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.
is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Hamamatsu, Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles, a full range of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles , outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines. Suzuki is the 9th largest automobile manufacturer in the world by production volume, employs over 45,000 people, has 35 main production facilities in 23 countries and 133 distributors in 192 countries.
"Suzuki" is pronounced in Japanese, with a high tone on the . It is
pronounced in English, with a stressed
zu. This
pronunciation is used by the Suzuki company in marketing campaigns
directed towards this demographic.
History
In 1909,
Michio Suzuki founded the Suzuki Loom Works in the small seacoast
village of Hamamatsu, Japan
.
Business
boomed as Suzuki built weaving looms for
Japan's
giant silk industry. In
1929, Michio Suzuki invented a new type of weaving machine, which
was exported overseas. Suzuki filed as many as 120 patents and
utility model rights. The company's first 30 years focused on the
development and production of these exceptionally complex
machines.
Despite the success of his
looms, Suzuki
realized his company had to diversify and he began to look at other
products. Based on
consumer demand, he
decided that building a small car would be the most practical new
venture. The project began in 1937, and within two years Suzuki had
completed several compact
prototype cars.
These first Suzuki motor vehicles were powered by a
then-innovative, liquid-cooled, four-stroke, four-cylinder engine.
It featured a cast
aluminum crankcase and
gearbox and
generated from a displacement of less than 800
cc.
With the onset of World War II, production plans for Suzuki's new
vehicles were halted when the government declared civilian
passenger cars a "non-essential commodity." At the conclusion of
the war, Suzuki went back to producing
looms.
Loom production was given a boost when the U.S.
government approved the shipping of cotton to Japan. Suzuki's
fortunes brightened as orders began to increase from domestic
textile manufacturers. But the joy was short-lived as the cotton
market collapsed in 1951.
Faced with this colossal challenge, Suzuki's thoughts went back to
motor vehicles. After the war, the Japanese had a great need for
affordable, reliable personal transportation. A number of firms
began offering "clip-on" gas-powered engines that could be attached
to the typical
bicycle. Suzuki's first
two-wheel ingenuity came in the form of a motorized
bicycle called, the "Power Free." Designed to be
inexpensive and simple to build and maintain, the
1952 Power Free featured a 36 cc, one
horsepower,
two-stroke engine. An
unprecedented feature was the double-sprocket gear system, enabling
the rider to either pedal with the engine assisting, pedal without
engine assist, or simply disconnect the pedals and run on engine
power alone. The system was so ingenious that the
patent office of the new democratic government
granted Suzuki a financial
subsidy to
continue research in
motorcycle
engineering, and so was born Suzuki Motor Corporation.
In 1953,
Suzuki scored the first of many racing victories when the tiny
60 cc "Diamond Free" won its class in the Mount Fuji
Hill Climb.

1955 Suzulight
By 1954, Suzuki was producing 6,000 motorcycles per month and had
officially changed its name to Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd. Following the
success of its first motorcycles, Suzuki created an even more
successful automobile: the 1955
Suzuki
Suzulight. Suzuki showcased its penchant for innovation from
the beginning. The Suzulight included front-wheel drive, four-wheel
independent suspension and rack-and-pinion steering—features common
on cars half a century later.
Historical timeline
- 1909 –
Suzuki Loom Works founded in Hamamatsu,
Shizuoka
Prefecture
, by Mr. Michio Suzuki.
- 1920 – Reorganized, incorporated, and capitalized at 500,000
yen as Suzuki Loom Manufacturing Co. with Michio
Suzuki as president.
- 1952 – 'Power Free' motorized bicycle marketed.
- 1954 – Company name changed to Suzuki Motor Co.,Ltd.
- 1955 –
Lightweight car Suzuki Suzulight
(360 cc, 2-stroke) 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 truck '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, opened in Los
Angeles
.
- 1965 – 'D55'(5.5 hp, 2-stroke)
outboard 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 van marketed.
- 1970 – LJ-Series 4X4 marketed.
- 1971 – Ts185 Enduro marketed.
- 1971 – GT750 motorcycle
marketed.
- 1973 –
Suzuki Canada Ltd., opened in Ontario
, Canada
.
- 1974 – P.T. Suzuki Indonesia Manufacturing established in
Jakarta
, Indonesia
, entry into medical equipment field by marketing
the Suzuki Motor Chair Z600 motorized wheelchair, expansion into the housing field
initiated with Suzuki Home marketing two models of prefab 'Mini-House' and three types of storage
sheds.
- 1975
– Antonio Suzuki Corp., a joint
venture for knockdown production and sales, established in
Manila
, the
Philippines
.
- 1976 – GS-Series motorcycles
marketed.
- 1977 – LJ80 4x4
vehicle marketed and exports of GS1000H motorcycle
began.
- 1979 – Alto marketed.
- 1979 – SC100 marketed in the
UK.
- 1980 – Suzuki Australia Pty. Ltd. established in Sydney
, Australia and entry into general purpose engine
field by marketing three electric power generator models.
- 1981 – Business ties with General
Motors (U.S.) and Isuzu Motors,
Ltd.(Japan) signed.
- 1982
– 4X4 production began at PAK Suzuki Motor Co.,
Ltd. in Karachi
, Pakistan
and won maker championship for 7th consecutive year
at the World Road Race
Grand Prix 500.
- 1982 – SC100 Discontinued in favour
of Alto.
- 1983 – Enters into a partnership with Maruti Udyog Ltd. to produce cars in
India.
- 1983
– Cultus/Swift 1.0-liter passenger car marketed and
4X4 production started at Maruti Udyog Ltd. in New Delhi
, India
.
- 1984
– Suzuki New
Zealand
Ltd. established in Wanganui
, New
Zealand
and began export of Chevrolet 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 motorcycle with an oil-cooled engine marketed and
scooter production started at
Avello S.A. of Spain
.
Agreement
with Santana Motors to produce Suzuki
cars in their Linares
factory in Andalusia
, Spain.
- 1986 – American Suzuki Motor Corp. is formed merging U.S.
Suzuki Motor Corp and Suzuki of America Automotive Corp.
- 1987 – Cultus/Swift production began in Colombia and total
aggregate car exports reached 2
million units.
- 1988 – Escudo/Vitara 4x4 marketed and total aggregate car production reached 10 million
units..
- 1989
– CAMI
Automotive Inc.
established
and began operation in Ontario
, Canada
.
Swift GT/GLX and Sidekick sales begin in the United States
.
- 1990 – Corporate name changed to Suzuki Motor Corporation.
- 1991
– Car production started in Korea
through
technical ties with Daewoo Shipbuilding &
Heavy Machinery Ltd and Cappuccino
2-seater marketed.
- 1993
– Passenger car production/sales began at Suzuki Egypt
S.A.E.,
opening ceremony for new car production plant held at Magyar Suzuki Corp.
in Esztergom
, Hungary
and Wagon R passenger
car marketed.
- 1994
– Maruti Udyog Ltd. of India
total
aggregate car production reached 1
million units.
- 1995 – Total aggregate motorcycle
export reached 20 million units
- 1996
– Start of production in Vietnam
(Motorcycles and automobiles)
- 1997
– Achieved 10 million cumulative automobile sales for overseas
market and 4-stroke outboard motors win the Innovation Award at The
International Marine Trade Exhibit and Conference (IMTEC) in
Chicago
.
- 1998
– Suzuki and General Motors form
strategic alliance and Chongqing
Chang'an Suzuki
Automobile Co., Ltd. received official approval from the Chinese government for
production of passenger cars.
- 1999
– Aggregate motorcycle production reaches 40 million units
and Jiangxi
Changhe Suzuki Automobile
Co., Ltd. receives official approval from the Chinese government
for production of commercial vehicles.
- 2000
– The company commemorates the 80th anniversary, aggregate car production at Kosai
Plant
reaches 10 million units and Suzuki production starts at General Motors de Argentina
S.A.
- 2001 – Aggregate Launch of Suzuki
Liana/Aerio. worldwide sales of SJ-Series reaches 2 million units, production
of Alto reaches 4 million units and
Suzuki achieves "Zero-Level" target of landfill waste
- 2002 – Achieved 30 million cumulative automobile sales for
worldwide market and America's #1 warranty: 100,000/7-year
powertrain limited warranty.
- 2003
– Suzuki is #1 in Kei car sales for the 30th
consecutive year and Twin, the first
hybrid Kei
car in Japan
,
marketed.
- 2004 – Aggregate domestic
automobile sales reach 15 million units
- 2005 – Swift was awarded the 2006
RJC Car of the Year.
- 2006 – New XL7 is marketed
particularly to the North American
market; and GM divested, selling 92.36 million shares and reducing
their stake to 3%.
- 2008 – Suzuki introduces its first production fuel-injected
motocross bike; and GM divested its remaining 3% stake in
Suzuki.
- 2009 – Suzuki introduces its first production pickup truck
called the Equator.
Maruti Suzuki

Maruti Suzuki Swift
Based in
Gurgaon
, India
, Maruti Suzuki India Limited is Suzuki's
largest and most valuable subsidiary with an annual production of
626,071 units in 2006. 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
National Stock Exchange of
India. In 2005-2006, the company had a 54% market share of the
passenger car market in India. Nearly 75,000 people are employed
directly by Maruti and its partners.
Maruti Suzuki was born as a
Government of India company, with Suzuki
as a minor partner, to make a people’s car for middle class India.
Over the years, the product range has widened, ownership has
changed hands and the customer has evolved.
Maruti Suzuki offers 14 models, ranging from India's one-time best
selling car,
Maruti 800, for less than
INR 200,000 (
US$ 5000) to the premium
sedan 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-
van Maruti Omni in 1984. Both models were huge
success in their respective categories because of the use of
high-end technology and good fuel 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 Esteem in
1994, to counter increasing competition in the medium-sedan
category.
Maruti Zen, launched in 1993, was the
company's second compact car model and also became extremely
popular in India because of its high performance. The company went
on to launch another compact car
Maruti
Wagon-R followed by
Maruti Baleno
in 1999. However, with increasing competition from
Tata,
Hyundai,
Honda and
Daewoo
Motors, Maruti was not able to achieve the same success with
Wagon-R and Baleno as it had with its earlier models.So it Replaced
Maruti Suzuki Baleno with the Suzuki SX4 and is going to replace
Wagon-R with Suzuki Splash.Currently SX4 is the largest selling car
in its segment.
In 2000,
Maruti Alto was launched. The
launch of
Tata Indica 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. TheAlto, Swift and SX4 are leaders in their
respective segments in the Indian Market.
On 14 February, Maruti Suzuki India, a Suzuki subsidiary in India,
announced that it 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 past 37 consecutive months. Its popularity has continued to
grow since its launch, with customers attracted to its combination
of fuel efficiency, contemporary design and looks and features
including Electronic Power Steering and air-conditioning. 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 Hungary
. By sending a consignment of 571 cars to the
same country, Maruti crossed the benchmark of 3,000,000 cars. Since
its inception export was one of the aspects the government has been
keen to encourage. Every political party expected Maruti to earn
foreign exchange. Angola, Benin, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Europe, Kenya,
Morocco, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Chile, Guatemala, Costa Rica and El
Salvador are some of the markets served by Maruti Exports.
Other subsidiary companies of the Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan
in India are:
- SUZUKI POWERTRAIN INDIA LIMITED: Manufacturers engines for
cars
- SUZUKI MOTORCYCLE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED: Manufactures two
wheelers under brand name 'Suzuki'. Its two wheeler models launched
in India are 'GS 150R, Intruder, Hayabusa 1300 cc, 125 cc
Access, 125 cc Motorcycle Zeus.
American Suzuki Motor Corp. history
American
Suzuki headquarters is located in
Brea
, California
. Through an agreement with
General Motors, Suzuki began
selling a version of their
Suzuki
Cultus in United States as the
Chevrolet Sprint in 1985. This model was
initially sold as a 3-door
hatchback and
would be
Chevrolet's smallest model.

2004 Suzuki XL-7
The
Samurai was also introduced in
1985 for the 1986 model year and was the first car introduced to
the United States by the newly created American Suzuki Corp.
No other
Japanese company sold more cars in the United States
in its first year than Suzuki. The Samurai
was available as a
convertible or
hardtop and the company slogan was
Never
a Dull Moment. The Samurai was successful until
Consumer Reports alleged the Samurai of
being susceptible to roll over in a 1988 test.
In 1989, American Suzuki introduced the
Swift which was the 2nd generation
Suzuki Cultus. The Swift was available as a
GTi and GLX hatchback with a 4-door sedan following in 1990. A new
small SUV called the
Sidekick was
also introduced in 1989. 1991 saw the introduction of the 4-door
Suzuki Sidekick, the first 4-door mini-SUV in North America.
The Swift
and Sidekick were cousins to GM's Geo
Metro and Geo Tracker and were
mostly produced in Ingersoll
, Ontario
, Canada by
Suzuki and GM's joint venture, CAMI. The Swift GT/GTi and
4-door models were imported from Japan. Negative evaluations from
Consumer Reports of the Suzuki
Samurai led to some temporary setbacks at American Suzuki as annual
sales in the following years dropped to below 20,000 units.
In 1995, American Suzuki introduced the
Esteem and redesigned the Swift. The Swift GT
was dropped and this version Swift was specific only to North
America where it was built at CAMI. These models were the first
Suzuki vehicles to be marketed in North America with dual front
airbags. A
station
wagon version of the Esteem was introduced in 1996. Worldwide
Suzuki production reached more than 975,000 cars this year.
Also in 1996, American Suzuki released the 2-door SUV
X-90 and a revised
Sidekick Sport model with
dual airbags, a 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 and the
first compact SUV to offer 3-row seating.
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
crossover with
4-wheel-drive as an option.
In 2004, General Motors and Suzuki jointly purchased the bankrupt
Daewoo Motors renaming the venture GMDAT.
American Suzuki rebadged the compact
Daewoo Nubira/
Daewoo
Lacetti as the
Forenza and the
mid-size
Daewoo Magnus as the
Verona. The
Forenza gained
station wagon and hatchback 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 Fiat
and the XL7
(notice the shortening of the name from Grand Vitara XL-7) is
produced as a joint venture with GM at CAMI Automotive Inc. in
Ingersoll.
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.
Pakistani Suzuki Motor Company Limited
Following the terms of the Joint Venture Agreement between Suzuki
Motor Corporation of Japan (SMC) and Pakistan Automobile
Corporation (PACO),
Pak Suzuki Motor Company
Limited was incorporated as a public limited company in August
1983.
The new company assumed the assets, including production facilities
,of Awami Autos Limited. PSMCL started commercial operations in
January 1984 with the primary objective of passenger cars, pick
ups, vans 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 1300 cc Margalla car was also added to its range of
production.
In September 1992 the company was privatized and placed 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.
Today
Paksuzuki has one of the most modern automobile manufacturing
plants in South Asia and currently exports its cars to countries
like Bangladesh
, Ghana
, Nigeria
& Maldives
.
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 service
dealers in western Canada.
- 1980 – Autumn - Suzuki Canada began its automotive sales with
the marketing and sales of four-wheel-LJ80
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 motors in
western Canada. February 1, 1983 - Western Branch moved to
enlarged facilities in Richmond
, British
Columbia
.
- 1984 – Began the sales of 'Suzuki Forsa' (Suzuki Cultus) 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
.
- 1987
– January 25 - Suzuki Canada Inc. moved to a new . head office and
warehouse facility at Richmond Hill
, Ontario
.
- 1988 – Autumn - Suzuki began selling the CAMI-built 2-door
Suzuki Sidekick.
OEM deals
Since 1985, Suzuki has shared or produced automobiles for other
manufacturers around the
world.
General Motors
- Chevrolet Sprint - United
States (Suzuki Cultus)
- Pontiac Firefly - Canada
(Suzuki Cultus)
- Geo Metro - United States (Suzuki Cultus)
- Holden Barina - Australia &
New Zealand (Suzuki Cultus)
- Chevrolet Swift - South America
(Suzuki Cultus)
- Chevrolet Cruze - Japan
(Suzuki Ignis)
- Holden Cruze - Australia
(Suzuki Ignis)
- Chevrolet MW - Japan (Suzuki Wagon R)
- Bedford Rascal - Europe (Suzuki Carry)
- Bedford Rascal - United Kingdom
(Suzuki Carry)
- Holden Scurry - Australia (Suzuki Carry)
- Chevrolet Supercarry - South
America (Suzuki Carry)
- Geo Tracker - United States
(Sidekick/Vitara)
- Chevrolet Tracker - United
States (Sidekick/Vitara)
- Pontiac Sun Runner - Canada
(Sidekick/Vitara)
- Chevrolet Grand Nomad - South
America (Suzuki XL7)
- Holden Drover - Australia &
New Zealand (Suzuki
Sierra/Samurai)
- Opel Agila - Europe (Suzuki Wagon R and Suzuki Splash)
- Chevrolet MW - Japan (Suzuki Wagon R)
- Vauxhall Agila - United Kingdom
(Suzuki Wagon R and Suzuki Splash)
Subaru
- Subaru Justy - Europe (Suzuki Swift)
Mazda
- Mazda Proceed - Japan (Suzuki Vitara)
- Mazda Carol - Japan (Suzuki Alto)
- Autozam AZ-1 - Japan (Suzuki Cara)
- Autozam Scrum - Japan (Suzuki Every)
- Autozam AZ-Wagon - Japan
(Suzuki MR Wagon)
- Mazda AZ-Offroad - Japan
(Suzuki Jimny)
- Mazda Spiano - Japan (Suzuki Lapin)
- Mazda Laputa - Japan (Suzuki Kei)
Nissan
- Nissan Moco - Japan (Suzuki MR Wagon)
- Nissan Pino - Japan (Suzuki Alto)
Maruti Suzuki
- Maruti 800 - India (Suzuki Alto)
- Maruti Omni - India (Suzuki Carry)
- Maruti Gypsy - India (Suzuki SJ)
- Maruti 1000 - India (Suzuki Cultus)
- Maruti Zen - India (Suzuki Alto)
- All Maruti models since the Zen are referred to as Maruti
Suzuki.
Automobiles
- Daewoo based North American models
Motorcycles
Suzuki started manufacturing motorcycles in 1952, the first models
being motorized bicycles. During the 1950s, 1960s and the better
part of the 1970s, the company manufactured motorcycles with
two-stroke engines only, the biggest
two-stroke model being the water-cooled triple-cylinder
GT750.
A large
factor in Suzuki's success in two-stroke competition was the
East
German
Grand
Prix racer Ernst Degner, who
defected to the West in 1961, bringing with him expertise in
two-stroke engines from the East German manufacturer
MZ. Suzuki hired Degner, and he
won the
50 cc class F.I.M.
road racing World
Championship for them in the
1962 season. Suzuki
became the first Japanese manufacturer to win a
motocross world
championship when
Joel Robert won
the 1970 250 cc title. In the 1970s, Suzuki established
themselves in the motorcycle racing world with
Barry Sheene and
Roger De Coster winning world championships
in the premier 500 cc division in
road
racing and
motocross respectively.
Suzuki continues to compete in
MotoGP and last won the title
in the
2000
season. Since 2006, the team is sponsored by
Rizla and is known as
Rizla
Suzuki MotoGP team.
It was not until 1976 that Suzuki introduced its first motorcycle
with a
four-stroke engine, the
GS400 and
GS750.
In 1994, Suzuki partnered with
Nanjing Jincheng Machinery to
create a Chinese motorcycle manufacturer and exporter called
Jincheng Suzuki.
Models
Notable Suzuki motorcycles include some of the following:
- Hayabusa (GSX-1300R) – a
sport-touring motorcycle capable of in 1999, and limited to since
2000.
- GSX-R1000 – the largest model
of the GSX-R series, first launched in 2000.
- GSX-R750 – the grandfather of
the GSX-R1000, this designation is more than 25 years old and this
model is being updated/redesigned entirely every two to four
years.
- GSX-R600 – a smaller version of
the GSX-R750. Comparable to Honda's CBR600RR, and Kawasaki's
ZX-6.
- GSX-650F – introduced in 2008,
this new sport touring model fills the void of the retired Katana, competing with the Yamaha FZ6/Fazer and the Kawasaki ZZR600. The 2009 model has ABS as a standard feature.
All-terrain vehicles (ATVs)
Utility Sport
Sport
Event sponsorship
Suzuki is a major sponsor of
luge,
biathlon, and
cross
country skiing sporting events.
See also
References
- Twist The Throttle: Suzuki
- http://oica.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/suzuki.pdf
- Official website of Maruti Exports Limited
- TEAM
SUZUKI by Ray Battersby (2008) Parker House Publishing ISBN:
0979689155 / 0-9796891-5-5
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