Japan’s Suzuki Motor Corp to make ‘flying cars’ with SkyDrive

The companies will use a Suzuki Group factory in central Japan to make electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and aim to begin production by around spring next year, Suzuki said in a statement.

SkyDrive will establish a wholly owned subsidiary to make the aircraft and Suzuki will help with preparations for the manufacturing, including securing talent, the automaker said. (Photo : Twitter/ @Skydrive_Global)

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Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corp said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with SkyDrive Inc to make “flying cars”.

The companies will use a Suzuki Group factory in central Japan to make electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and aim to begin production by around spring next year, Suzuki said in a statement.

We are pleased to inform you that we just presented the following announcements at the Paris Air Show 2023.
▶Basic Agreement with Suzuki
・Aiming to start operation in Spring 2024
・Utilizing a production facility owned by the Suzuki Group
To read the press release, please… pic.twitter.com/G0KgR3vIeS

— SkyDrive Inc. (@Skydrive_Global) June 20, 2023

SkyDrive will establish a wholly owned subsidiary to make the aircraft and Suzuki will help with preparations for the manufacturing, including securing talent, the automaker said.

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Headquartered in the city of Toyota in central Japan, SkyDrive has trading house Itochu Corp, tech firm NEC Corp and a unit of energy company Eneos Holdings Inc among its main shareholders.