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global recognition of the trademark - with acceptance and reputation

Starting business in 1909 as Suzuki Loom Works, the firm was incorporated in 1920. Since foundation Hamamatsu, Japan, SUZUKI has steadily grown and expanded. During the post-W.W.II period, our motorized bike 'Power free'* which earned a good reputation was followed by our 125cc motorcycle 'Colleda', and later by the pioneering 'Suzulight'* lightweight car that helped bring Japan's automotive revolution. Each of these was epoch-making in their own right as they were developed and manufactured by optimizing the most advanced technologies of that period. Today, constantly going forward to meet changing lifestyles, the SUZUKI name is seen on a full range of motorcycles, automobiles, outboard motors and related products such as motorized wheelchairs and industrial equipment. The mark trademark is recognized by people throughout the world as a brand of quality products that offer both reliability and originality. SUZUKI stands behind this global symbol with a sure determination to maintain this confidence in the future as well, never stopping in creating such advanced 'value-packed products'.

*This and following model names are for products marketed in Japan.

Company Name

SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION

Date of Incorporation

March 1920 Incorporated as Suzuki Loom Manufacturing Co. June 1954 Name changed to Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd. October 1990 Name changed to Suzuki Motor Corporation

Capital

Yen 120,210 million (as of March 31, 2009)

Chairman & CEO Osamu Suzuki
Representative Director and
Senior Managing Officer		 Takashi Nakayama Takao Hirosawa Minoru Tamura

Directors

Director and
Senior Managing Officer		 Shinzo Nakanishi Eiji Mochizuki Toshihiro Suzuki
Toyokazu Sugimoto Masanori Atsumi Naoki Aizawa
Osamu Honda    
Senior Managing Officer Takeo Shigemoto Takumi Kunikiyo  
Managing Officer Shigeaki Hamada Sadayuki Inobe Masafumi Yayoshi
Kazuhiro Kosugi Yasuhito Harayama Ichizo Aoyama
Toshiaki Hasuike Seiichi Furusho Hiroyasu Uchida
Takashi Iwatsuki Kaoru Sato Kazuo Hakamata
Hiroaki Matsuura    
Corporate Auditor Tamotsu Kamimura Yoshitaka Suzuki  
Corporate Auditor
(non full-time)		 Nobuyasu Horiuchi Katsuhiko Kume Shin Ishizuka
(as of end of July, 2009)

Personnel over the years

Items 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total number of employees 10,604 10,972 11,802 13,267 14,266
(as of March 31)

Sales

Consolidated:Yen 3,004,800 millions
Non-consolidated:Yen 1,685,800 millions

Main Products

Motorcycles, automobiles, outboard motors, boats, motorized wheelchairs, electro-scooters, industrial eqipment

Head Office, Plants and Facilities

Name Address Operations
Head Office 300, Takatsuka-cho, Minami-ku, Hamamatsu City Head office affairs
Takatsuka Plant Motorcycle engines assembling and machining
Toyokawa Plant 1-2, Utari, Shiratori-cho,
Toyokawa-shi, Aichi		 Motorcycles and outboard motor assembling
Kosai Plant 4520, Shirasuka, Kosai-shi,
Shizuoka		 Passenger car assembling
Iwata Plant 2500, Iwai, Iwata-shi, Shizuoka Multi-purpose vehicle and commercial vehicle assembling
Osuka Plant 6333, Nishiobuchi, Kakegawa-shi, Shizuoka Foundry
Sagara Plant 1111, Shirai, Makinohara-shi,
Shizuoka		 Automobile engines assembling
Suzuki Training Center (Inasa) 20-40, Kawana, Inasa-cho, Kita-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka Education and training
Suzuki Training Center (Kangetsuen) 2925-1, Bentenjima, Maisakacho,
Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka		 Education and training
Tokyo Branch Office 23-2, Daikyo-cho, Shinjuku-ku,
Tokyo		 Public relations
Develop Dept.III, Yokohama Labo. 2-1, Sakuranamiki, Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Research and development
Motorcycle Technical Center 4935, Komaba, Iwata-shi,
Shizuoka		 Testing and development of motorcycles
Marine Technical Center 3622-48,Nakanogou,Arai-cho,
Hamana-gun,Shizuoka		 Testing and development of marine products
Shimokawa Proving Grounds 34, Sannohashi, Shimokawa-cho, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido Testing and development of motorcycles and automobiles
Sagara Proving Grounds 1111, Shirai, Makinohara-shi,
Shizuoka		 Testing and development of automobiles

The Suzuki Group Principal subsidiaries of the Suzuki group in Japan

Manufacturing companies
  • Suzuki Hamamatsu Auto Parts Mfg. Co., Ltd.
  • Suzuki Seimitu Industries Co., Ltd.
  • Hamamatsu Pipe Co., Ltd.
  • Suzuki Akita Auto Parts Mfg. Co., Ltd.
  • Enshu Seiko Co., Ltd.
  • S. Tech Co., Ltd.
  • Snic Co., Ltd.
  • Suzuki Toyama Auto Parts Mfg Co., Ltd.
  • Suzuki Kasei Co.,Ltd.
Non-manufacturing companies
  • Suzuki Transportation & Packing Co., Ltd.
  • Suzuki Business Co., Ltd.
  • Bell Art Co., Ltd.
  • Suzuki Nousei Center Co., Ltd.
  • Suzuki Support Co., Ltd.
  • Suzuki Finance Co., Ltd.
Sales companies
  • Suzuki Marine Co., Ltd.
  • 57 directly managed domestic distribution companies,
  • 44 directly managed overseas distribution companies
(as of April 1, 2008)