| The Suzuki Motor Corporation has been in business | | | | company's first motor vehicle was manufactured and |
| since 1909 and its headquarters is located in | | | | distributed to the public in 1955. It was called the |
| Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan. The current CEO is | | | | 'Suzulight' and was a lightweight car as evidenced by |
| Osamu Suzuki and the current COO is Hiroshi Tsuda. | | | | its name. |
| The company's main source of revenue comes from | | | | Before the company began manufacturing motor |
| the manufacturing of motor vehicles and light trucks. | | | | vehicles they began manufacturing motorcycles. Their |
| The company also manufactures motorcycle and | | | | first motorcycle came off the assembly line in 1952 |
| outboard motors. Suzuki Motor Corporation has a | | | | and was more or less a motorized bicycle. Their |
| revenue close to $20 billion. There are currently | | | | motorcycles became more popular throughout the |
| 45,000 employees within the corporation. Their | | | | 1960s and 1970s. Aside from manufacturing |
| website is located at Suzuki has become the 12th | | | | motorcycles, Suzuki Motor Corporation also races |
| largest automobile manufacturer in the world today | | | | their bikes. The company won the 2000 MotoGP title |
| based off of production volume. The Suzuki Motor | | | | and since 2006 the company has been sponsored by |
| Corporation has become so large that it has 35 | | | | Rizla and has been known as the Rizla Suzuki MotoGP |
| production facilities in 23 countries and 133 distributors | | | | Team. |
| in 192 countries worldwide. | | | | The company as a vehicle manufacturer took off |
| The company was originally founded in 1909 by | | | | after that. They then began manufacturing trucks, |
| Michio Suzuki as the Suzuki Loom Company that | | | | other compact cars, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles |
| manufactured weaving looms for Japan's silk industry. | | | | and much more. Suzuki has also manufactured |
| For the first 30 years of the company's existence, | | | | vehicles for other major motor vehicle manufacturing |
| the manufacturing was focused on the development | | | | companies. Those companies are General Motors, |
| of these looms and their distribution worldwide. Michio | | | | Subaru, Mazda, Nissan and Maruti Suzuki. Aside from |
| Suzuki also filed as many as 120 patents of different | | | | the motor vehicles, Suzuki has had major success in |
| products during his time with the company. The | | | | the production of ATVs and motorcycles. |