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The Japanese multinational, Suzuki Motor Corporation, was founded by Michio Suzuki in the small village of Hamamatsu, somewhere along the seacoast of Japan. The company started out as a manufacturer for giant weaving machines but kept diversifying its portfolio and 30 years down the lane ended up with automobiles. Suzuki launched its first car in 1937 which was powered by a then-innovative four-stroke, liquid-cooled, 800cc engine. In 1952, they launched their first 36cc, one horsepower, two-stroke motorcycle called the ‘Power Free’.

Following the success of the Power Free, Suzuki continued manufacturing motorcycles and by 1954, it was producing more than 6000 motorcycles per month. Currently, Suzuki has a broad portfolio of more than a hundred motorcycle models across the world and is considered as one of the leaders of the international automobile market.

Suzuki participates in a number of CSR projects every year and has also been participating in international motorcycle exhibitions and MotoGP championships for years. The most famous motorbikes by Suzuki, often called as its flagship bikes include the ‘Hayabusa’and the ‘GSX-R motorcycles. The name ‘Suzuki’ has taken different variations throughout the world although all the different names operate under the same umbrella of Suzuki Motor Corporation.

Interesting Facts About Suzuki

• Suzuki currently operates in over 190 countries with more than 45,000 employees, 35 production facilities, and 133 distributors across the globe.
• Suzuki ranks tenth globally, in terms of the annual sales volume of automobiles. It produces an average of 3.04 million vehicles each year.
• Suzuki has recorded 93 total victories at the Isle of Man TT Motorcycle Races.
• Suzuki is competing in Google’s Lunar XPRIZE, a race to land a spacecraft on the moon, in collaboration with a Japanese frim Hukato.
• The Suzuki Hayabusa is one of the fastest motorbikes on the planet with a top speed of above 300 kilometres per hour.
• India is the second biggest market for Suzuki automobiles, next to Japan.