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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