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Type Publi ( ( TYO::72697269

Industry Auto obile

Founded 1909 (as Suzuki Loom Works)

Founder(s) Michio Suzuki

Headqua ters Hamamatsu,,ShizuShizu ka,

Osamu Suzuki, Ch irman of the Board,

Key peoplele Presi ent, CEO ,,CC O and Repre sentative Direc or or [1]

•• Automobiles

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•• Motorcycl s

Products •• ATVs

•• Outboard otors

Revenue $33.46 billion (2008)[2]

Operatin [3] [4] income ¥137.6 billion $1.48b) 20 20 1010

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Net inco e ¥61.2 billion ( ( 010)

Employe s 14,266 (2009)[6]

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•• Subsidiaries •• Pak Suzuk Motor

Website GlobalSuzuki.com

Suzuki otor Corporation ( ( Suzuki abushiki-K isha?) is a apanese multinational corpor tion headq artered in amamatsu, Japan that s ecializes i

manufac uring compact automobiles and 4x vehicles, a full range offmotorcyclmotorcycl s,,all-terraiall-terrai vehicles (ATVs),,ouou board mari e engines,, heelchairs and a variet of other s allallinternal combust on engines. Suzuki is t e 9th large t automobile manufacturer in the world by producti n volume,[7] employs o er 45,000 eople, has 35 main pro uction facilities in 23 countrie and 133 di tributors in 192 countries.es.[[citation need d ]] Accordin g to statistics from the Japan A tomobile anufacturer s Association (JAMA), uzuki is Ja an's secon -largest manufac urer of small and t ucks.

"Suzuki" is pronoun eded[suzuki] in Japanese, with a hig tone on th [ki]. It is p onounced /sə zu ki/ sə- Z OO- ee in Engli h, with a st essed zu. T T is pronunciation is use by the Suzuki company in arketing campaigns di ected towar ds English-s peakers.

Cont nts

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•• 1 History oo 1.1 Historical timeline •• 2 Maruti Suz ki •• 3 American uzuki Motor Corp. hist ry •• 4 Pakistani S zuki Moto Company imited •• 5 Suzuki Inc. his ory •• 6 OEM deals •• 7 Automobil s •• 8 Motorcycles oo 8.1 Models •• 9 All-terrain ehicles (A Vs) •• 10 Event spo sorship •• 11 See also •• 12 References •• 13 External links

[[editedit]] Histor TT is section i cludes a list of referen es, but its s urces rem in unclear because it hh s insufficientntinline citations.. PlPlease help to i prove this arti cle by introducing more pre ise citations here appropri te.. (July 2009

In 1909, Michio Suz ki (1887–1982) found d the Suzuk i Loom Wo ks in the s all seacoas village offHamamatsHamamatsu,,JapanJapan. B. B siness boo ed as Suzu i built wea ing looms oror Japan's giant sil industry. [8] In 1929, M chio Suzuk i invented a new type of weaving m chine, whi hh was exp rted overse s. Suzuki filed as many as 120 patents and utility model ri hts.[[citation needed ]] Th Th e company's first 30 yea rs focused n the devel pment and roduction f these exceptio ally compl x machines..[[citation needed ]]

Despite he success f his looms ,, Suzuki rea ized his co pany had t diversify and he bega to look at other prod cts. Based nnconsumeconsume demand, h decided th at building small

would b the most p actical new venture. The project be an in 1937, and within two years Suzuki had completed several compact prot type cars. T hese first S zuki motor vehicles were po ered by a t en-innovative, liquid-c oled, four- troke, four-cylinder en ine. It featured a cast aluminum crankc ase and gea box and ge erated 13 h rsepower ( .7 kW) fro a displacement of less than 800800cc ..

With the onset of W rld War II, production lans for Su uki's new vehicles wer halted wh nn the gove nment decl red civilian passenger ars a "non- ssential co modity." t the conclusi n of the war, Suzuki w nt back to roducing looms..LoomLoom production as given a boost w en the U.S. government approved t e shipping f cotton to Japan. Suzuki's fortune brighten d as orders began to in rease from domestic te tile manufacturers. But the joy was short-liv d as the cotton market ollapsed in 1951.

Faced w th this colo sal challen e, Suzuki's houghts went back to otor vehicl s. After the war, the apanese ha a great ne d for affordable, reliable personal t ansportatio . A numbe of firms egan offering "clip-on" gas-power d engines t at could be attached to the typical bicycle.. uzuki's first two-wheel ingenuity c ame in the f orm of a motorized bicy cle called, the "Po er Free." D signed to b inexpensiv e and simple to build a d maintain, the 1952 Power F ee featured a 36 cc, one horsepowe ,,two-strok two-strok . [9] n unprecedented featur ee was the ouble-spro ket gear sy tem, enabli g the rider o either pe al with the ngine assisting, pedal with ut engine assist, or sim ly disconn ct the pedals and run o engine power alone. The sy tem was so ingenious t at the paten t office of t e new dem cratic government granted Suzuki a financial subsidy to contin e research ininmotorcyc le engineer ing, and so as born Su uki Motor Corporation..

In 1953, Suzuki scor ed the first f many racing victories when the ti y 60 cc "D amond Fre "" won its class in the ount Fuji ill Climb.[9

1955 Su ulight

By 1954, Suzuki wa producing 6,000 moto cycles per onth and h d officially changed its name to Suzuki Mot r Co., Ltd. ollowing t e success of its first m torcycles, Suzuki creat dd an even ore successful automo ile: the 19 55SuzukiSuzuki S zulight. Su uki showcased its penchan for innovat ion from th beginning. The Suzuli ht included front-wheel drive, four wheel in ependent s spension a ddrack-andrack-and pinion steer ing—featur s common on cars half aa century later.

[[editedit]] istorical t meline

•• 1909 – Suzuki Loom Works founded in Hamamatsu ,,ShizuokaShizuoka Prefecture, by Mr. Michio Suzuki. •• 1920 – Reorganized, incorporated, and capitalized at 500,000 yen as Suzuki Loom Manufacturing Co. with Michio Suzuki asas president president.. [9] •• 1952 – 'Power Free' motorized bicycle marketed. •• 1954 – Company name changed to Suzuki Motor Co.,Ltd. •• 1955 – Lightweight car Suzuki Suzulight (360 cc, 2- ) front wheel drive, marketed helping to usher in Japan's light-weight car age. •• 1961 – Suzuki Loom Manufacturing Co. established by separating the loom machine division from the motor works and lightweight 'Suzulight Carry ' marketed. •• 1962 – Suzuki won the 50 cc class championship at the Isle of Man TT •• 1963 – U.S. Suzuki Motor Corp., a direct sales subsidiary,subsidiary, opened in Los Angeles.. •• 1965 – 'D55'(5.5 hp, 2-stroke ))outboardoutboard motor marketed and makes early inroads and Fronte 800 marketed. •• 1967 – Thai Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd. established as a local assembly plant. •• 1968 – Carry full-cab marketed. •• 1970 – LJ-Series (Jimny) 4X4 marketed. •• 1971 – Ts185 Enduro marketed. •• 1971 – GT750 motorcycle marketed. •• 1973 – Suzuki Canada Ltd., opened in ,,CanadaCanada.. •• 1974 – P.T. Suzuki Manufacturing established in , Indonesia, entry

intowheelchair medical, expansion equipment into field the by housing marketing field the initinitiated SuzukSuzukiiated iwith Motor SuzukiSuzuki Chair Home Z600 marketingmotorized two models ofof prefab prefab '-House' and three types of storage sheds. •• 1975 – Antonio Suzuki Corp., aa joint for knockdown production and sales, established in Manila, the . •• 1976 – GS-Series motorcycles marketed. •• 1977 – LJ80 4x44x4 vehicle marketed and exports of ofGS1000H motorcyclemotorcycle began. •• 1979 – Alto marketed. •• 1979 – SC100 marketed in the UK. •• 1980 – Suzuki Pty. Ltd. established in Sydney, Australia and entry into general purpose engine field by marketing three electric power generator models. •• 1981 – Business ties with (U.S.) and Motors, Ltd.(Japan) signed. •• 1982 – 4X4 production began at PAK SSuzukiuzuki Motor Co., Ltd. inKarachi , and won maker championship for 7th consecutive year at theWorld Road Race Grand Prix 500.. •• 1982 – SC100 Discontinued in favour of Alto .. •• 1983 – Enters into a partnership with Maruti Udyog Ltd.Ltd. to produce cars in India. •• 1983 – Cultus //SwiftSwift 1.0-liter passenger car marketed and 4X4 production started at Maruti Udyog Ltd. in in , Haryana, India. •• 1984 – SuzukiSuzuki New Ltd. established in Wanganui ,, New New Zealand and began export of Sprint to the United States. Car production technical assistance contract signed with China National Aerotechnology Import & Export Beijing Corporation. Operation of Suzuki Motor GmbH Deutschland began in Heppenheim ,, Germany. •• 1985 – SUZUKI of AMERICA AUTOMOTIVE CORP. established with the introduction of the Samurai, and the GSX-R750 motorcyclemotorcycle with an oil-cooled engine

marketedSantana Motors and scooter to produce production Suzuki started cars in at their AvelloLinares S.A. factoryof Spain. in AgreemAndalusia ent, withSpain.

•• 11986 – Amer ican Suzuki Motor Corp. is formed erging U. . Suzuki Motor Corp a dd SSuzuki of A erica Auto otive Corp.. •• 11987 – Cultu //SwiftSwift prod uction bega in and total aggregate c c ar exports r r ached 2 million units. •• 11988 – Escu o//VitaraVitara 4x 4x marketed nd total ag regate car p roduction r ached 10 illion units... •• 11989 – CAM I Automotive Inc. estab lished and began operation in Ontar io, Canada. Swift GT/GLX and Side ick sales be gin in the United States.. •• 11990 – Corp rate name changed to Suzuki Moto Corporatio n.n. •• 11991 – Car p oduction st rted in Kor ea through t echnical tie with Daewoo SShipbuilding & Heavy achinery Ltd and Capp ccino 2-sea ter markete ..

The Suz ki plant in sztergom,, ungary ha over 6000 mployees. As of 2007

•• 11993 – Passe ger car production/sales began at Suzuki Egyp S.A.E., op ning cceremony for new car pr duction plant held at Magyar Suzu i Corp. in in sztergom,, ungary and Wagon R p p assenger ca marketed. •• 11994 – Maru i Udyog Lt . of India t taltalaggrega e car produ tion reached 1 million uunits. •• 11995 – Total aggregate otorcycle e port reached 20 millio units •• 11996 – Start f production in Vietna (Motorcy les and aut mobiles) •• 11997 – Achieved 10 mill on cumulat ve automobile sales for overseas m rket and 4- s roke outboa rd motors in the Inno ation Awar d at The Int rnational arine Trade xhibit and onference (IMTEC) in Chicago.. •• 11998 – Suzu i and Gene al Motors f f rm strategi alliance an ddChongqinChongqing Chang'an

f f Suzukir productio Auto obileof passen Co., ertd. cars. received official ap roval from the Chines governme t •• 11999 – Aggr gate motor ycle produ tion reache 40 million units and Ji ngxi hanghe Suz uki Automo bile Co., Lt . receives official appr val from the Chinese ggovernment or producti n of comm rcial vehicl s.s. •• 22000 – The company co memorates the 80th an iversary,,aa gregate car production aa Kosai Plan t reaches 10 million uni s and Suzu i productio starts at G eneral otors de A gentina S.A.. •• 22001 – Aggr gate Launc of Suzuki iana/Aerio. worldwide sales of Ji ny/SJ r r aches 2 million units, production o Alto reach s 4 million units and S zuki aachieves "Ze o-Level" ta get of land ill waste •• 22002 – Achieved 30 mill on cumulat ve automobile sales for worldwide arket and merica's #1 warranty: 100,000/7-year powertra n limited warranty. •• 22003 – Suzu i is #1 in K i car sales or the 30th onsecutive year and T in, the first hybrid in Japan, arketed. •• 22004 – Aggr gate domes ic automobile sales rea h 15 millio units.

•• 22005 – Swift was awarded the 2006 JC Car of the Year. •• 22006 – New L7 is mar eted particularly to the orth Amer ican market; and GM ddivested, sell ng 92.36 million shares and reduci g their stak to 3%. •• 22008 – GM divested its r maining 3 stake in S zuki. •• 22009 – Suzu i introduce its first pro duction pic up truck ca led the Equator. olkswagen G and Suzuki reach a common un erstanding to establish a close lon -- tt rm strategi partnership ..[10] •• 22010 – AG ompleted t e purchase of 19.9% o Suzuki's o tstanding ss ares.[11]

Mar ti Suzu ii

Main art cle: Maruti Suzuki

Maruti Suzuki's A-St ar ar vehicle d uring its un eiling in Pr agati Maida , . A- tar , Suzuki's's fifth glo al car model, was designed and is ade only in India. [12] B B sides being Suzuki's largest s bsidiary in terms of car sales, Mar ti Suzuki is also Suzuki's leading research and develop ent arm ou side Japan

Maruti

Maruti Baleno Rally Car in in Mysore Safari R ally in 2005..

Based in Gurgaon, I, I dia, Maruti Suzuki India Limited is is Suzuki's la gest and m st valuable subsidia y with an a nual produ tion of 1,018,365 units in the fiscal 2009-2010.[13] Suzuki

has a 54.2% stake in the Indian auto giant and the rest is owned by the various Indian public and financial institutions. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and and National National Stock Exchange of India..[14] In 2005-2006, the company had a 54% market share of the passenger car market in India.[15] Nearly 75,000 people are employed directly bbyy Maruti and its partners.partners.

Maruti Suzuki was born as a Government of India company, with Suzuki as a minor partner, to make a lower priced car for middle class India. Over the years, the product range has widened, ownership has changed hands and the customercustomer has evolved.

Maruti Suzuki offers 14 models, ranging from India's one-time best selling car, ,, for less than INR 200,000 ((US$US$ 5000) to the premium Maruti Suzuki SX4 and luxury SUV, Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara. Maruti 800 was the first model launched by the company in 1983 followed by mini-mini-vanvan MarutiMaruti Omni in 1984. Both models were huge success in their respective categories because of the use of high-endhigh-end technology and good fuel efficiency.efficiency. Maruti Gypsy, launched in 1985, came into widespread use with the Indian Army and Indian Police Service becoming its primary customers. The short-lived Maruti 1000 too achieved moderate success until it was replaced by Maruti EsteemEsteem in 1994, to counter increasing competition in the medium-sedan category.

Maruti Zen, launched in 1993, was the company's second model and also became extremely popular in IIndiandia because of its highhigh performperformance.ance. The company wentwent on to launch another compact car Maruti Wagon-R followed by Maruti Baleno in 1999. However, with increasing competition from Tata ,,HyundaiHyundai,,HondaHonda and , Maruti was not able to achieve the same success with Baleno as it had with its earlier models. So it replaced Maruti with the Suzuki SX4. Currently Suzuki SX4 is facing stiff competition from the City..

In 2000, Maruti Alto was launched. The launch of and Hyundai Santro had affected Maruti's sales but Alto helped secure the company's position as the auto leader in India. It is currently the largest selling car in India. The Maruti models include Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara, launched in 2003, Maruti Versa, launched in 2004, Maruti Suzuki Swift,, launched in 2005, Maruti Zen Estilo and Maruti Suzuki SX4, launched in 2007. The Alto, Swift and SX4 are leaders in their respective segments in the Indian Market.

On 14 February, Maruti Suzuki India, a Suzuki subsidiarysubsidiary in India, announced that itit achieved one million total accumulated production volume of the Alto. The Alto has reached the million units mark in just seven years and five months since its launch on September 2000. The last half of the million has come in a record 25 months. The Alto has been India's largest volume-selling car, every month, for the pastpast 37 consecutive months. Its popularity has continued to grow since its launch, with customers attracted to its low price with fuel efficiency. With this the Alto became the third car in the Maruti Suzuki stable to cross the million units mark. Previously, the Maruti 800 and the Omni had exceeded the million units mark. Besides its success in India, over 152,000 Altos made at Maruti Suzuki were delivered internationally, enjoying good outcomes in Algeria and Chile.

Maruti Exports Limited is the subsidiary of Maruti Udyog Limited with its major focus on exports and it does not operate in the domestic Indian market. The first commercial consignment of 480 cars were sent to . By sending a consignment of 571 cars to the same country, Maruti crossed the benchmark of 3,000,0003,000,000 cars. Since its inception exexportport

was one of the aspec s the gover ment has been keen to encourage. very politi al party expected Maruti to e arn foreign xchange. But compare to Hyunda Maruti Su uki is poor on expor t front.

Other su sidiary co panies of t e Suzuki Motor Corpor ation, Japan in India are::

•• SSUZUKI PO ERTRAI INDIA LI ITED: Manufacturers engines for cars •• SSUZUKI M TORCYC E INDIA P IVATE LI ITED: M nufactures wo wheeler ss uunder ame 'Suzuk i'. Its two wheeler mod ls launched in India are 'GS 150R, II truder, Hayabusa 1300 cc, 125 cc ccess, 125 c Motorcy le Zeus.

Ame ican Suzuki M tor Corp. hist ry

America Suzuki he dquarters i located in rea,,CalifoCalifo nia. Throu h an agree ent with General otors, Suzuki began s lling a version of their uzuki Cult s in the Un ited States ass the Chevrolet Sprint in 1985. This model was initially s ld as a 3-doororhatchbac and would be beChev olet's small st model.

2004 Su uki XL-7

The Sam urai was als o introduce in 1985 fo the 1986 odel year a d was the f rst car introduc d to the United States by the newly created American Suzuki Corp. No other Japanese company s ld more ca s in the United States in its first yea r than Suzu i. The Samurai was available as a conv rtible or orha rdtop and th e company logan was ever a Dul Moment .. The Samur i was succ ssful until onsumer R ports alleg d the Samu ai of being er in a 1988 test. This l d to a much publicized 1996 lawsuit, not settle untilsuscepti 2004.4.le to roll ov 1996 lawsui

In 1989, American Suzuki intro uced the S ift which w as the 2nd generation S zuki Cultu .. The Swi t was availa ble as a GTi and GLX atchback with a 4-door sedan follo ing in 199 .. A new s all SUV called the Sid ekick was al so introduc d in 1989. 991 saw th introducti nn of the 4- oor Suzuki Sidekick, t e first 4-do r mini-SU in North merica. Th Swift and Sidekick were cousi s to GM's eo Metro a a ddGeoGeo Tracker and wer e mostly pr duced in Ingersoll,,OntarioOntario, C, Canada by Suzuki and G 's joint ve ture, CAMI. The Swift GT/GTi an 4-door odels were imported fr m Japan. Negative evaluations fro of of the Suzu i Samurai led to some emporary s tbacks at American Su uki as annual sales in t ee followin years drop ped to belo 20,000 un its.

In 1995, American Suzuki intro uced the Esteem and re esigned th Swift. The Swift GT was drop ped and thi version Sw ift was specific only to orth Amer ica where it was built at CAMI. hese models were the first Suzuki vehicles to b marketed i n North A erica with

dual front . A version of the Esteem was introduced in 1996. Worldwide Suzuki production reached more than 975,000 cars this yyear.ear.

Also in 1996, American Suzuki released the 2-door SUV X-90 and a revised Sidekick Sport model with dual airbags, a 120 hp (89 kW) 1.8 liter engine, 16 inch wheels and two-tone paint. The Sidekick was replaced by the Vitara and the Grand Vitara for 1999. The Grand Vitara would be Suzuki's first model with a V6-cylinder engine and available 4-wheel ABS brakes.

The Grand Vitara XL-7 was introduced in 2001 as a stretched version of the Grand Vitara. The Grand Vitara XL-7 had a larger 2.7 liter V6-cylinder engine and 3-row seating. This would be Suzuki's largest vehicle to date.

The Swift was dropped from the model lineup in 2001 and the Esteem was replaced in 2002 by the new Aerio, which was offered as a 4-door sedan and 5-door crocrossover ssover with 4-wheel- drive as an option.

In 2004, General Motors and Suzuki jointly purchasedpurchased the bankrupt Daewoo Motors renaming the venture GMDAT. American Suzuki rebadged the cocompactmpact //DaewooDaewoo Lacetti as the Forenza and the mid-size as the Verona . The Forenza gained station wagon and body style in 2005, with the hatchback sold under the Reno name. 2006 was the first year American Suzuki sold more than 100,000 vehicles in the United States. Suzuki redesigned the Grand Vitara in 2006 as well as introduced the all-new Suzuki SX4 and Suzuki XL7 in 2007. The Suzuki SX4 is produced as a joint venture with and the XL7 (notice the shortening of the name from Grand Vitara XL-7) was produced as a joint venture with GM at CAMI Automotive Inc. in Ingersoll.Ingersoll. Suzuki put XL7 pproductionroduction on indefinite hiatus in mid-2009 due to low demand and subsequently sold off its share of CAMI back to GM later that year.

Despite a difficult domestic US automarket, Suzuki has been keeping pace with its 2007 sales numbers including recording their best May ever in May 2008.[16]

Pakistani Suzuki Motor Company Limited Following the terms of the Joint Venture Agreement between Suzuki Motor CorporationCorporation of Japan (SMC) and Pakistan Automobile Corporation (PACO), Pak Suzuki Motor Company Limited (PSMCL) was incorporated as a public limited company in August 1983.[17]

The new company assumed the assets, including production facilities ,of Awami Autos Limited. PSMCL started commercial operations in JanuaryJanuary 1984 with the primary objective of passenger cars, pick ups, and 4x4 vehicles.

The groundbreaking ceremony of the company’s green field automobile plant at Bin Qasim was performed by the then prime Minister of Pakistan in early 1989.

On completion of first phase of this plant in early 1990, in-house assembly Suzuki engines started. The new plant was completed in 1992, and Suzuki production was transferred to new plant — and three-box 1,300 cc Margalla car was also added to its range of production.

In September 1992 the company was privatized and placedplaced directly under the Japanese Management. At the time of privatization SMC increased its equity from 25% to 40% Subsequently, SMC progressively increased its equity to 73.09% by December 31, 2001.

The Bin Qasim Plant further expanded its production capacity to 50,000 vehicles per year in July 1994 and 300,000 vehicles had been manufactured at this plant by December 2003.

Paksuzuki currently exports its cars to countries like , Ghana, Nigeria & Maldives.

[[editedit] Suzuki Canada Inc. history

•• 1973 – June 1, Suzuki Canada Ltd. was incorporated with offices at Downsview,, Ontario. Product lines included motorcycles , parts and accessories to Suzuki dealers throughout Canada. •• 1974 – Vancouver branch office and warehouse inaugurated to sserviceervice dealers in western Canada. •• 1980 – Autumn - Suzuki Canada began its automotive sales with the marketing and sales of four-wheel-four-wheel-LJ80LJ80 in eastern Canada. November 1, the name of company changed from Suzuki Canada Ltd. to Suzuki Canada Inc. •• 1982 – Introduction of a line of Suzuki all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) in Canada. •• 1983 – Introduction of a line of Suzuki outboard motorsmotors in western Canada. February 1, 1983 - Western Branch moved to enlarged facilitiesfacilities in Richmond ,,BritishBritish Columbia.. •• 1984 – Began the sales of 'Suzuki Forsa' ((SuzukiSuzuki CultusCultus) automobile. •• 1986 – A $600 million Suzuki-GM joint venture CAMI Automotive Inc. announced for the manufacturing of vehicles. Production was set to begin in 1989 at Ingersoll,, Ontario.. 22 •• 1987 – January 25 - SSuzukiuzuki Canada Inc. moved to a newnew 110,000 sq ft (10,000(10,000 m ).). head office and warehouse facility at Richmond Hill,,OntarioOntario.. •• 1988 – Autumn - Suzuki began selling the CAMI-built 2-door Suzuki Sidekick .. •• 2009 – Autumn - Suzuki sold its participation in CAMI to GM

[[editedit] OEM deals

Since 1985, Suzuki has shared or produced automobilautomobileses for other manufacturers around the world.

General Motors

Chevrolet Sprint - United States/Canada ((SuzukiSuzuki Cultus)) Firefly - Canada ((SuzukiSuzuki Cultus)) Metro - United States ((SuzukiSuzuki Cultus)) Barina - Australia & New Zealand ((SuzukiSuzuki Cultus)) Chevrolet Swift - South America ((SuzukiSuzuki Cultus))

Chevrolet Cruze - Japan ((SuzukiSuzuki Ignis)) Holden Cruze - Australia ((SuzukiSuzuki Ignis)) Chevrolet MW - Japan ((SuzukiSuzuki Wagon R )) Bedford Rascal - Europe ((SuzukiSuzuki Carry)) Bedford Rascal - ((SuzukiSuzuki Carry)) Holden Scurry - Australia ((SuzukiSuzuki Carry)) Chevrolet Supercarry - South America ((SuzukiSuzuki Carry)) Geo Tracker - United States ((Sidekick/VitaraSidekick/Vitara)) - United States/Canada ((Sidekick/VitaraSidekick/Vitara)) GMC Tracker - Canada ((Sidekick/VitaraSidekick/Vitara)) Asüna Sunrunner - Canada ((Sidekick/VitaraSidekick/Vitara)) Pontiac Sunrunner - Canada ((Sidekick/VitaraSidekick/Vitara)) Chevrolet Vitara - South America ((Sidekick/VitaraSidekick/Vitara)) Chevrolet Grand Nomad - South America ((SuzukiSuzuki XL7)) Holden Drover - Australia & New Zealand ((SuzukiSuzuki Sierra/Jimny)) Agila - Europe ((SuzukiSuzuki Wagon R and )) Chevrolet MW - Japan ((SuzukiSuzuki Wagon R )) Vauxhall Agila - United Kingdom ((SuzukiSuzuki Wagon R and Suzuki Splash))

Fiat

Fiat Sedici - Europe ((SuzukiSuzuki SX4))

Subaru Justy - Europe ((SuzukiSuzuki Swift))

Mazda

Mazda Proceed Levante - Japan ((SuzukiSuzuki Vitara)) - Japan ((SuzukiSuzuki Alto)) AZ-1 - Japan ((SuzukiSuzuki Cara)) Autozam Scrum - Japan ((SuzukiSuzuki Every)) Autozam AZ-Wagon - Japan ((SuzukiSuzuki MR Wagon)) Mazda AZ-Offroad - Japan ((SuzukiSuzuki Jimny)) Mazda Spiano - Japan ((SuzukiSuzuki Lapin)) Mazda Laputa - Japan ((SuzukiSuzuki Kei))

Nissan

Nissan Moco - Japan ((SuzukiSuzuki MR Wagon)) Nissan Pino - Japan ((SuzukiSuzuki Alto)) Nissan Roox - Japan ((SuzukiSuzuki Palette))

Maruti Suzuki

Maruti 800 - India ((SuzukiSuzuki Alto)) Maruti Omni - India ((SuzukiSuzuki Carry)) Maruti Gypsy - India ((SuzukiSuzuki Jimny)) Maruti 1000 - India ((SuzukiSuzuki Cultus))

Maruti Zen - India ((SuzukiSuzuki Alto))

•• All Maruti models since the Zen are referred to as Maruti Suzuki.

Volkswagen

Volkswagen Rocktan ((SuzukiSuzuki SX4) - currently in development.

[[editedit] Automobiles

•• Suzuki models oo Aerio/Liana oo Alto oo Alto Lapin oo APV oo Cappuccino oo Carry oo Cervo oo (aka Suzuki Forsa, Suzuki Swift, , Pontiac Firefly, et al.) oo Escudo oo oo Esteem//CultusCultus Crescent oo Fronte oo Grand Vitara oo Ignis oo Jimny oo Kei oo Kizashi oo LJ-Series oo Mehran oo MightyBoy oo MR Wagon oo Palette oo Sidekick oo Splash oo SX4 oo SX4 oo SX4 Sport oo oo Wagon R oo X-90 oo XL7

•• Daewoo based North American models oo Swift+ oo Forenza/Reno oo Verona

•• hevrolet ba ba ed South American models oo Fun

[[editedit]] Motor ycles

Suzuki's flagship motorcycle, th GSX1300 Hayabusa..

Suzuki s arted manu acturing m torcycles i 1952, the f rst models eing motor zed bicycles.s. During t e 1950s, 1 60s and the better part f the 1970s, the compa y manufactured motorcy les with tw -stroke eng ines only, t e biggest t o-stroke m del being t e water- cooled tr iple-cylinderrGT750GT750..

A large actor in Suzuki's success in two-str ke competi ion was the East German Grand Prix racer Er st Degner ,, ho defecte to the We t in 1961, [18] bringing ith him expertise in tw -- stroke e gines from he East Ge man manuf cturer MZ .. Suzuki hire Degner, a d he won t ee 50 cc class F.I.M. ro d racing W orld Championship for for hem in the 962 season. Suzuki became he first Japanese manuf acturer to win a motocr ss world championship when Joel Robert on the 1970 250 cc title . In the 197 s, Suzuki e tablished t emselves i the motorcy le racing w rld with Ba rry Sheene and Roger e Coster wi wi nning worl champio ships in th 50 0 cc divisio ininroad ra ing and mo ocross resp ctively. Suzuki continues to ompete in otoGP an an last won th e title in the 2000 seaso . Since 2006, th team is sp nsored by izla and is nown as Ri zla Suzuki otoGP tea ..

It was n t until 1976 that Suzuki introduced its first mot rcycle with a a four-stro e engine, t ee GS400 a a ddGS750GS750..

In 1994, Suzuki part ered with anjing Jinc eng Machi ery to crea e a Chinese motorcycle manufac urer and ex orter calle Jincheng Suzuki..

[[editedit]] odels

Main art cle: List of Suzuki mot rcycles

Notable uzuki mot rcycles include some o the followi g:g:

•• ayabusa (G (G SX-1300R) – a sport m torcycle ca ca able of 190 mph (310 m/h) in 11999, and li ited to 186 mph (299 k /h) since 2000. •• SX-R1000 the larges model of t e GSX-R s ries, first la nched in 2 00.

•• yyearsSX-R750 old and – – thisthe grandfamodel isher being of the updated/redesiSX-R1000, thisned designentirel everytion is two mor othan four 25 year ..

•• SX-R600 – – a smaller v rsion of the GSX-R750 .. •• SX-650F – – introduced n 2008, this new sport t ouring mod l fills the v id of the r r tired Katana. The 2009 model has BS as a sta ndard featu e.e. •• SV650 – intr duced in 1 99 as a budget entry in the emerging naked bik e market an ,, aas of 2008, o fered both aked and f lly faired. Since 2009 it is also offe ed in the ladius varia nt.nt. •• urgman – ss – ries of urban scooters ith engine apacities fr m 125 cc u p to 638 cc p produced in apan, nd Spain. •• GV250 – th e road-raci g replica of Kevin Sch antz's RGV500 GP rac bike

[[editedit]] All-ter ain ve icles ( TVs)

A 2004 uzuki LT-Z400 with so me commo and custo modificati ns done

•• Suzuki Eiger 400 •• Suzuki LT 2 0 •• Suzuki LT-R 50 (race ready) •• Suzuki LT250R

[[editedit]] Event ponsor hip

Suzuki i a major sp nsor of lug ,, biathlon biathlon,, ndnd cross country skiing sporting events. They also the urrent title ponsor of SEAN Football Championship