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 generators and motorized wheelchairs. 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, 2007)
Chairman & CEO
Osamu Suzuki
President & COO
Hiroshi Tsuda
Members of the Board and Auditors
| Senior Managing Executive Officers (Board Members) |
Takashi Nakayama | Shinzo Nakanishi | Takao Hirosawa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minoru Tamura | Takeo Shigemoto | Eiji Mochizuki | |
| Toshihiro Suzuki | Takumi Kunikiyo | Toyokazu Sugimoto | |
| Senior Managing Execitive Officers |
Chuichi Mizuguchi | Masanori Atsumi | Osamu Honda |
| Managing Executive Officers |
Shunichi Wakuda | Akihiro Sakamoto | Kazuo Suzuki |
| Sadayuki Inobe | Akio Kosugi | Shinichi Takeuchi | |
| Naoki Aizawa | Kazumi Matsunaga | Hironori Iguchi | |
| Masafumi Yayoshi | Ichizo Aoyama | Toshiaki Hasuike | |
| Hajime Matsumura | Akira Tsugihiro | Seiichi Furusho | |
| Hiroyasu Uchida | Takashi Iwatsuki | Kaoru Sato | |
| Corporate Auditor | Tamotsu Kamimura | Nobuyasu Horiuchi | Katsuhiko Kume |
| Corporate Auditor (non full-time) |
Shin Ishizuka | Kazuhiro Kosugi |
Personnel over the years
| Items | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of employees | 14,260 | 13,920 | 13,700 | 13,760 | 14,180 | 15,240 | 16,850 |
Sales
Consolidated:Yen 3,502,419 millions
Non-consolidated:Yen 2,031,639 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-shi, Shizuoka |
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
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