Basic Concept

As a manufacturer, Suzuki has been taking on the challenge of developing new technologies. No matter how good a technology is, it will not be recognized by customers as a product unless it is of good quality and an affordable price. Suzuki’s business is viable only when customers buy and use its products to their satisfaction. We therefore work to create high-quality, valuable products at an affordable price from the customer’s point of view.

Quality Policy

Develop products of superior value by focusing on the customer

We are committed to providing quality products and services in accordance with our Mission Statement, Philosophy of Conduct, and the Suzuki Group Code of Conduct.

The first item of the Mission Statement, established in March 1962, has been Suzuki’s quality policy since 2003. It states our goal toward carrying out our social mission as a company. The highest goals of Suzuki and its reason for existence are the continuous production of even better products and the development of products of superior value. To achieve this goal, we are committed to manufacturing products that are focused on the customer and rooted in awareness of quality and improvement.

The meaning behind “Beauty” in “Sho-Sho-Kei-Tan-Bi (Smaller, Fewer, Lighter, Shorter, Beauty)” of our Philosophy of Conduct is that all activities are for the best interest of our customers, and that our customers can only be satisfied for the first time once we meet all criteria of performance, quality, cost, reliability, safety and security, and compliance.

Furthermore, we have established the Suzuki Group Code of Conduct as guidelines for officers and employees of the Suzuki Group to carry out their duties. Of these guidelines, the first item is “Realization of products and services of superior value,” and the second is “Activities on quality.” The entire Group unites to “develop and produce high-quality products that customers can use with peace of mind and will provide after-sales services, while giving first priority to customers’ safety and security,” which also leads to the idea of “providing customers with products and services exceeding their expectation.”

Structure for Promoting Quality and Safety

The Company is working to strengthen its system for prompt investigation of causes and swift implementation of countermeasures to avoid situations where the prolonged response to quality issues causes major inconvenience to customers and an increase in the cost of countermeasures. The Company constantly keeps track of the latest status of quality issues at weekly and monthly meetings. Market actions such as recalls are decided after deliberation by the Quality Assurance Committee, which is composed of related officers, Executive General Managers, General Managers, etc.

Promotion structure

Product Quality Measures

Efforts at each stage

In order to guarantee product quality to our customers, we carry out consistent quality assurance activities by establishing quality assurance operations at each stage from product planning to sales and after-sales services, and by clarifying the responsibilities of each tasks.

Key product quality structure

Audits

In order to prevent product problems, we conduct regular audits at the production and final inspection stages.

When a nonconformity or defect is detected during an audit, we report the situation to the relevant divisions and take remedial measures by providing recommendations and guidance for improvement, striving to ensure confidence in the quality of our products.

Content of audits

Efforts for business partners

With the aim of stabilizing and improving product quality while reducing costs, we are committed to quality control from the parts design stage in order to procure parts with consistent high quality in cooperation with our business partners.

When we begin transactions with new business partners, based on the documents submitted from them, our procurement, quality, and engineering administration divisions will visit them and conduct the necessary investigations to confirm that they are meeting the standards required by Suzuki.

For existing business partners, for the purpose of maintaining their quality control system and consistently delivering high-quality products, we determine the frequency of audits based on each business partner’s quality ranking and conduct audits to oversee their quality control activities. If a defect is detected, we discuss the issue with the business partner immediately and ask them to submit an improvement plan and report on the results at a later date. If improvements are observed, we will continue our business relationship.

In addition, we hold the Procurement Policy Presentation once a year to enable our business partners to share in Suzuki’s policy, product and production plans, as well as to inform them of our procurement policy based on those plans, fostering a shared direction with our business partners to improve quality.

Quality management system

The Suzuki Group has adopted the international standard ISO 9001 series as its quality management system. Five plants in Japan and major overseas plants in India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Hungary, etc., have acquired the ISO 9001 certification.

The entire global production of automobiles in the Suzuki Group in FY2025 totaled 3,533,000 vehicles, and all of our production plants have been certified under the ISO 9001 series. We will promote quality management in the entire Suzuki Group, and continue to make efforts to realize quality improvement.

Acquisition of ISO 9001 series certification by major production sites

After-sales

Efforts in after-sales services

We are engaged in after-sales service (hereinafter, “the service”) activities because we believe in the importance of inspecting and maintaining our customers’ vehicles to ensure their safety and security, and of providing easy-to-understand maintenance explanations and advice.

We also believe it is very important to know how our products are used and what our customers want and need in order to “manufacture products focused on the customer.” We strive to obtain and analyze market information as quickly as possible and link it to product planning and development, and to take early countermeasures against any problems that may arise.

Purpose of the service

• To provide safety and security to our customers

Our ideal vision for the service

• Quickly obtain customer opinions, requests, and information on quality problems to address such problems
• Complete maintenance accurately at the appointed time and at a location that is convenient for the customer
• Understand all information about the customer’s vehicles, provide accurate maintenance explanations, and build a relationship of trust with the customer

Communication with distributors and dealers

In order to share and collect information from our distributors, we communicate with them on a daily basis and conduct service manager meetings to enhance mutual understanding.

We also participate in sales distributors’ service meetings as appropriate to share and collect information, and visit dealers together with the sales distributors to directly hear their opinions and requests regarding quality and service in order to make prompt improvements.

After-sales service structure

Recalls

Response to serious quality problems

In the event of a product quality problem that is determined to require a recall or other such actions, we promptly notify the relevant authorities.

As customer safety is our top priority, we will promptly repair the product by implementing the following measures.

• Posting information on our website
• Notifying customers of affected vehicles by direct mail, etc., and direct contact from the sales agent, if necessary

Track record for recalls, etc.

(Marine)
There were no recalls globally from FY2023 to FY2025.

Education

We provide level-specific training and qualifications for employees involved in quality assurance in order to improve their skills, as well as education by the Quality Education Room to raise awareness about the importance of quality.

Employee education

Market quality education

We conduct quality education for our employees in order to develop employees who are capable of the methods and approaches necessary for market quality response.

Quality awareness activities (establishment of Quality Education Room)

In 2017, we opened the Quality Education Room at our head office to prevent the series of recall issues, including fuel efficiency and inspection misconducts, from causing the same problems again. Since then, each plant has also set up its own education room to ensure that all employees are fully aware of the importance of quality.

Since opening these education rooms, their content has been updated regularly so that they can be spaces where all employees can continue learning, as well as to promote interactive communication by relaying the learners’ opinions to the relevant departments to be answered, which makes quality issues more relevant and personal for the learners.

Participation in FY2025: 10,760 people (Quality Education Room, head office)

Training of service staff (sales distributors)

Service training program

In order to provide after-sales services that satisfy our customers, we are actively training service staff at our sales distributors.

[Main training]

• Technical service training (automobile, motorcycle, and marine divisions)
• Customer service training (automobile division)
• Plant manager training (automobile division)

Suzuki service skills qualification system (automobiles, motorcycles)

We have established a service skills qualification system to help our service staff acquire solid knowledge and technical maintenance skills, which will lead to customer satisfaction and trust in our stores, and at the same time, to promote their self-development. In addition to technical maintenance skills, the practical skills course for the automobile division includes customer service skills.

(Automobile division) (Domestic) Grade 3 → Grade 2 → Grade 1 (Oversea) Bronze → Silver → Gold

(Motorcycle division) (Domestic) Grade 3 → Grade 2 (Oversea) Bronze → Silver → Gold

Suzuki service skills competition (domestic automobile division)

We have introduced e-learning (SGT: Suzuki Global Training) to improve the knowledge and skills of distributors and dealers’ service staff. The program is conducted in accordance with staff's current capability, and we are working to improve customer satisfaction and confidence in our stores.

Consultation Desk

Customer Relations Office

The Customer Relations Office, as a window where Suzuki and customers can directly connect, always keeps in mind to put itself in its customers’ place and to provide quick, correct, and cordial actions for various customer inquiries and consultations, and constantly makes efforts to improve customer services that assure customer peace of mind and satisfaction.

Efforts to improve correspondence quality

Automobile technologies are getting more and more complex, such as with advanced driver assistance systems that have rapidly become popular in recent years, as well as hybrid systems and on-board information devices linked with networks. In order to make appropriate explanations regarding these new technologies, we are training our staff as needed and developing tools such as a customer support system. In cases where on-the-spot customer services are required for the purchase, maintenance, etc., of our products, we use the nationwide Suzuki sales distributors network to provide appropriate support.

Efforts to improve products and service quality

We recognize that the voices of customers are very important information to improve products and service quality, and distribute those opinions and suggestions to related departments in order to develop better products and improve manufacturing, quality, sales, and after-sales services. Such important information is carefully handled and collected into a data integration system for efficient information management and posted on our intranet system, with the personal data carefully protected. Also, we have established a system enabling such information to be promptly fed back to the relevant persons in charge depending on the criticality of the information.

The number of inquiries(FY2025)
(including complaints, requests and others)

Act on feedback from our customer.

Third-Party Evaluation

Achieved First Place in Customer Satisfaction for Two Consecutive Years in the “Domestic Automobile Dealers” Category of the 2025 JCSI (Japan Customer Satisfaction Index) Survey
* The linked page is available in Japanese only.

Efforts for Safety Technologies

Suzuki reinforces efforts for safety technologies and actively improves safety so that every single road user, including pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and automobile drivers can safely co-exist in a mobility society.

Suzuki’s safety technology has been developed based on the concept of providing optimum support in daily driving and it provides peace of mind in small cars.

Providing cars which not only help drivers drive with safety and peace of mind but also that everyone can drive and control easily is our basic safety design philosophy, such as including larger front and rear windows to ensure clear and wide visibility, easily recognizable displays and switches controlled by a simple operation. SUZUKI Safety Support is an active safety technology that keeps near-miss accidents to a minimum or prevents them from happening in the first place. Collision safety features such as the shock-absorbing body help reduce injuries in case of a collision.

The numerous safety technologies we have continued to develop and refine always support day-to-day peace of mind and provide real peace of mind in small cars. Suzuki will continue to evolve safety technologies so everyone can enjoy their cars safely, and aims to realize zero traffic accidents.

Basic safety technologies (technologies to ensure that vehicles are easy to drive with peace of mind)

• Visibility features: an unobstructed, clear and expansive field of view
• Driving position and controls: a position that makes driving easy while inhibiting fatigue
• Interface: a layout that is easy to view and control

Products installed with SUZUKI Safety Support

(As of May 2025)

Installed model
	Alto	Lapin	Hustler	Spacia	Fronx	Swift
Collision-mitigation braking	Dual sensor brake support II	Dual sensor brake support II	Dual camera brake support II	Dual sensor brake support II	Dual sensor brake support II	Dual sensor brake support II
Back-up brake support	●	●	●	●	●	●
Unintended start prevention function	Front/Rear	Front/Rear	Front/Rear	Front/Rear	Front/Rear	Front/Rear
Lane departure prevention function	●	●	●	●	●	●
Lane departure warning function	●	●	●	●	●	●
Weaving warning function	●	●	●	●	●	●
Adaptive cruise control			● (Follows at safe distance between vehicles in all speed ranges)	● (Follows at safe distance between vehicles in all speed ranges)	● (Follows at safe distance between vehicles in all speed ranges)	● (Follows at safe distance between vehicles in all speed ranges)
Road sign recognition function	●	●	●	●	●	●
Head-up display	●			●	●
High Beam Assist	●	●	●	●	●	●
Lead Vehicle Departure Alert	●	●	●	●	●	●
Blind spot monitor			●		●	●
Rear cross traffic alert			●		●	●
Camera for all-direction monitor	●	●	●	●	●	●
Lane keeping assist function			●	●	●	●

Collision safety technology (technology to reduce injury in case of a collision)

Suzuki equips vehicles with collision safety features in order to reduce injury to vehicle occupants and pedestrians in the event of a collision accident.

TECT

Suzuki has adopted a body structure that efficiently absorbs and disperses the forces of impact during a collision. In addition, the Company has achieved both improved safety and lighter weight through the use of a platform that employs high-tensile and ultra-high-tensile steel sheets in a wide range of vehicle elements, as well as through structural analysis using computers.

Six SRS airbags

Along with SRS airbags for the driver and front passenger seats, front-seat SRS side airbags and SRS curtain airbags are standard. Six airbags thus stand ready to protect vehicle occupants in the event of a collision impact (excluding certain models, variants and specifications).

Front and rear ELR 3-point seat belts^*

All seats have front and rear ELR 3-point seat belts. The front seat seat belts have pre-tensioner mechanisms that almost instantly wind up slack from seat belts in the event of a collision, and variable force limiter mechanisms that alleviate the impact of the seat belts on the chest during a collision.

* Excluding certain models, variants and specifications

Pedestrian injury reducing body

Certain vehicle parts such as the hood, front wipers and surrounding area, and front bumper, have shock-absorbing structures. In case of a collision with a pedestrian, these parts are intended to reduce injury to the pedestrian’s head and legs.

Products installed with main collision safety features

Installed model
	Alto	Hustler	Spacia	Fronx	Swift
TECT	●	●	●	●	●
Six SRS airbags	●	●	●	●	●
Front and rear ELR 3-point seat belts	●	●	●	●	●
Neck impact mitigating front seats	●	●	●	●	●
Interior with head impact reducing structure	●	●	●	●	●
ISOFIX child seat attachment anchors (for 2 children on the back seat)	●	●	●	●	●
Pedestrian injury reducing body	●	●	●	●	●

External evaluations related to safety

Suzuki’s first mass produced battery electric vehicle (BEV) “e VITARA” is a global strategic vehicle that was made its world premiere in Milan, Italy, in November 2024, and production began in India in the spring of 2025. It is currently sold in countries and regions around the world, including Japan, Europe, India, Asia, Oceania, and Latin America.
The “e VITARA” utilizes the “HEARTECT-e” platform, which was newly developed specifically for BEVs. In addition to its lightweight, high-rigidity body structure, it achieves a high level of protection performance for the high-voltage system and collision safety performance, thereby achieving a balance between safety and driving performance.
In addition, it has earned high ratings in the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) in various countries and regions. It received the highest five-star rating of five stars from the Bharat NCAP (BNCAP), India’s safety assessment program for new vehicles, and its high safety performance has also been recognized in other markets.
Suzuki is committed to fulfilling its social responsibility toward building a sustainable society by providing mobility with safety and peace of mind to customers around the world, thereby helping to reduce the number of traffic accident casualties.

Suzuki Emergency Call (HELPNET®)

Suzuki Emergency Call (HELPNET®) connects customers to an operator in case of emergencies such as accidents, sudden illness, or aggressive driving incidents, providing prompt support.

Emergency response flow

Traffic Safety

Employees

Traffic Safety

As employees of an automobile and motorcycle manufacturer, we strive to drive in a manner that sets an example for society, and proactively implement initiatives such as those described below, that are aimed at preventing traffic accidents that could occur not only on the job or during commuting, but also off the job.

• Creating commuting route close call case maps
• Training in small groups on close call cases and risk prediction
• Instruction on strict obedience of traffic rules not only on public roads, but also within plant sites
• Traffic safety education by the jurisdictional police stations
• Individual lessons using driving skill check test
• Alerting employees of traffic safety before long holidays
• Driving instruction by driving together or using driving recorders
• Safety driving lectures for new employees
• Alcohol checks on employees driving for work duties

Local community

Efforts for automobiles

Japan

Domestic sales distributors

Traffic safety courses

Suzuki’s sales distributors conduct traffic safety courses, hands-on driving events, and other programs in various locations in order to ensure that customers use products correctly and drive with a focus on safety.

Safe driving awareness activities

We hope that our customers and members of local communities follow traffic rules and practice proper driving manners when operating their vehicles. As such, Suzuki’s sales distributors cooperate with efforts to create a society that is free from traffic accidents.

Hungary

Magyar Suzuki Corporation Ltd.

“Bike Highway Code Park” Program

As part of its local CSR activities, Magyar Suzuki held the “Bike Highway Code Park” program on September 29, 2025. This event was designed to help children learn traffic rules in a fun way, and 120 or more children participated.

Traffic safety activities aimed at spreading first aid awareness

Over the past five years, Magyar Suzuki has focused on areas of traffic safety that require education and awareness. Each year, the “Together on the Roads” campaign highlights a theme that requires improvement across society. In 2025, the theme was first aid, and Magyar Suzuki collaborated with the Hungarian Red Cross to conduct a campaign to raise awareness about performing first aid.

Philippines

Suzuki Philippines Inc.

Suzuki Kid’s Scout Road Safety Workshop

Suzuki Philippines Inc. continues to hold the “Suzuki Kid’s Scout Road Safety Workshop,” a community-based educational workshop for children. This program aims to foster an understanding of basic safety awareness as pedestrians and responsible road use behaviors from an early age.
The program offers learning sessions suited to the children’s ages, enabling them to learn basic knowledge and practical skills regarding road safety, such as the proper way to cross the road, understanding traffic signals, safe walking habits, and the importance of always being aware of their surroundings in public places.
Additionally, through conversational explanations and practical demonstrations, we encourage children to develop safe behavioral habits and foster a stronger sense of responsibility as pedestrians. This activity demonstrates its initiatives toward education for the local community, ensuring children’s safety, and social responsibility, and contributes to developing safer road users in the future.

Efforts for motorcycles

Japan

Domestic sales subsidiary

Motorcycle safe riding seminars

We provide safe riding training to our employees to encourage them to ride in ways that set an example for society as people involved in the automotive industry. We held motorcycle safe riding seminars in 2025, and 11 new employees from Suzuki Motorcycle Sales Inc. participated.

Efforts for road safety and anti-theft in cooperation with motorcycle industry associations

We are a member of the Japan Motorcycle Promotion and Safety Association, a general incorporated association, and dispatch instructors to the Basic Riding Lesson, a safe riding training program that includes practical motorcycle skills in cooperation with the Motorcycle Safety Promotion Committee, and we are committed to organizing these training programs. We are also cooperating with the promotion of motorcycle theft prevention registration, meant to help prevent motorcycle theft.

We cooperate with the trainer education and promotion of Motorcycle Safety Riding Special Trainer Training Sessions and the Centralized Training Workshop for Special Trainers organized by the Japan Traffic Safety Association (JTSA) by dispatching expert instructors. Through this cooperation, we seek to broadly raise awareness of motorcycle safety.
Additionally, August 19th is designated as “Motorcycle Day,” and in cooperation with industry organizations such as the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc., a general incorporated association, events are being held and web content is being distributed to promote the fun of motorcycling and road safety.

Under-30 Suzuki Safety School

This riding school is designed for beginners under the age of 30 who have purchased a Suzuki motorcycle, as well as those who have obtained a license but lack confidence in their riding. We hold this school at driving schools in major cities across the country. Participants can enjoyably and thoroughly learn everything from knowledge for preventing serious accidents to the importance of safety gear, as well as the fundamental skills of riding, cornering, and braking. We support participants so that they can continue riding motorcycles safely for many years. In FY2025, this school was held twice with a total of 23 participants.

Suzuki Return Rider School

This riding school is designed for people who have not ridden a motorcycle for some time and beginners aged 30 or older. We hold this school at driving schools in major cities across the country. The school includes demonstrations explaining how body movements affect motorcycle handling, allowing participants to thoroughly learn fundamental skills. It also covers the necessity of anticipatory driving and key points for avoiding traffic accidents during daily riding. In FY2025, this school was held three times with a total of 43 participants.

We will continue to use these schools to convey the appeal of motorcycles while striving to further raise awareness of safe riding.

Philippines

Suzuki Philippines Inc.

On June 15, 2025, as part of Suzuki Philippines Inc.’s 50th-anniversary celebrations, we conducted a parade ride of approximately 1,000 Suzuki motorcycles and provided traffic accident prevention education to participants in collaboration with a motorcycle riders’ club. In the Philippines, it is estimated that more than 12,000 people die annually in traffic accidents, and motorcycle accidents are said to be the leading cause of these fatalities. Given this situation, we conduct activities at events where riders gather to raise awareness about safe motorcycle riding by providing opportunities to remind them of traffic rules, hazard prediction, and the importance of proper gear.

India

Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited

Collaboration with universities and educational institutions

With a focus on training young riders, we conducted practical safety education for more than 6,100 students in FY2025–2026 through collaborations with 30 educational institutions in four cities. Our lectures teach risk prediction and avoidance skills, and knowledge assessment tests administered before and after the program have confirmed, through data, an improvement in participants’ safety awareness.

Awareness rooted in the community

To make traffic safety a part of the culture of the entire local community, we appealed to at least 3,000 citizens to use the roads safely through street performances and motorcycle rallies.

Development of traffic safety education parks

We are focusing on the operation and development of “traffic safety education parks” as more practical training venues.
We have already begun operations in Delhi, providing training to a wide range of participants, from students to drivers and police officers. We are also proceeding with the construction of a new facility in Gurugram.

Partnerships with police agencies

SMIPL provides police agencies in each region with enforcement devices such as speed detection radars and alcohol detectors.

Poland

Suzuki Motor Poland sp. z.o.o.

The Suzuki Motor School

This school is a training project for riders of Suzuki motorcycles.
During training, professional instructors provide education that focuses not only on riding skills but also on promoting safe riding.
Suzuki Motor Poland is subsidizing the participation costs to make it easier for riders to take part.
We also provide test ride models for training, and use the training as an opportunity to help people get to know Suzuki motorcycles.
The training takes place over one day and consists of the following:

• General orientation, theoretical training, road training, summary and certificate presentation

In FY2025, from April 2025 through March 2026, a total of 436 riders participated from 9 locations in Poland.
Of these participants, 180 took test rides on our products.

For details, please visit Suzuki's website:
https://suzuki.pl/moto/suzuki-moto-szkola

The Suzuki Motor School

Marine efforts

Poland

Suzuki Motor Poland sp. z.o.o.

Through the Suzuki Marine Academy, we provide an educational program for Suzuki outboard owners. In fiscal year 2025, the program was conducted 24 times and was attended by 158 participants.

Efforts for motorized wheelchairs

Safe Driving Training Program for preventing accidents

For the safer use of motorized wheelchairs, Suzuki’s sales clerks conduct in-person sales of these products. In addition, Suzuki is making efforts to promote a better understanding of safe methods of motorized wheelchair use by showing customers how to operate an actual wheelchair in and around their homes during sales activities. Furthermore, we conduct the Suzuki Motorized Wheelchair Safe Driving Training Program, working in conjunction with local police departments, traffic safety associations, and other similar organizations. We try to improve the trainees’ awareness of traffic safety and the prevention of traffic accidents, etc., through seminars and practical training.

Since launching in 2002, safety seminars have been held more than 2,200 times, with a total of approximately 90,000 participants.

Trends in the number of electric motorized wheelchair safe driving seminars held

* The number of training programs held in FY2020 decreased due to COVID-19.

Activities at the Electric Wheelchair Safety Promotion Association

The Electric Wheelchair Safety Promotion Association (Electric Wheelchair Safety Association) is an organization established by electric wheelchair manufacturers and sales companies with the aim of promoting the safe and healthy use of electric wheelchairs, thereby contributing to road traffic safety. As a member and the secretariat of the association, Suzuki is promoting activities for using motorized wheelchairs with ease.

Suzuki is promoting awareness of safe driving by distributing brochures prepared by the Electric Wheelchair Safety Association that provide guidance on their proper usage.

Details of brochures can be seen on the Electric Wheelchair Safety Promotion Association website (Japanese language only).
https://www.den-ankyo.org/guidance/safety.html

Motorized Wheelchair Safety Instruction Commendation System

Promotion Through Products

Welfare vehicles (WITH series)

Sales of our WITH series welfare vehicles began in 1996. These vehicles are designed to provide seniors and people with disabilities with greater ease of getting in and out of automobiles, and cumulative sales have exceeded 63,000 units^*.

At present, there are two types, a wheelchair courtesy vehicle and a lifting seat-type vehicle, and four models are available. We are working to develop a lineup of welfare vehicles so that customers can select a vehicle suitable for specific needs and situations.

* Sales results between FY1996 and FY2025

Sales result of “WITH” series

Wheelchair courtesy vehicle

Wheelchair courtesy vehicles make it easy for persons requiring special care to get into and out of the rear of the vehicle while seated in a wheelchair. The low floor vehicle allows the helper to easily support persons who require special care while getting in or out. This vehicle can accommodate either a manual wheelchair. Spacia, Every Wagon, and Every have a wheelchair courtesy variant.

Lifting seat-type vehicle

The lifting seat-type vehicle equips the passenger seat with the function to move up and down and rotate by a command switch to accommodate persons requiring special care. Since the seat can be brought into a position that makes it easy for the person requiring special care to get in and out, the stress on the helper is reduced. The WagonR is equipped with this technology.

Electric senior vehicles

Suzuki has been selling its electric senior vehicle motorized wheelchair with a loop-shaped steering handle since 1985, and celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2025.
Electric senior vehicles are electric wheelchairs primarily used by elderly people or those with mobility difficulties to help them go shopping and perform other similar tasks. Since being launched, the product has been produced at domestic plants with an overriding focus on safety and security, and it continues to play a role as a means of transportation for the elderly, particularly in rural and suburban areas.
The maximum speed can be adjusted between 1 and 6 km/h, and charging can be done using a 100V outlet at home.
Our currently available electric senior vehicles are equipped with an obstacle detection support feature whereby a driver is alerted and their vehicle automatically slows down when obstacle sensors detect objects in the path of the vehicle, further enabling safer product use.

* Motorized wheelchairs (electric senior vehicles) are regarded as pedestrian traffic. A driver’s license is not needed.

Initiatives to Solve Community Issues

Support for Kei-truck markets

Suzuki supports the kei-truck markets that are held across Japan.
A mini-truck market is a temporary market in which truck-type mini vehicles (mini-trucks) come together to display and sell goods such as food, local specialties, and general merchandise on their truck beds. In 2005, the first mini-truck market was held in Shizukuishi Town, Iwate Prefecture as a means of revitalizing the community. Kei-truck markets are currently held in over 120 regions throughout Japan.
Mini-trucks feature truck beds that are the ideal height for displaying and selling goods, plus they are movable vehicles, making it very easy to set up and take down a market. Because many farmers own mini-trucks, producers are able to transport fresh goods directly from farm to market.
Kei-truck markets are organized by shopkeepers and other local residents, together with the local chambers of commerce and other similar organizations, in order to energize the community, especially around the shopping streets. The markets frequently create a buzz and generate interest because of the wide range of products available and distinct regional features. Partly as a result, visitors to kei-truck markets have been increasing year after year, and an increasing number of new areas have been hosting these markets. As populations become more concentrated in cities, kei-truck markets have helped to revitalize regional communities and shopping streets.
Suzuki shares the K mobile-market's aim of revitalizing local communities. By helping to build momentum for these events through activities such as providing operational support to kei-truck markets. By doing so, Suzuki will continue to support kei-truck markets throughout Japan.

Cooperating with local governments during disasters

Support for those affected by the 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake
* The linked page is available in Japanese only.

Sompo Japan Insurance, Suzuki, and Sompo Care collaborated and implemented a regional disaster prevention demonstration event under the theme “No one will be left behind”
* The linked page is available in Japanese only.

Hungary

Magyar Suzuki Corporation Ltd.

Promoting the use of eco-friendly transportation

“Mária Valéria Bike” is a public bike rental system established by the cities of Esztergom and Štúrovo within the framework of the Slovakia-Hungary Cooperation Program (Interreg V-A). It has been available to residents and tourists in both cities since February 1, 2020. Both local governments aim to promote the use of eco-friendly transportation, and Magyar Suzuki is one of the program’s main sponsors.

India

Maruti Suzuki India Limited

Establishment of STEM Labs and Tinker Labs

Maruti Suzuki India set up STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) labs and Tinker Labs in schools across Haryana to enhance students’ conceptual understanding and experiential learning.

School Libraries Setup

Maruti Suzuki India limited set up libraries in public schools in Haryana to promote reading habits and improve the learning environment.

Various village development initiatives

Maruti Suzuki India Limited implemented Various village development initiatives including healthcare, education, water, sanitation, common community assets development, etc. in Gujarat and Haryana state.

Pakistan

Pak Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd.

Support for the construction and renovation of public schools

In January 2026, a project to construct and renovate the Government Boys Primary School in Wagodar was completed, and a completion ceremony was held.

Moving Forward with Educational Support

Educational support activities

Suzuki endowed courses

Aimed to nurture researchers and contribute to academic promotion and society, Suzuki has been giving endowment lectures on various research efforts concerning element technologies for automobiles at Shizuoka University (Faculty of Engineering) since FY2003. Through a lecture titled “Next-generation mobility engineering,” the Company aims to develop new technologies in a broad range of fields that will lead to next-generation transportation methods. The study is conducted by integrating manufacturing, experimentation, and analysis. Through lectures and experiments such as automotive engineering and energy/electronics control experiments geared toward students, the Company promotes education so that students can obtain the knowledge necessary for manufacturing as engineers.

Lecture Title:
“Endowed Laboratory Advanced Automotive Energy Engineering” Suzuki Donated Course

Research themes:

• Research on the effects and operation of V2H (Vehicle-to-Home) and V2G (Vehicle-to-Grid) technologies
• Research related to battery reuse

Lecturers: Suzuki dispatches two employees as a specially appointed assistant professor
Term: 23 years from April 2003 to the end of March 2027

Support for manufacturing workshops of the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc.

Interactive manufacturing workshop for elementary school students

Suzuki presented experiential programs that allowed children to “learn by actually doing things themselves” through participation in “Kids Engineer 2025,” an event sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc.
Fifty nine elementary school students in the third to sixth grades participated in an interactive manufacturing workshop “Making Working Cars with Paperclip Motors,” while 330 elementary school students in the first to sixth grades participated in the regular program “Let’s Make Colored Paper Cars Run with Rubber Bands.”
By using everyday materials commonly found at home and aiming to provide an experience that lets participants enjoy the process of creating while thinking for themselves, we received comments such as, “I had fun learning things I don’t learn in school,” and “I liked the program where I could make things.”

Formula SAE Japan

The Formula SAE Japan tournament is sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc. It is held with the aim of developing human capital who will contribute to automotive technology and the promotion of industry through industry-academia-public-commercial partnerships. It is a comprehensive manufacturing competition where students demonstrate their skills using vehicles they have built.
Suzuki supports this tournament not only by assisting with the event’s operation but also by providing parts to participating teams and offering technical advice to students.
At the 23rd Student Formula Japan Championship held in September 2025 at the Aichi International Exhibition Center (Aichi Sky Expo), teams such as Gifu University, which competed with a four-cylinder engine, and Ibaraki University, which adopted a new two-cylinder engine, ranked highly and made a strong presence.
Through our ongoing support, we will continue to contribute to passing on the appeal of manufacturing and developing the next generation of technical human capital.

Free distribution began for “Let’s Start Programming with Drawing Mobility,” a handwritten programming educational material for elementary school students, jointly developed by Kyoto University and Suzuki
* The linked page is available in Japanese only.

Hamamatsu became a hub for university student creativity. A “study tour” was held in which students from the Tokyo metropolitan area visit Enshu Hamamatsu to learn about local companies
* The linked page is available in Japanese only.

Solar Boat Miyakoda Challenge

Launched in 1995 as a voluntary initiative by young engineers, the “Solar Boat Miyakoda Challenge” is an internal project aimed at building an original boat powered by solar energy and participating in the national competition. Members handle everything from design and construction to refinement themselves, fostering a love of manufacturing and a spirit of challenge. Now in its 31st year since its start, the project continues to serve as a place for interaction across divisions and generations, embodying Suzuki’s characteristic spirit of challenge and teamwork. It has been passed down as an initiative that fosters human resources and revitalizes the workplace, while raising interest in environmentally conscious technology.

Participation in and cooperation with the Lake Hamana Environmental Network

As part of environmental education for employees and their families, Suzuki is actively participating in and cooperating with the Lake Hamana Environmental Network established in 2005.
The Lake Hamana Environmental Network was commissioned by the Environmental Protection Bureau of Shizuoka Prefecture, and continues to actively conduct activities including an education program relating to environmental conservation of Lake Hamana, a project that involves recycling eelgrass and sea lettuce, and sharing local environmental information. As of March 2026, 52 groups and bodies such as local civic groups, schools, non-profit organizations, and various trade associations and public companies are registered in this network, serving as the “place for gathering” for the environmental conservation of Lake Hamana.
The Lake Hamana Environmental Network holds environmental events every year, which are open to local community members. In FY2025, we held an interactive learning experience for an environmental survey of Lake Hamana, and a large number of Suzuki employees, particularly those with children, participated with their families. The participants traveled by boat to the shallow waters of Lake Hamana, where eelgrass grows in abundance, to observe the local wildlife. We also had the singular experience of encountering a large mud crab, a quite rare species, and were surprised that the water was warm - it was like stepping into the ocean when we stepped into the water. We experienced firsthand how the water temperature had risen so much that it felt like we were in the ocean, and learned from the fishermen who accompanied us that rising sea temperatures are having a serious impact on fishing.
Going forward, Suzuki will continue to participate in environmental education and conservation activities so that the rich natural environment of Lake Hamana, which is a brackish water lake and a precious resource for the local area, can be appreciated by as many people as possible through classroom lectures and hands-on experiences such as observation, cleanup activities, and farm work.

Japan

Domestic sales distributors

Sales distributors create opportunities for community members to see their operations several times a year, arranging events such as tours^*. Participants can learn about Suzuki’s automobile sales and repair operations by listening to explanations of operations from employees and actually performing the operations.

* Events are held differently depending on the sales distributor. Please contact each sales distributor for further details on events.

India

Suzuki R&D Center India Private Limited

Installation of small-scale household biogas plants

In FY2025, as part of a CSR project, Suzuki R&D Center India installed 334 small-scale household biogas plants to meet the cooking fuel demands of small and marginal farmers.

Indonesia

PT Suzuki Indomobil Sales

Factory tours were held in the Cikarang Plant, with 7,382 students from junior high school through university participating.

Support Through Sports

Track and field training program

Aiming to train athletes who can compete in international competitions such as the Olympics and the World Athletics Championships, the Suzuki Athlete Club has sent Japanese national athletes to four consecutive Olympic Games from 2004 (Athens) to 2016 (Rio de Janeiro). Ryota Suzuki was selected to represent Japan in the men’s 4 x 100-meter relay race at the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Oregon. Marina Saito competed in the women’s javelin throw at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Riku Ito was selected for the men’s long jump, and Gen Naganuma was selected for the men’s javelin throw as members of the Japanese national team for the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25.

Olympians such as Head Coach Akihiko Nakamura (men’s decathlon, representative of Japan at the Rio Olympics) and Coach Ryohei Arai (men’s javelin, representative of Japan at the Rio Olympics), and other top athletes active both in Japan and overseas, cooperate with track and field classes and lectures held in various regions, drawing on their own experiences to contribute to the spread and development of track and field in Japan and to help children become more physically fit.

In collaboration with the company's Health and Productivity Management Promotion Team, the Suzuki Athlete Club promotes an original exercise program developed by its athletes, known as the Suzuki W-UP Exercise, among employees. The club also participates in events organized by local municipalities to help foster health and wellness within the community. By leveraging the experience and knowledge that active athletes have gained through their competitive careers, including physical conditioning, body management, and nutrition, we aim to contribute to the promotion of health and well-being.

The Suzuki Athlete Club will continue its efforts to share the joy of athletics and the inspiration, excitement, and dreams that sports can bring to children through a variety of outreach activities.

Support and popularization of competitive aerobics

Suzuki provides widespread support for competitive aerobics through the Japan Aerobic Federation.
Aerobics originated from the therapeutic exercise prescription of aerobics proposed in the U.S. that later developed into a sport that technologically systematized aerobic dance and exercise.
In recent years, aerobics has been positioned as an expressive sport and point-scoring sport in the same way as artistic gymnastics. Aerobics spread around the world, including to Japan, where the 1st All-Japan Fitness Aerobics Championship (currently the SUZUKI JAPAN CUP) was held in 1984. It is now said to be practiced in 80 countries, and international competitions such as the FIG World Championships are held.

Slow aerobics, adapted aerobics

Aerobics is a sport that can be easily enjoyed by all genders, and from children through to the elderly. In particular, we are working to popularize and support slow aerobics, which respond to the aging society, and adapted aerobics, for people with disabilities, which are positioned as social contribution activities that address Goal 3 of the 17 SDGs (Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages).

Collaborative Creation with Various Academic Institutions

Through joint research, we will maximize the use of mutual assets and create a sustainable future through human resource development, environmental response, and technological development.

Start of joint research into microplastics identification technology

National University Corporation Shizuoka University

Purpose: Technology to identify microplastics using the adsorption properties of proteins to plastics

Open SDV Initiative

National University Corporation Nagoya University

Purpose: To contribute to the realization of the Mobility DX Strategy, and to develop a vehicle API as a first step toward standardization

Joint research into and development of biogas

University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan

Purpose: Joint research into and development of biogas technology and organic fertilizer, examination of the project's commercial feasibility, exchange of resources and information, and prior research

Participation in the “Hiroshima University Smart City Co-Creation Consortium”

Hiroshima University, a National University Corporation

Purpose: Through the Co-Creation Consortium^*, to utilize next-generation mobility solutions, including the on-demand urban transportation system of “Glydways” in which Suzuki has invested and strategically collaborated with, and to conduct research and evaluations regarding technical verification and commercialization with a view toward future social implementation in Higashihiroshima City.

* The Co-Creation Consortium is an industry-government-academia partnership established in 2022 with the aim of realizing a sustainable future society, including Society 5.0, carbon neutrality, and the Vision for a Digital Garden City Nation.

Co-Creation with Various Business Partners

To obtain the knowledge and technologies required to expand our business areas, we are strengthening our efforts to collaborate with startups. As part of our commitment to growing alongside the communities where we operate, we seek to deepen the ties between Suzuki, society, and local people while fostering a broader ecosystem for co-creation. We will support startups and local businesses in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, where our headquarters is based, and in rural areas of India, with the aim of achieving sustainable growth together.

Collaborations with startups will be conducted with Suzuki Global Ventures (SGV).
These are being run in cooperation with World Innovation Lab (WiL), a leading VC based in Japan and the US.
We will collaborate with our partner startups on an equal footing, and accelerate our efforts to develop new technologies and knowledge in areas that are difficult to address through simply extending existing technologies and approaches.
In addition, Next Bharat Ventures (NBV) in India is promoting initiatives to grow alongside local communities and their residents. By nurturing and supporting social entrepreneurs who are tackling social issues in India, we aim to contribute to the further development of Indian society, which has nurtured Suzuki's growth, and to help the people of India gain employment, increase their income, and lead more prosperous lives. By doing so, we hope to reach the 1 billion people who still lack access to mobility solutions.

Development of a facility inspection robot for the superconducting maglev
* The linked page is available in Japanese only.

Air India, SkyDrive and Suzuki signed an MoU for a feasibility study of medical air logistics in India
* The linked page is available in Japanese only.

Launch of a demonstration experiment on mobility support using electric mobility
* The linked page is available in Japanese only.

Establishment of “Suzuki e-Micromobility Innovation Lab for Ecosystem (SMILE),” a co-creation hub for a multipurpose e-mobility platform, in India
* The linked page is available in Japanese only.

Next Bharat held the “Next Billion Forum 2025”
* The linked page is available in Japanese only.

Suzuki’s corporate venture capital fund was recognized as a certified venture capital by Shizuoka Prefecture
* The linked page is available in Japanese only.

Efforts at Suzuki Plaza

Suzuki Plaza

https://suzuki-rekishikan.jp/

Since Suzuki started its business in 1909 and was established as a corporation in 1920 as a loom manufacturer, we have devoted ourselves to customer-oriented Monozukuri based on the words “products of superior value for customers.” Our enthusiasm for Monozukuri has not changed even today as we manufacture and sell products all over the world.
Suzuki Plaza is an exhibition facility opened in April 2009 to introduce Suzuki’s history and manufacturing spirit broadly to the public. Visitors can see many of our historical products including looms, motorcycles, automobiles, and outboard motors and the current automobile manufacturing process from development to production. More than 1 million customers have visited since it opened.

Introduction to Suzuki Plaza

Suzuki’s history floor

This exhibition showcases Suzuki's history, including the looms that started the Company in 1909, the Power Free motorcycle motor that transitioned Suzuki into the sale of two-wheeled vehicles in 1952, the Suzulight, the first mass-produced mini vehicle in Japan that went on the market in 1955, the first-generation Jimny released in 1970, and the first-generation Alto released in 1979 for 470,000 yen, among many other nostalgic cars.

Suzuki’s Monozukuri floor

Based on the current manufacturing of automobiles as the theme, the process from planning and development to production and sales of a new model is displayed in order.
You can see how Suzuki’s automobiles are manufactured at the plant in the spectacular 3D theater Factory Adventure. There is also a life-size assembly line exhibit, allowing visitors to experience a simulated car manufacturing environment.
This is a facility that can be enjoyed by not only car lovers but also children who are at an age where they are beginning to show interest in cars, with various displays including robots utilized at the plant, a movie titled “World Adventure” that introduces manufacturing by Suzuki in foreign countries, and a section that introduces the local Enshu area, etc.

Field trips

Suzuki Plaza is utilized by many local elementary schools as a place for field trips to deepen understanding of the automotive industry. Students can learn about automobile manufacturing processes in detail.
In FY2025, Suzuki Plaza was visited by 9,998 students from 128 elementary schools both inside and outside Shizuoka Prefecture. After tours, we link the Suzuki Plaza and our plants online and hold an online Q&A session in which the students can ask factory staff questions in real time.
We plan to host many elementary school field trips so that children can deepen their knowledge of the automotive industry.

Monozukuri events

As an opportunity to enhance our relationship with the local community, we have been holding events for children to get them interested in Monozukuri. These events are related to Suzuki's history and manufacturing spirit, allowing children to enjoy learning through experiences unlike textbook-oriented study.
We held three more Monozukuri events during the summer, winter, and spring breaks of FY2025, in which a total of nearly 400 children participated.
Suzuki Plaza will continue to hold events to nurture children’s interest in Monozukuri, as they will be the leaders of the future. It will continue making efforts to become a facility appreciated by the local community.

Suzuki's first-generation Alto selected as an Historic Car by the Japan Automotive Hall of Fame in 2024
* The linked page is available in Japanese only.

SUZUKI FOUNDATION Activities

SUZUKI FOUNDATION

Suzuki Motor Corporation has been supporting the scientific and technological research of various researchers through SUZUKI FOUNDATION since 1980.

SUZUKI FOUNDATION was established as The Mechanical Industry Promotion Foundation in 1980. SUZUKI FOUNDATION served as a commemorative business to mark Suzuki Motor Corporation's 60th anniversary, with funding from donations made by Suzuki and associated companies. On April 1, 2011, SUZUKI FOUNDATION officially changed its name to SUZUKI FOUNDATION.

Philosophy

Today, in the face of increasingly serious problems such as energy issues and global warming, the compact motor vehicle industry is expected to solve more advanced and complex issues than ever before. These issues encompass not only efforts to achieve carbon neutrality throughout the product life cycle, from production to use and disposal, but also efforts to raise the sophistication of advanced safety technologies to achieve zero traffic accidents. To meet these expectations, it is more crucial than ever to promote advanced technological innovation in relevant industries and secure talented engineers. SUZUKI FOUNDATION will continue to aid and subsidize technological development, as well as encourage and support young people who are motivated to engage in these fields.

Furthermore, SUZUKI FOUNDATION will provide financial assistance for scientific research related to the production, use and consumption of machinery and other equipment that help to make people’s daily lives easier and more convenient, including compact motor vehicles, and will widely publicize the results of such efforts. Through these activities, SUZUKI FOUNDATION will contribute to the overall development of Japan’s machinery industry and to the improvement of its national welfare.

Foundation activities

Financial assistance for scientific and technological research projects

SUZUKI FOUNDATION offers financial assistance for fundamental and unique research projects related to environmental, information, control, material, production and other technologies that lay the groundwork for societal development. Notably, in order to support young researchers, SUZUKI FOUNDATION has set up a financial assistance program for young researchers aged 35 and under, in addition to its program for general researchers. In FY2025, SUZUKI FOUNDATION provided financial assistance for 84 projects totaling 173,010,000 yen, comprising the programs for both general and young researchers. From FY1980 to FY2025, we awarded financial assistance totaling 2,244,250,000 yen for 1,486 projects for researchers at universities, technical colleges, and research institutes nationwide.

Financial assistance for proposed subject research projects

SUZUKI FOUNDATION also funds projects that concentrate the combined intellect of researchers in finding solutions to high-priority concerns that should be addressed by the automotive engineering field and other sectors, such as safety issues, global environmental conservation, and natural energy resource conservation. This financial assistance was initiated in FY2003, and each year it invites a wide range of researchers to submit research proposals on subjects including challenges that must be resolved immediately and problems that will arise in the future. Financial assistance is provided for outstanding proposals. In FY2025, SUZUKI FOUNDATION disbursed funds of 49,200,000 yen for 5 projects. From FY2003 to FY2025, SUZUKI FOUNDATION has disbursed funds totaling 548,210,000 yen for 59 projects.

Financial assistance for publicizing research findings and overseas training of researchers

SUZUKI FOUNDATION provides funding for symposiums and conferences held in Japan and overseas, and assistance to subsidize the costs of attending symposiums and conferences held overseas, to improve and develop fundamental and unique research findings in the science and technology fields. In FY2025, SUZUKI FOUNDATION disbursed 33,050,000 yen in funds to 122 projects. It has provided a total of 928 disbursements of funds totaling 261,910,000 yen through to FY2025.

Grants for scientific research and training for foreign nationals

Based on researcher exchange agreements between Shizuoka University and the Budapest University of Technology and Economics and the Indian Institute of Technology, and such agreements between Toyohashi University of Technology and universities in India, SUZUKI FOUNDATION has been supporting international study programs that bring researchers to Japan since FY1999.
In FY2025, we provided grants totaling 8,180,000 yen to two researchers, including one from Budapest University of Technology and Economics in Hungary to Shizuoka University for research study abroad, and one each from the Indian Institute of Technology to Shizuoka University and Toyohashi University of Technology for research study abroad. From FY1999 to FY2025, SUZUKI FOUNDATION awarded grants totaling 176,870,000 yen to a total of 37 researchers.

Yaramaika Grand Prize and Yaramaika Special Prize awards program

To commemorate the 40th anniversary of its founding in 2020, SUZUKI FOUNDATION established the Yaramaika Grand Prize and Yaramaika Special Prize as annual awards to recognize researchers who have made outstanding achievements and who are always willing to take on challenges with the "Yaramaika Spirit" of "giving anything a first try," with the aim of further developing Japan's mechanical engineering technology.

The Yaramaika Grand Prize honors researchers who have made outstanding achievements in the development of scientific research related to the production, use, and consumption of machinery and other equipment that helps to make people’s everyday lives easier and more convenient, including compact motor vehicles. In addition, the Yaramaika Special Prize recognizes researchers who have received SUZUKI FOUNDATION’s Science and Technology Research Grant and the Problem-Proposal Research Grant in the past and made achievements that will continue to benefit society well into the future. Winners of the Yaramaika Grand Prize receive a prize certificate, a gold cup, and a supplementary prize of 10,000,000 yen, while winners of the Yaramaika Special Prize receive a certificate, a gold cup, and a supplementary prize of 3,000,000 yen.

The 6th Yaramaika Grand Prize was awarded to Shinpei Kato, Project Associate Professor at the University of Tokyo, and the Yaramaika Special Prize was awarded to Yoshiyuki Noda, Professor at Yamanashi University.

The 6th Yaramaika Grand Prize was awarded to Masato Abe, Professor Emeritus, Kanagawa Institute of Technology, and the Special Prize to Shoichi Kikuchi, Associate Professor, Shizuoka University and Hiroaki Kubota, Associate Professor, Tokai University.
Presentation Ceremony for the 6th Yaramaika Grand Prize and Yaramaika Special Prize
From left: Toshihiro Suzuki, Chairman of the Suzuki Foundation; Masato Abe, Professor Emeritus, Kanagawa Institute of Technology (Recipient of the Yaramaika Grand Prize); Shoichi Kikuchi, Associate Professor, Shizuoka University; and Hiroaki Kubota, Associate Professor, Tokai University (Recipient of the Yaramaika Special Prize).

Researchers Receiving Research Grants
With Motoki Ozawa, Director-General of the Industrial Department, Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry (fourth from right), and Toshihiro Suzuki, Chairman (sixth from left).

Researchers Receiving Grants under the General Research Category

Researchers Receiving Grants under the Young Researcher Category

Total assets and number and amount of disbursements

• Total assets: 17,116,480,000 yen (March 31, 2026)
• Number of disbursements: 213 in FY2025; total of 2,510 disbursements from FY1980 to FY2025
• Amount of disbursements: 263,440,000 yen in FY2025; total of 3,231,240,000 yen from FY1980 to FY2025

Suzuki Education and Culture Foundation

Since 2000, Suzuki has conducted support activities through the Suzuki Education and Culture Foundation to contribute to the sound development of youth in Shizuoka Prefecture. This foundation was established with full funding from the Suzuki Group as a commemorative business for the 80th anniversary of Suzuki’s foundation.

Foundation activities

Offering scholarships to high school and university students

Suzuki Education and Culture Foundation offers scholarships with no repayment obligation to high school students living in Shizuoka Prefecture or university students who are graduates of high schools in Shizuoka Prefecture who have a strong desire to learn but are unable to concentrate on their studies for economic reasons. In FY2025, Foundation offered scholarships totaling 56,520,000 yen to 117 high school and 20 university students.
Moreover, Foundation offers scholarships with no repayment obligations to students who have excelled academically at the Shizuoka University of Art and Culture, which is in the local Hamamatsu area. In FY2025, Foundation donated a total of 2,100,000 yen to seven third-year undergraduate students with the intent of encouraging their desire to learn, and thereby develop human resources who can contribute to society and to the development of the Hamamatsu region.

Donation of goods to the PTAs of special-needs schools

Suzuki Education and Culture Foundation donates goods including playground equipment, sports goods, machine tools, and musical instruments to the PTAs of special-needs schools in Shizuoka Prefecture. Foundation wishes that by using those goods, students with disabilities attending those schools can expand their potential through sports and education activities.
In FY2025, Foundation donated 33 items to 33 school PTAs of goods totaling 20,400,000 yen.

Management assistance for the Mundo de Alegria School for foreign nationals

Suzuki Education and Culture Foundation supports the education of foreign children by providing financial assistance to the Mundo de Alegria School, a school for South American foreign nationals, which is accredited as a miscellaneous school by Shizuoka Prefecture. (The school is located in Yuto-cho, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu, with 192 students from kindergarten to high school, of which 179 are from Brazil and 13 are from Peru.)
The Mundo de Alegria School is a school for the children of Japanese-South American workers who came to Japan in large numbers during its “bubble economy” period from the late 1980s to the early 1990s to augment Japan's labor force.
In FY2025, Foundation disbursed financial assistance of 3,000,000 yen to the school. Foundation supports the school’s aim to “nurture human resources who can contribute to the local Japanese society by building up education in both their native language and Japanese.”

Track record of support (as of March 31, 2026)

• Scholarships provided: 743 students (602,890,000 yen)
• Support for special-needs schools: 205 disbursements (183,890,000 yen)
• Support for to schools for foreign nationals: 16 disbursements (122,500,000 yen)
• Scholarship aid to Shizuoka University of Art and Culture: 10 scholarships (15,300,000 yen)
• Financial assistance for Hamamatsu City learning support for foreign national children: 1 case (2,000,000 yen)

Total amount: 926,580,000 yen

Suzuki Education and Culture Foundation homepage
https://www.suzuki-ecfound.com

Contributing to Local Economies Through Business

Suzuki aims to grow together with the countries and regions in which it operates, and is promoting local production in each overseas region, expanding markets by providing products and services that meet local needs, and contributing to the economic development of those regions. Furthermore, by procuring parts locally, we are contributing to the development of local industries and the creation of jobs.

Trends in automobile and motorcycle production volumes and employee numbers at Suzuki's major overseas production plants

Support for the Local Community

The Suzuki Group carried out the following support for the local community in FY2025.

Support for flood damage in Pakistan

Pak Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd., a Pakistani subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation, jointly with its business partners, donated 30 million Pakistani rupees (approximately 16 million yen) to support flood damage relief efforts in Pakistan.
https://www.suzuki.co.jp/release/d/2025/0929a/

* The linked page is available in Japanese only.

Disaster relief support for Makinohara City following Typhoon No. 15

We donated 10 million yen to Makinohara City in Shizuoka Prefecture to support victims and aid in recovery and reconstruction efforts following the disaster. In addition, based on the disaster support agreement between Suzuki Motor Corporation and Suzuki Motor Sales Hamamatsu Inc. and Makinohara City, Suzuki Motor Sales Hamamatsu Inc. lent 10 mini commercial vehicles to Makinohara City free of charge.
https://www.suzuki.co.jp/release/d/2025/1010/

* The linked page is available in Japanese only.

Support for flood damage in Sumatra, Indonesia

PT Suzuki Indomobil Motor, an Indonesian subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation, donated 300 million rupiah (approximately 2.6 million yen) to support relief efforts for flood damage in Sumatra, Indonesia.
https://www.globalsuzuki.com/globalnews/2025/1217.html

Donation activities that lead to regional development, such as promotion of academic and educational activities, coexistence with the local community, promotion of sports and culture, environmental conservation, and social welfare

• Promotion of academic and educational activities
  : Subsidy for Shizuoka University Regional Collaborative Research Center Cooperation Association Project
  : Donation for the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Yamanashi
• Coexistence with local communities
  : Donations to support the Olympic Games for Brazilian Schools in Japan
  : Donations to support the Hamamatsu City Yoshikawa Elementary School flowerbed and educational garden development project
• Promotion of sports and culture
  : Sponsorship of the All Japan Collegiate Women's Selected Ekiden Championship (Mount Fuji Ekiden)
  : Sponsorship of the Hamamatsu City Marathon
  : Sponsorship of the Shizunami Para Surfing Festa
  : Lake Hamana Minato Ring
• Environmental conservation
  : Special sponsorship of the Fujinokuni COOL Challenge
• Social welfare
  : Sponsorship of the Hamamatsu Health Forum

Sponsorship of the “Yoga Festival in SHIZUOKA”
* The linked page is available in Japanese only.

Sponsorship of the “India & Hamamatsu Festival 2025”
* The linked page is available in Japanese only.

Participation in the “Shizuoka Environmental and Welfare Collaboration Promotion Council”
* The linked page is available in Japanese only.

Japan

Domestic sales distributors

In FY2025 at our sales distributors, we conducted various support activities in alignment with the SDGs and using methods best suited to each company.

• PET bottle cap collection
  An initiative in which caps from PET bottles are collected and the proceeds are used to deliver vaccines to children around the world
• Food bank initiative
  An initiative in which food that could be eaten but is discarded for various reasons is donated and provided free of charge to people and organizations in need
• Furugi de vaccine (secondhand clothing for vaccines) initiative
  An initiative in which secondhand clothing and other items that are no longer needed are collected and sent along with donated vaccines

Hungary

Magyar Suzuki Corporation Ltd.

Provision of vehicles to public agencies

Magyar Suzuki Corporation Ltd. provided vehicles to the Esztergom Police for three years of use, and to the Esztergom Fire Station, Esztergom Hospital, Esztergom Civil Guard, and the Komárom-Esztergom County Red Cross for one year of use.

Donation to the foundation

On May 20, 2025, Magyar Suzuki Corporation Ltd. donated 50 chairs and two sofas to the Vaszary Kolos Hospital Foundation in Esztergom to support the modernization of its patient care department.

Support for local organizations

Magyar Suzuki Corporation Ltd. supported two local organizations at Christmas. Magyar Suzuki donated 2.5 million forints to the Montágh Imre Educational Institution through the Foundation for the Education of Children with Disabilities. This donation will be used to purchase educational materials and fund the institution’s 2026 programs. Magyar Suzuki also donated 2.5 million forints to the Foundation for the Support of Children and Youth with Disabilities, which will use the funds to purchase special bathtubs and outdoor furniture.

Spain

Suzuki Motor Iberica, S.A.U.

Fuel efficiency record challenge for social contribution

The “Suzuki Litros x Kilos” event was held once again. In this charity event, the difference between the actual fuel consumption and the official fuel efficiency value is calculated, and that reduction is converted into kilograms of essential food items. These food items are donated to families in need through the Madrid Food Bank.
At this 11th event, a total of 3,009 kg of essential food items were collected and distributed to people living in situations of poverty or social exclusion. The cumulative total of food donated through this initiative has reached approximately 42 metric tons.

UK

Suzuki GB PLC

• In September 2025, held the MacMillan Coffee Morning to raise funds for cancer research
• In December 2025, conducted a gift donation activity through MK Act and distributed Christmas care packages (Christmas hampers)

Indonesia

PT Suzuki Indomobil Motor

• Provision of trash collection carts to residents in Sukamahi District, Cikarang Pusat
• Financial assistance of 1 million rupiah to each of the ten neighborhood organizations (Rukun Tetangga, RT) and 1.5 million rupiah to each of the two regional community organizations (Rukun Warga, RW)
• Donation of a refrigerator to the Cikarang Regional Health Center (Puskesmas)
• Donations in Jatimulya District for the renovation of MCK (public bath, washroom, and toilet) facilities and the repair of a community hall
• Donations of milk and eggs to support efforts to address stunting

Indonesia

PT Suzuki Finance Indonesia

As part of its CSR activities, Suzuki Finance Indonesia makes donations and provides support to several orphanages during religious ceremonies such as Ramadan and Christmas.

Philippines

Suzuki Philippines Inc.

On July 24, 2025, Suzuki Philippines provided boats and outboard motors to support rescue activities in flood-affected areas in the province of Laguna, implementing assistance for the local community. To support flood response and rescue activities, rubber boats equipped with Suzuki’s 6-horsepower outboard motors were provided. In addition, a polyethylene boat equipped with a Suzuki 15-horsepower outboard motor was delivered to the City of Santa Rosa to support local rescue activities.
Furthermore, on July 26, 2025, Suzuki Philippines Inc. provided support to the Barangay Dela Paz Rescue Team in Biñan City, the province of Laguna. The team used a rubber boat equipped with a 6-horsepower marine outboard motor to deliver 200 sets of relief supplies, primarily to residents in Sikabil District. Floodwaters in that area had reached a level of approximately 4 feet (about 1.2 meters).
This equipment enabled access to severely affected areas that were difficult to reach with conventional boats, allowing essential living supplies to be delivered directly to households in need.

Thailand

Thai Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd.

In commemoration of Children’s Day, we provided scholarships and educational supplies to students.

Colombia

Suzuki Motor de Colombia S.A.

Improving Educational Environments for Children

On March 13, 2026, in partnership with our business partner Pintupartes S.A.^*, we donated six desks and 20 chairs through the Crisol Foundation to improve educational environments for children in Pereira, Risaralda Department.
These items were made using metal frames provided by the Company and recycled plastic lumber manufactured from 2.3 metric tons of plastic collected with the cooperation of over 1,000 participants, including local residents, partner organizations, and other stakeholders.

Donation of backpacks and school bags filled with school supplies

On March 13, 2026, through the Crisol Foundation, Suzuki Motor De Colombia distributed 40 backpacks and school bags filled with school supplies to children in Pereira, Risaralda Department.
These bags were made from recycled used uniforms donated by employees of Suzuki Motor de Colombia, promoting resource reuse while supporting the children’s educational needs.

Awards and Recognition

Received the 2025 Good Design Award for “Shuppa,” a service for mobile sales business operators jointly developed by Showcase Gig Inc. and Suzuki Motor Corporation
https://www.suzuki.co.jp/release/d/2025/1015/

* The linked page is available in Japanese only.

Received the “Corporate Innovation Award” at the “Silicon Valley November Summit 2025” hosted by Plug and Play
https://www.suzuki.co.jp/release/d/2025/1215a/

* The linked page is available in Japanese only.

The improvement of automotive injector collective packaging for overseas markets won the “WorldStar Award”
https://www.suzuki.co.jp/release/d/2026/0209/

* The linked page is available in Japanese only.

Colombia

Suzuki Motor de Colombia S.A.

Won the “Danta de Paramo Award”

On December 10, 2025, Suzuki Motor de Colombia received the “Danta de Paramo Award” in the SEMBRA Environmental and Social Sustainability Awards Program organized by the Regional Autonomous Corporation of Risaralda (Corporación Autónoma Regional de Risaralda, CARDER).

India

Suzuki R&D Center India Private Limited

Won the Grand Prize in the “Sustainability & Go Green Efforts” category at the “Innovatopia Awards”
https://www.suzuki.co.jp/release/d/2025/0730/

* The linked page is available in Japanese only.

Won the “IMPACTFUL GCCs of India” at the “ET Edge GCC Summit 2025”
https://www.suzuki.co.jp/release/d/2025/1224a/

* The linked page is available in Japanese only.

India

Maruti Suzuki India Limited

Won the “Special Jury Commendation - Exemplary Innovation” at the “FICCI^*1 CSR Awards”
Won the “1. Excellence in Emergency Care - First responder training at IDTRs / 2. Excellence in Enforcement - Automated Driving Test Track (ADTT)” at the “FICCI^*1 Road Safety Awards”
Won the “Excellence in supporting Higher Education Skill Development” at the “ASSOCHAM^*2 CSR & Sustainability Awards”