{"id":5912,"date":"2017-11-25T15:53:02","date_gmt":"2017-11-25T07:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.carro.sg\/?p=5912"},"modified":"2025-11-05T17:19:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T09:19:27","slug":"story-of-suzuki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/story-of-suzuki\/","title":{"rendered":"Story of Suzuki"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Start<\/strong><\/h1>\r\nMany other car brands out there started first in a completely different line of work and Suzuki\u2019s first field was building weaving looms for the silk industry. It was founded as \u201cSuzuki Loom Works\u201d in 1909 by Michio Suzuki in the small coastal village of Hamamatsu, Japan. Thanks to their clever designs and engineering the company started to diversify itself with the production of prototype vehicles in 1939. Within 2 years they had a production-ready vehicle, but because of WWII, they were forced to put a pause on their auto manufacturing. Eleven years later, they enter the motor-vehicle field with their first motorized bicycle \u2018Power Free\u2019. The design was well received by both the public and the government, which allowed them to thrive further and make their second bike \u2018Diamond Free\u2019 just a year later.\r\n\r\n
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Source: www.suzukicycles.org-photos-suzuki-history-1952-1952_powerfree_450<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

Suzuki Motor Co.<\/strong><\/h1>\r\nIn 1954, they changed their name to \u2018Suzuki Motor Co.\u2019 which only confirmed the company\u2019s focus on motor-vehicle industry. In 1955, they produced their first car model Suzulight,<\/em> a mini car with a two-stroke 360cc engine that ushered them into Japan\u2019s mini vehicle age. Three years later they adopted the famous \u201cS\u201d mark as their logo and they established the \u2018U.S. Suzuki Motor Corp.\u2019 but the real global influence would come later in the 80s.\r\n\r\nWith the release of the Alto <\/em>in 1979, their success was raging worldwide, placing the company in the top 10 automobile manufacturers. After the huge success, the corporation made a few deals across the globe that would eventually lead them to presence on every major market in the world.\r\n

Suzuki Today<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n
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Source: www.carlogos.org-logo-Suzuki-logo-6500x1400<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nThe production rate of 3 million cars and 2 million bikes are ranking Suzuki in the 9th<\/sup> position by production volume on a global scale. They employ nearly 55,000 individuals in their 5 production facilities and over 130 distribution centers. They diversified further by making outboard motors, motorized wheelchairs, electro senior vehicles and industrial equipment.\r\n

Hall of Fame<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n

Swift<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n
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Source: static.pakwheels.com-2016-12-suzuki-swift-2017.jpeg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nAnnounced at the 25th<\/sup> Tokyo Motor Show and formally introduced in 1983, the Swift made a great success throughout the years. Also known as the Suzuki Cultus<\/em>, Geo Metro<\/em>, Pontiac Firefly<\/em>, Holden Barina<\/em> or Chevrolet Sprint <\/em>(depending on the market) the Swift was offered in four body-style variations and is known as a cheap and sturdy car for the wide masses. The second gen model even stayed in production until April 2017 in Pakistan.\r\n\r\nIn 2004 there was a major redesign that bumped the sales on the already well-established model.\r\n

GSX1300R \u2013 Hayabusa<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n
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Source: www.suzukicycles.com~mediaF910783FB3A54776B7875DF090A812B1.ashxh=344<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nIn 1999 Suzuki released their record breaker \u2013 The Hayabusa. The name itself means \u201cPeregrine Falcon\u201d which in Japanese often serves as a metaphor for speed. And they weren\u2019t kidding, as this model remained 20th<\/sup> century fastest production bike. No previous motorbike has ever broken the record by such margin as the Hayabusa did (23km\/h) topping at 312km\/h. Besides its speed, many reviewers praised the all-around versatility that this bike gave.\r\n

The Cappuccino<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n
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Source: upload.wikimedia.org-wikipedia-commons-thumb-2-7-Suzuki_Cappuccino_front_20090514.jpg-1200px-Suzuki_Cappuccino_front_20090514.jpg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nIn Japan, you need to prove that you own a parking space in order to buy a car, except if you\u2019re buying a mini car or \u201cKei car\u201d, a vehicle that is small enough to bypass the restrictions. The Cappuccino is that kind of a vehicle with small but high-revving, 0.65-liter turbocharged engine that delivered 63hp to the wheels. Most described it as a fun roadster that feels twice as powerful as stated.\r\n

LT-R450<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n
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Source: httpdirtwheelsmag.comwp-contentuploads201512ltr450-owners-report-2.jpg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nBetween 2006 and 2009, 25.000 race ready ATV were produced and many described them as one of the best ATV ever build. The LT-R triumphed many championships in the years that came.\r\n

X-90<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n
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Source: httpsen.wikipedia.orgwikiSuzuki_X-90#mediaFile1996-1997_Suzuki_X-90_coupe_(2009-09-04).jpg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nAfter the successful \u2018Cappuccino\u2019 Suzuki tried to push another similar model on the stage. But this time they messed up big. The car was too big to bypass the Japanese regulations and too awkward for the rest of the world. In the last year of sale, because of the stockpile, Suzuki was forced to lower the price by 25%. Unfortunately, that strategy didn\u2019t work.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Start Many other car brands out there started first in a completely different line of work and Suzuki\u2019s first field was building weaving looms for the silk industry. It was founded as \u201cSuzuki Loom Works\u201d in 1909 by Michio Suzuki in the small coastal village of Hamamatsu, Japan. Thanks to their clever designs and …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5919,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[658],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5912"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5912\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16267,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5912\/revisions\/16267"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carro.co\/sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}