kizashi does share some of its basic architecture with several GM DAT models. Yet the car has been so completely reworked that it is, in essence, a Suzuki-developed platform designed with more sporting characteristics than is common in the mid-sized category. It is built at Suzuki's new manufacturing center in Sagara, Japan.

With an overall length of 183.1 inches, the Kizashi is actually smaller than mainstream mid-sized players

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