Suzuki Motor Corporation

Quick Facts

Founder	Michio Suzuki (in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture Japan)
Country	Japan
Year of Establishment	1909
Industry	Auto-Cars/Light Trucks
Listings & its codes	TYO: 7269; OTC: SZKMF
Joint Venture	Maruti Udyog Ltd. (in India)
Head Office	300 Takatsuka Hamamatsu Shizuoka 432 8611 Japan
India Office	Maruti Udyog Ltd. 11th Floor, Jeevan Prakash 25, Kasturba Gandhi Marg New Delhi - 110001, India Tel.: +(91)-(11)-23316831 (10 lines) Fax: +(91)-(11)-23318754, 23713575
Website	www.suzuki.com
Global Website	www.globalsuzuki.com

Segment and Brands

Products	Brands
Motorcycles	Sportbike Hayabusa 1300 Limited Hayabusa 1300 GSX-R1000 GSX-R750 20th Anniversary GSX-R750 GSX-R600 20th Anniversary GSX-R600 SV1000S SV650S SV650 Katana 750 Katana 600 GS500F Cruiser Boulevard M109R Boulevard M50 Boulevard M50 Limited Boulevard C90 Boulevard C90 Black Boulevard C90T Boulevard C50 Boulevard C50 Black Boulevard C50T Boulevard S83 Boulevard S50 Boulevard S40 Touring Boulevard C90T Boulevard C50T Motocross RM-Z450 Carmichael Replica RM-Z450 RM250 RM-Z250 RM125 RM85L RM85 Standard GZ250 SV1000S SV650S SV650 Suzuki Heat V-Strom 1000 V-Strom 650 ABS V-Strom 650 Suzuki Zeus DualSport SV1000S SV650S SV650 V-Strom 1000 V-Strom 650 ABS V-Strom 650 V-Strom 1000 V-Strom 650 ABS V-Strom 650 DR650SE DR-Z400S DR-Z400SM DR200SE Supermoto DR-Z400SM Off Road DR-Z400E DR-Z250 DR-Z125L DR-Z125 JR50 Kids DR-Z125L DR-Z125 JR50 RM85L RM85
ATVs	Utility Sport KingQuad 700 4x4 KingQuad 700 4x4 Camo Vinson 500 4x4 Auto Vinson 500 4x4 Auto Camo Vinson 500 4x4 Semi-Auto Vinson 500 4x4 Semi-Auto Camo Eiger 400 4x4 Auto Eiger 400 4x4 Auto Camo Eiger 400 4x4 Semi-Auto Eiger 400 4x4 Semi-Auto Camo Eiger 400 4x2 Auto Eiger 400 Hunter X Hunter Edition Eiger Celebration Edition Ozark 250 4x2 Sport QuadRacer R450 QuadSport Z400 QuadSport Z250 QuadSport Z90 QuadSport Z50 QuadSport 80 Kids ATV QuadSport Z90 QuadSport Z50 QuadSport 80
Scooters	Suzuki Access Burgman 650 Exec Burgman 650 Burgman 400 Type S Burgman 400
Cars	XL-7 Grand Vitara Verona Aerio Forenza Forenza wagon Reno

Milestones

1909	Started out as Suzuki Loom Works.
1952	The company created motorized bicycle, Power Free. It featured a 2x36cc engine.
1954	The name of the company was changed to Suzuki Motor Corporation.
1955	The company introduced its first mass-produced car, the Suzulight.
1970	The company launched two models, Suzuki Fronte (in different variations such as the 360 or the Viola) and Suzuki Jimny.
1981	General Motors (GM) purchases 5% of Suzuki shares.
1998	GM purchases additional shares for a 10% stake.
2001	GM's share is up to 20.4%
2006	GM divested, sells 92.36 million shares and reduced their stake to 3% in order to raise $2 billion.

Company Flashback

Suzuki Motor Corporation is a Japanese automobiles manufacturing company. It produces a full range of motorcycles, outboard motors, and a variety of other small combustion-powered engine products. The company has its production units in more than 22 countries. In India it has teamed up with Maruti and has become India's largest automobile sellers as Maruti Suzuki.

The operations of Suzuki can be classified into three main segments including motorcycles, automobiles and others. It is one of the leading manufacturers of motorcycles in the world, ranking third after Honda and Yamaha.The company produces motorcycles with a displacement capacity ranging from 50cc to 1200cc.

The company is also a major automobile manufacturer. It makes sports utility vehicles (SUVs), all terrain vehicles (ATVs), minicars, premium and luxury cars. The brands of Suzuki in the automobile segment comprise the Grand VITARA, Wagon R, Ignis, Jimny, Alto, Carry and Liana. In addition to all these, the company is also involved in the design and manufacture of concept cars for the future.

Suzuki generated revenues of Y2,198,986 million ($20.8 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 2004, an increase of 9.1% from the previous year. It reported a net income of Y43,835 million ($414.8 million) for fiscal 2004, up 41.3% from the previous year.