History
In 1909, Michio Suzuki founded the Suzuki Loom Company
in the small seacoast village of Hamamatsu, Japan. Business boomed
as Suzuki built weaving looms for Japan's giant silk industry. In
1929, Michio Suzuki invented a new type of weaving machine, which
was exported overseas. Suzuki filed as many as 120 patents and utility
model rights. The company's first 30 years focused on the development
and production of these exceptionally complex machines.
| Despite the success of his looms, Suzuki realized his company
had to diversify and he began to look at other products. Based
on consumer demand, he decided that building a small car would
be the most practical new venture. The project began in 1937,
and within two years Suzuki had completed several compact
prototype cars. These first Suzuki motor vehicles were powered
by a then-innovative, liquid-cooled, four-stroke, four-cylinder
engine. It featured a cast aluminum crankcase and gearbox
and generated 13 horsepower (9.7 kW) from a displacement of
less than 800cc. |
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Suzuki motors
Suzuki has carved out an enviable motorsport heritage
with a stable including world champions Barry Sheene, Kevin Schwantz,
Ricky Carmichael and Monster Tajima. In 2008 Suzuki entered the
World Rally Championship with the SX4 hatch, building on a highly
successful Junior World Rally Championship campaign with the all-conquering
Swift. The Suzuki trademark is recognised throughout the world as
a brand producing quality products offering outstanding value and
reliability. Today, the Suzuki name is seen on a full range of automobiles,
motorcycles, outboard motors and related products such as generators
and motorised wheelchairs.
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