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{{Short description|Japanese multinational corporation}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Suzuki Motor Corporation
| logo = Suzuki logo 2025 (vertical).svg
| logo_upright = 0.7
| image = Suzuki Motor.jpg
| image_upright = 1.1
| image_caption = Suzuki's headquarters in [[Hamamatsu]], [[Shizuoka Prefecture|Shizuoka]]
| native_name = スズキ株式会社
| native_name_lang = ja
| romanized_name = Suzuki Kabushiki-Gaisha
| type = [[Public company|Public]] ([[Kabushiki gaisha|K.K.]])
| traded_as = {{Tyo|7269}}
| industry = [[Automotive industry|Automotive]]
| foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1909|10}} (as Suzuki Loom Works)
| founder = [[Michio Suzuki (inventor)|Michio Suzuki]]
| hq_location = Takatsuka, [[Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu]]
| location_city = [[Shizuoka Prefecture|Shizuoka]]
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = Toshihiro Suzuki<br />{{small|([[President (corporate title)|President]], [[Representative Director (Japan)|Representative Director]] & [[Chairman]])}}
| products = [[Automobile]]s, [[engine]]s, [[motorcycle]]s, [[All-terrain vehicle|ATV]]s, [[outboard motor]]s
| owners = {{unbulleted list
  | [[The Master Trust Bank of Japan]] (10.65%)<ref name="SSR">{{Cite web|url=https://www.suzuki.co.jp/ir/library/annualreport/pdf/2020/2020_en.pdf|title=Suzuki Annual Report}}</ref>
  | [[Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd]] (5.24%)<ref name="SSR"/>
  | [[Toyota]] (4.94%)<ref name="SSR"/>
  | [[Tokio Marine Nichido]] (3.70%)<ref name="SSR"/>
  | [[MUFG Bank]] (3.30%)<ref name="SSR"/>
  | [[Shizuoka Bank]] (2.49%)<ref name="SSR"/>
  | [[JPMorgan Chase]] (2.35%)<ref name="SSR"/>
  | [[BNY Mellon]] (1.84%)<ref name="SSR"/>
  | [[Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd|Custody Bank of Japan, Ltd (Trust port 5)]] (1.70%)<ref name="SSR"/>
  }}
| production = {{increase}} 3,900,000 (2021)<ref name="reference">{{cite web|url=https://www.globalsuzuki.com/globalnews/2020/pdf/0130.pdf|title=Suzuki December 2019 and Calendar Year 2019 Automobile Production, Japan Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary) |publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|date= 30 January 2020|access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref>
| revenue = {{up}}{{JPYConvert|5374255|m}} (2024)
| operating_income = {{up}}{{JPYConvert|465563|m}} (2024)
| net_income = {{up}}{{JPYConvert|267717|m}} (2024)
| assets = {{up}}{{JPYConvert|5385618|m}} (2024)
| equity = {{up}}{{JPYConvert|3138396|m}} (2024)
| num_employees = 69,193 (2021)<ref name="NTTWP">{{cite web|title=Suzuki Motor Corporation Financial Results |url=https://www.globalsuzuki.com/ir/library/financialresults/|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=6 May 2021}}</ref>
| divisions = 
| subsid = {{unbulleted list
  | title=List
  | [[Maruti Suzuki]]
  | [[Magyar Suzuki]]
  | [[Suzuki Indomobil Motor]]
  | [[Pak Suzuki Motors]]
  | Bari Suzuki
  | Suzuki GB PLC
  | [[Suzuki Motorcycle India]]
  | Suzuki Myanmar Motor Co., Ltd
  }}
| website = {{URL|https://www.globalsuzuki.com/|globalsuzuki.com}}
| location_country = Japan
}}

{{nihongo|'''Suzuki Motor Corporation'''|スズキ株式会社|Suzuki [[Kabushiki gaisha]]|lead=yes}} is a Japanese multinational mobility manufacturer headquartered in [[Hamamatsu]], [[Shizuoka Prefecture|Shizuoka]]. It manufactures [[automobile]]s, [[motorcycle]]s, [[all-terrain vehicle]]s (ATVs), [[outboard motor|outboard marine engines]], [[wheelchair]]s and a variety of other small [[internal combustion]] engines. In 2016, Suzuki was the [[Automotive industry#By manufacturer|eleventh biggest]] automaker by production worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://oica.net/wp-content/uploads/ranking.pdf|title=World motor vehicle production OICA correspondents survey without double counts world ranking of manufacturers year 2011|access-date=17 May 2020}}</ref>
Suzuki has over 45,000 employees and has 35 production facilities in 23 countries, and 133 distributors in 192 countries. The worldwide sales volume of automobiles is the world's tenth largest,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.navikuru.jp/articles/ranking/118/|title=【世界・車メーカー】販売台数ランキング！※2014年1月～12月の販売台数【車査定ならナビクル】|website=www.navikuru.jp|date=12 January 2024 }}</ref> while domestic sales volume is the third largest in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://car-moby.jp/295745|title=自動車メーカー販売台数ランキング【世界シェア2017-18年最新】|website=MOBY（モビー）車はおもしろい！を届ける自動車情報メディア|date=27 March 2018}}</ref>

Suzuki's domestic motorcycle sales volume is the third largest in Japan.<ref>[[Outboard motor]], the unit sales [http://response.jp/article/2014/07/16/227773.html "Honda, aiming for winding back on an outboard motor that is struggling hard"]. Response.jp.</ref>

==History==
In 1909, [[Michio Suzuki (inventor)|Michio Suzuki]] (1887–1982) founded the Suzuki Loom Works in the small seacoast village of [[Hamamatsu]], Japan. Business boomed as Suzuki built [[loom|weaving looms]] for Japan's giant silk industry.<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 April 1996 |title=Cars are a sideline for Suzuki; sport-utes carry the load |periodical=Automotive News |issue=5656 |pages=S72(2) }}</ref> In 1929, Michio Suzuki invented a new type of weaving machine, which was exported overseas. The company's first 30 years focused on the development and production of these machines.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.companieshistory.com/suzuki-motor/ |title=Suzuki Motor| website=companieshistory.com|date=8 August 2013 |access-date=16 April 2022}}</ref>

Despite the success of his looms, Suzuki believed that his company would benefit from diversification 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 had a cast aluminium [[crankcase]] and [[gearbox]] and generated {{convert|13|hp}} from a displacement of less than 800&nbsp;cc.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-22 |title=1909 - Suzuki |url=https://thesthing.com/blogs/news/1909-suzuki |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=The S Thing |language=en}}</ref>

With the onset of [[World War II]], production plans for Suzuki's new vehicles were halted when the government declared civilian passenger cars a "non-essential commodity." At the conclusion of the war, Suzuki went back to producing looms. Loom production was given a boost when the U.S. government approved the shipping of cotton to Japan. Suzuki's fortunes brightened as orders began to increase from domestic textile manufacturers. But the joy was short-lived as the cotton market collapsed in 1951.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cotton in decline |url=https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/cotton-decline |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=National Museums Liverpool}}</ref>

Faced with this colossal challenge, Suzuki returned to the production of motor vehicles. After the war, the Japanese had a great need for affordable, reliable personal transportation. A number of firms began offering "clip-on" petrol-powered engines that could be attached to the typical bicycle. Suzuki's first two-wheeled vehicle was a bicycle fitted with a motor called, the "Power Free." Designed to be inexpensive and simple to build and maintain, the 1952 Power Free had a 36&nbsp;cc, one horsepower, [[two-stroke]] engine.<ref name="tt">{{cite web|title=Twist the Throttle: Suzuki|url=http://dsc.discovery.com/video-topics/cars-bikes/car-guide-videos/suzuki-part-one.htm|work=Discovery Channel|publisher=Discovery Communications, LLC.|access-date=23 August 2013|format=Video|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102205317/http://dsc.discovery.com/video-topics/cars-bikes/car-guide-videos/suzuki-part-one.htm|archive-date=2 January 2013}}</ref> The new double-sprocket gear system enabled the rider to either pedal with the engine assisting, pedal without engine assist, or simply disconnect the pedals and run on engine power alone.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prezi.com/k6cvavvmni_u/suzuki-motorbikes/|title= Suzuki Motorbikes by ELARIA SAMAAN|website=prezi.com/|access-date=16 April 2022}}</ref> The patent office of the new democratic government granted Suzuki a financial [[subsidy]] to continue research in motorcycle engineering.

[[File:Suzuki Suzulight 01.jpg|thumb|1955 Suzulight]]

By 1954, Suzuki was producing 6,000 motorcycles per month and his company had officially changed its name to Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd. Following the success of his first motorcycles, Suzuki created an even more successful automobile: the 1955 [[Suzuki Suzulight]]. The Suzulight sold with front-wheel drive, four-wheel independent suspension and [[rack and pinion|rack-and-pinion]] steering, which were not common on cars until three decades later.{{Citation needed|date=December 2014}}

From 1981 to 1982, Suzuki played a prominent role in setting up the first largely foreign owned car company in India, [[Maruti Suzuki]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/auto/auto-news/osamu-suzuki-the-legend-who-was-instrumental-in-helping-india-kickstart-its-automotive-journey/articleshow/116709084.cms?from=mdr|title=Osamu Suzuki: The legend who was instrumental in helping India kickstart its automotive journey|publisher=The Economic Times|date=27 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/obituary-osamu-suzuki-who-led-japanese-automaker-into-india-dies-94-2024-12-27/|title=Osamu Suzuki, who led Japanese automaker into India, dies at 94|first=Chang-Ran|last=Kim|publisher=Reuters|date=December 27, 2024|accessdate=December 27, 2024}}</ref> Though originally majority-owned by the Indian government, Suzuki, which initially owned 26%, would obtain more shares of Maruti Suzuki in 2003, and later acquire the majority of the India-based subsidiary in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marutisuzuki.com/corporate/reach-us/all-offices|title=Office Addresses - Maruti Suzuki India Limited|website=Marutisuzuki.com|access-date=13 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://marutisuzuki.com/corporate.aspx |title=Maruti Suzuki Corporate Information |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126163908/http://marutisuzuki.com/corporate.aspx |archive-date=26 January 2013 |access-date=2024-12-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2007-05-10 |title=Govt exits Maruti, sells residual stake for 2,360 cr |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/govt-exits-maruti-sells-residual-stake-for-2360-cr/articleshow/2027888.cms |access-date=2024-12-27 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

Volkswagen held a 19.9% non-controlling shareholding in Suzuki between 2009 and 2015. This situation did not last, as Suzuki accused Volkswagen of not sharing promised technology while Volkswagen objected to a deal where Suzuki purchased diesel engines from [[Fiat]].<ref name=VWsettle>{{cite news|title=VW and Suzuki settle four-year dispute|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-34103944|publisher=BBC|date=30 August 2015}}</ref> An international arbitration court ordered Volkswagen to sell the stake back to Suzuki.<ref name=VWsettle/> Suzuki paid $3.8bn to complete the stock buy-back in September 2015.<ref name="bbc.com">{{cite news|title=Suzuki buys back Volkswagen's stake for $3.8bn|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-34275917|publisher=BBC|date=17 September 2015}}</ref>

In November 2012, low sales forced Suzuki to closes its branches in the United States.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/In-Gear/2012/1111/Suzuki-cars-leave-the-US.-So-should-you-buy-one|title=Suzuki cars leave the US. So should you buy one?|first=John|last=Voelcker|publisher=Christian Science Monitor|date=11 November 2012|accessdate=27 December 2024}}</ref>

===Leadership===
The company was founded by [[Michio Suzuki (inventor)|Michio Suzuki]]. In 1978, the company would be taken over by [[Osamu Suzuki (industrialist)|Osamu Suzuki]],<ref name="googfin">{{cite web| publisher=[[Google Finance]] | title=Suzuki Motor Corporation | url= https://www.google.com/finance/quote/7269:TYO}}</ref><ref name=osamu /> the fourth [[mukoyōshi|adopted son-in-law]] in a row to run the company,<ref>{{cite web | title= Adult adoptions makes perfect business sense | date= 19 September 2012 | first= Radhika | last= Seth | url= http://japandailypress.com/adult-adoptions-makes-perfect-business-sense-1912671 | publisher= [[Japan Daily Press]] | access-date= 17 April 2013 | quote= Even the most prominent businesses like Toyota and Suzuki, camera-maker Canon and soy sauce firm Kikkoman have a tradition of adopting sons to continue the family business. The current chairman and CEO of Suzuki, Osamu Suzuki is the fourth adopted son in a row to run the company. | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121017002758/http://japandailypress.com/adult-adoptions-makes-perfect-business-sense-1912671 | archive-date= 17 October 2012 | url-status= usurped}}</ref> Osamu Suzuki, the 91 year old Chairman of Suzuki Motor Corporation, retired in June 2021, handing over to his son Toshihiro;<ref>{{Cite web|title=Suzuki boss will retire after almost 5 decades with the firm {{!}} Team-BHP|url=https://www.team-bhp.com/news/suzuki-boss-will-retire-after-almost-5-decades-firm|access-date=1 March 2021|website=Team-BHP.com|language=en}}</ref> Osamu Suzuki, who is credited with building the company into its current status and who also still stayed on as an advisor following his retirement as chairman, died in December 2024.<ref name=osamu>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/business/osamu-suzuki-dies-94.html|title=Osamu Suzuki, Who Led Japanese Carmaker for Over 4 Decades, Dies at 94|first1=River Akira|last1=Davis|first2=Kiuko|last2=Notoya|work=New York Times|date=27 December 2024|accessdate=27 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-02-24|title=Suzuki Motor says chairman to retire, become senior adviser|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-suzuki-management-idUSKBN2AO0XF|access-date=2024-12-27}}</ref>

=== List of CEOs ===
* Michio Suzuki (1909–1957)
* Shunzo Suzuki (1957–1973)
* Jitsujiro Suzuki (1973–1977)
* Osamu Suzuki (1977–2000)
* Masao Toda (2000–2003)
* Hiroshi Tsuda (2003–2008)
* Osamu Suzuki (2008–2015)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/suzukis-84-year-old-ceo-prompts-succession-concerns/EDYTXP3Z2TD7DE3S5H2D4OBSGQ/?c_id=3&objectid=11284732 |title=Suzuki's 84-year-old CEO prompts succession concerns |work=The New Zealand Herald |agency=Bloomberg |date=30 June 2014 |access-date=10 June 2025}}</ref>
* Toshihiro Suzuki (2015–present)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/suzuki-motor-corp-appoints-toshihiro-suzuki-ceo-20792 |title=Suzuki Motor Corp appoints Toshihiro Suzuki as CEO |website=Autocar Professional |date=30 June 2016 |access-date=10 June 2025}}</ref>

===Timeline===
{{Prose|subsection|date=April 2019}}

The Suzuki Loom Company started in 1909 as a manufacturer of looms for weaving silk and cotton. Michio Suzuki was intent on making better, more user-friendly looms and, for 30 years his focus was on the development of these machines. Michio's desire to diversify into automotive products was interrupted by World War II.<ref name="TACH">{{cite web|title=100 Years of Suzuki Excellence|url=http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2009/03/12/453107.html|publisher=The Auto Channel|access-date=5 October 2013|date=12 March 2009}}</ref> Before it began building [[four-stroke engine]]s, Suzuki Motor Corp. was known for its [[two-stroke engine]]s (for motorcycles and autos).<ref name="Motorcyclist">{{cite news|title=Suzuki Motorcycles – The GS Papers – From GS To GSX-R|url=http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/features/122_0704_suzuki_motorcycles/viewall.html|access-date=5 October 2013|newspaper=Motorcyclist Magazine|date=1 April 2007}}</ref> After the war, Suzuki made a two-stroke [[motorized bicycle]], but eventually the company would be known for [[Suzuki Hayabusa|Hayabusa]] and [[GSX-R]] motorcycles, for the [[All-terrain vehicle#Four-wheelers|QuadRunner]], and for dominating racetracks around the world. Even after producing its first car in 1955 the company didn't have an automobile division until 1961.<ref name="Atiyeh">{{cite web|last=Atiyeh|first=Clifford|title=Is Suzuki Quitting the U.S. Car Market?|url=http://editorial.autos.msn.com/blogs/autosblogpost.aspx?post=3807d8c9-9670-4d84-83e7-eb3974da4c10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007000158/http://editorial.autos.msn.com/blogs/autosblogpost.aspx?post=3807d8c9-9670-4d84-83e7-eb3974da4c10|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 October 2013|department=MSN Autos|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=21 August 2013|date=12 July 2012|quote=Suzuki's American division, famous for motorcycles and ATVs, is struggling mightily to sell cars.}}</ref> Today Suzuki is among the world's largest automakers, and a major brand name in important markets, including Japan and India, but no longer sells cars in Canada and the United States.<ref name="McClearn">{{cite news|last=McClearn|first=Matthew|title=The Ode: North American Suzuki cars (1980–2013)|url=http://www.canadianbusiness.com/companies-and-industries/north-american-suzuki-cars-1980-2013/|access-date=21 August 2013|newspaper=Canadian Business|date=19 April 2013|quote=American Suzuki filed for bankruptcy on 5 November 2012. Suzuki Canada scrambled to reassure dealers, employees and customers it would drive safely past the wreckage. That was wishful thinking.|archive-date=16 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116171106/https://www.canadianbusiness.com/companies-and-industries/north-american-suzuki-cars-1980-2013/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====1909–1960====
[[File:Michio Suzuki.jpg|thumb|Michio Suzuki]]

* 1909: Michio Suzuki founds Suzuki Loom Works founded in [[Hamamatsu]], [[Shizuoka Prefecture]], Japan.<ref name="1909-">{{cite web|title=History 1909–|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/history/index.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=18 August 2013}}</ref>
* 1920: Company is reorganized, incorporated, and capitalized at ¥500,000 as Suzuki Loom Manufacturing Co. with Michio Suzuki as president.<ref name="1909-" />
* 1937: Suzuki begins a project to diversify into manufacturing small cars. Within two years several innovative prototypes are completed, but the government declares civilian passenger cars a "non-essential commodity" at the onset of World War II, thwarting production plans.<ref name="TACH" />
* 1940: Takatsuka Plant is built in Kami-mura, [[Hamana District, Shizuoka|Hamana-gun, Shizuoka]], Japan.<ref name="Takatsuka">{{cite web |title=Head Offices & Takatsuka Plant |url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/productionbase/headoffice/headoffice.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024103524/http://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/productionbase/headoffice/headoffice.html |archive-date=24 October 2013 |access-date=5 September 2013 |work=Global Suzuki |publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation |quote=300, Takatsuka-cho, Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu City, JAPAN 432-8611}}</ref><ref name="1909-" />
* 1945: Plants close due to severe war damage. Company offices move to the Takatsuka Plant site.<ref name="1909-" />
* 1947: Head office moves to the present address.<ref name="Takatsuka" /><ref name="1909-" />
* 1949: Company lists on the [[Tokyo Stock Exchange|Tokyo]], [[Osaka Securities Exchange|Osaka]] and [[Nagoya Stock Exchange]]s.<ref name="1909-" />
* 1950: Company has financial crisis due to labor difficulties.<ref name="1909-" />
* 1952: "Power Free" motorized bicycle marketed.<ref name="tt" /><ref name="Atiyeh" />
* 1953: Introduction of Diamond Free 60&nbsp;cc, 2-cycle motorized bicycle, displacement subsequently increases to 70&nbsp;cc.<ref name="1950s">{{cite web|title=Products History 1950s|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/motorcycle/history/products/products_1950s.html|work=Motorcycle – Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=18 August 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006102057/http://www.globalsuzuki.com/motorcycle/history/products/products_1950s.html|archive-date=6 October 2013}}</ref>
* 1954: Company name changed to Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd.<ref name="1909-" />
* 1955: Introduction of Colleda COX 125&nbsp;cc 4-stroke single-cylinder,<ref name="1950s" /> and Colleda ST 125&nbsp;cc, [[two-stroke]] single-cylinder motorcycles.
** [[Suzuki Suzulight|Suzulight]] (360&nbsp;cc, two-stroke) front wheel drive car introduced at the start of Japan's minivehicle age.<ref name="Suzulight">{{cite web|title=Suzulight SS|url=http://www.jsae.or.jp/autotech/data_e/1-17e.html|work=240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology|publisher=Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc.|access-date=12 September 2013|quote=This was Japan's first proper 4-wheeled minicar. It was released in October 1955 with a 2-stroke, 360 cc engine. The 'Suzu' of the name was an abbreviation of its manufacturer, Suzuki, and 'light' indicated both the nimble operation of the car and evoked an image of illumination. The Suzulight was the first Japanese vehicle to successfully mount a 2-stroke engine in a 4-wheeled car, and it was also the first wholly Japanese vehicle to use a front-engine front-wheel drive set up.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002131952/http://www.jsae.or.jp/autotech/data_e/1-17e.html|archive-date=2 October 2013}}</ref>
* 1957: Michio Suzuki designated as adviser, and his son Shunzo Suzuki appointed company president.<ref name="1909-" /><ref name="English">{{cite news|last=English|first=Bob|title=Suzuki celebrates its 100th anniversary|url=http://autos.ca.msn.com/tools/resources/article.aspx?cp-documentid=21221904|access-date=25 August 2013|newspaper=MSN Canada|date=13 August 2009|quote=Given the current global economic downturn, all bets are off on reaching its sales target, but Suzuki's Canadian operation is currently operating with the throttle wide open nevertheless.}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* 1958: '''S''' mark adopted as corporate emblem.<ref name="1909-" />
* 1959: Launch of Colleda Sel Twin (2-cylinder) 125&nbsp;cc, two-stroke motorcycle with electric starter.
** Introduction of all-new Suzulight TL 360&nbsp;cc light commercial, two-stroke minivehicle.<ref name="1909-" />
** 26 September, [[Typhoon Vera]] (''Ise-Wan'') destroys Suzuki's assembly plant.<ref name="senshu">{{cite journal | url = http://ir.acc.senshu-u.ac.jp/index.php?action=pages_view_main&active_action=repository_action_common_download&item_id=3879&item_no=1&attribute_id=15&file_no=1&page_id=13&block_id=52 | page = 75 | script-title = ja:二輪自動車産業における寡占体制形成 | trans-title = Oligopolistic structure formation in the motorcycle industry | journal = Economic Bulletin of Senshu University | location = Tokyo, Japan | language = ja | volume = 47 | number = 1 | year = 2012 | last = Mizukawa | first = Yuki | access-date = 27 September 2013 | archive-date = 7 August 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200807222414/http://ir.acc.senshu-u.ac.jp/index.php?action=pages_view_main&active_action=repository_action_common_download&item_id=3879&item_no=1&attribute_id=15&file_no=1&page_id=13&block_id=52 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
* 1960: In March Suzuki's new modern assembly line plant is finished.<ref name="senshu" />
**Suzuki enter a motorcycle race team into Grands Prix under the manufacturing name ''Colleda'' with riders Toshio Matsumoto, Michio Ichino and Ray Fay, placing 15th, 16th, and 18th in Isle of Man TT races.<ref>[http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events/Races.aspx?meet_code=TT60&race_seq=1 1960 TT 125&nbsp;cc results] Retrieved 29 March 2014</ref>

====1961–1969====
* 1961: Separation of the loom machine division from the motor company, as Suzuki Loom Manufacturing Co.<ref name="1909-" />
**Suzuki enter race motorcycles of RT61 125&nbsp;cc and RV61 250&nbsp;cc into Grands Prix under the Suzuki name<ref name="Mechanics">[[Motorcycle Mechanics (magazine)|Motorcycle Mechanics]], August 1961, p.71 Suzuki Motor Co Ltd full-page factory advert, Suzuki 250 TB. ''Suzuki Motor Company are sending six Suzuki Manufacturer's racers RT-61 125cc and six racers RV-61 250cc to six Grands Prix races Isle of Man, Assen, Spa, Belfast, Monza and Kristianspat''. Accessed 29 March 2014</ref> with two riders from the team of [[Mitsuo Itoh]], Michio Ichino, Sadao Masuda, Toshio Matsumoto, [[Paddy Driver]], [[Hugh Anderson (motorcyclist)|Hugh Anderson]] and Alastair King placing 10th and 12th in 250&nbsp;cc Isle of Man TT races.<ref>[http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events/Races.aspx?meet_code=TT61&race_seq=3 1961 TT 250&nbsp;cc results] Retrieved 29 March 2014</ref><ref>[http://www.suzukicycles.org4-race-1960-1967.shtml/ Suzuki Racing Models 1960–1967]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Retrieved 29 March 2014</ref>
**Production of the Suzulight [[Suzuki Carry|Carry]] 360&nbsp;cc, two-stroke lightweight truck begins at new plant in [[Toyokawa, Aichi]] Prefecture, Japan.<ref name="1909-" /><ref name="Toyokawa">{{cite web|title=Toyokawa Plant|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/productionbase/headoffice/toyokawa.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=5 September 2013|quote=1–2, Utari, Shiratori-cho, Toyokawa-shi, Aichi.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024231635/http://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/productionbase/headoffice/toyokawa.html|archive-date=24 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 1962: First victory in the inaugural season of [[50 cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing]] comes at the end of a three-way battle between Suzuki, [[Honda RC110|Honda]] and [[Kreidler]] at the [[Isle of Man TT]]. The winning RM62 machine was ridden by [[Ernst Degner]] who had defected from the [[MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk#Road Racing|East German MZ]] team to Suzuki the previous year.<ref name="Race1960s">{{cite web|title=Racing History 1960s|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/motorcycle/history/racing/race_wgp_1960.html|work=Motorcycles – Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=19 August 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308201511/http://www.globalsuzuki.com/motorcycle/history/racing/race_wgp_1960.html|archive-date=8 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=TT 1962|url=http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events.aspx?meet_code=TT62|work=The official Isle of Man TT website|publisher=Isle of Man Department of Economic Development|access-date=24 August 2013|quote=The two-lap 50cc race was regarded as a bit of a giggle by some cynics, but they could not have been proved more wrong as the Grand Prix battles between Suzuki, Honda and Kreidler spilled on to the Mountain Course.}}</ref>
* 1963: [[Mitsuo Itoh]] makes history as the first Japanese rider to win the Isle of Man TT, when he takes the lead on the last lap of the 50&nbsp;cc race after Suzuki teammate Degner breaks down. Suzuki wins both the rider's and manufacturer's championships, in both 50&nbsp;cc and 125&nbsp;cc classes, for this season of World [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]].<ref name="Race1960s" /><ref>{{cite web|title=TT 1963|url=http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events.aspx?meet_code=TT63|work=The official Isle of Man TT website|publisher=Isle of Man Department of Economic Development|access-date=24 August 2013|quote=History was made in the 50cc race, which was increased to three laps after the previous year's success.}}</ref>
** Subsidiary company opens in Los Angeles, to enter the American motorcycle market, as U.S. Suzuki Motor Corp.<ref name="Wilson">{{cite news|last=Wilson|first=Byron|title=Suzuki Celebrates 50 Years in America at Indy|url=http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/688/16861/Motorcycle-Article/Suzuki-Celebrates-50-Years-in-America-at-Indy.aspx|access-date=23 August 2013|newspaper=Motorcycle USA|date=20 August 2013|quote=Suzuki was in a unique position though. In addition to celebrating its 50th year in 2013, it also saw the end of automobile production in the States following approval of bankruptcy filings in March.|archive-date=7 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807145259/https://www.jpcycles.com/countersteer|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 1965: Enters [[outboard]] motor market with the launch of D55 5.5&nbsp;hp, two-stroke engine.<ref name="1909-" />
** Introduction of [[Suzuki Fronte 800|Fronte 800]] two-stroke subcompact passenger vehicle.<ref name="Fronte">{{cite web|title=Suzuki Fronte 800|url=http://www.jsae.or.jp/autotech/data_e/1-38e.html|work=240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology|publisher=Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc.|access-date=12 September 2013|quote=Frontes were exhibited at the Tokyo Motor Show from 1962 to 1964, and the 800 cc class small passenger vehicle that was shown as an R & D vehicle was eventually released as the Fronte 800 in 1965. It featured a water-cooled 2-stroke 785 cc power plant and a front-engine front-wheel drive set up mated to a 4-speed transmission that propelled the car to a top speed of 115&nbsp;km/h. Its styling was ahead of its time, which assured its favorable reception.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002131330/http://www.jsae.or.jp/autotech/data_e/1-38e.html|archive-date=2 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** [[Suzuki T20|T20]] motorcycle introduced as "the fastest 250cc motorcycle in the world", aimed at the US market but gets worldwide attention.<ref name="1960s">{{cite web|title=Products History 1960s|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/motorcycle/history/products/products_1960s.html|work=Motorcycle – Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=18 August 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004235259/http://www.globalsuzuki.com/motorcycle/history/products/products_1960s.html|archive-date=4 October 2013}}</ref>
* 1967: [[Thailand]] gets the first motorcycle assembly plant outside Japan, creating Thai Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd.<ref name="1909-" />
** Automobile plant built in [[Iwata, Shizuoka]], Japan.<ref name="1909-" /><ref name="Iwata">{{cite web|title=Iwata Plant|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/productionbase/headoffice/iwata.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=5 September 2013|quote=2500, Iwai, Iwata-shi, Shizuoka.|archive-date=24 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024231720/http://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/productionbase/headoffice/iwata.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** Debut of [[Suzuki Fronte|Fronte 360&nbsp;cc]], two-stroke minivehicle.<ref name="1909-" />

[[File:Paris - Salon de la moto 2011 - Suzuki - T 500 - 001.jpg|thumb|[[Suzuki T500]] at the Salon de la moto 2011 in Paris]]

* 1968: After a winning 1967 season, the Suzuki motorcycle race team withdraws from World Grand Prix due to changes in [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|FIM]] rules. [[Hans-Georg Anscheidt]] rides a 1967 machine in 1968 as a privateer, for the seventh season of Suzuki GP championships.<ref name="Race1960s" />
** Introduction of [[Suzuki Carry#Third generation (L30)|Carry Van]] 360&nbsp;cc, two-stroke minivan with a full [[cab over]] design.<ref name="1909-" />
** Launch of [[Suzuki T series|T500]] motorcycle with an air-cooled parallel-twin 500&nbsp;cc engine, the largest displacement of any two-stroke at the time.<ref name="1960s" />
* 1969: Motorcycle plant built in [[Oyabe, Toyama]], Japan.<ref name="1909-" />

====1970–1980====
[[File:Suzuki Jimny LJ10 001.JPG|thumb|[[Suzuki Jimny]] LJ10]]

* 1970: [[Foundry]] is built in [[Ogasa, Shizuoka]], Japan; automobile plant is built in [[Kosai, Shizuoka]].<ref name="Kosai">{{cite web|title=Kosai Plant|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/productionbase/headoffice/kosai.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=5 September 2013|quote=4520, Shirasuka, Kosai-shi, Shizuoka.|archive-date=16 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116163857/https://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/productionbase/headoffice/kosai.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="1970-">{{cite web|title=History 1970–|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/history/1970.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=18 August 2013}}</ref>
** Frank Whiteway easily wins the 500&nbsp;cc class at the Isle of Man TT race on a production [[Suzuki T series|T500]] motorcycle prepared by Eddie Crooks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Meetings – The official Isle of Man TT website|url=http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events.aspx?meet_code=TT70|work=TT 1970|publisher=Isle of Man Department of Economic Development|access-date=24 August 2013}}</ref>
** [[Suzuki Jimny#LJ10|LJ10]], the first mass-production [[4x4]] domestic mini-car, becomes available in Japan, powered by a 360&nbsp;cc twin cylinder air-cooled two-stroke engine.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Suzuki 4x4: 1970|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/automobile/history/1970.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=26 August 2013|archive-date=28 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328134124/https://www.globalsuzuki.com/automobile/history/1970.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Parry">{{cite news|last=Parry|first=John|title=Jimny the giant killer turns 40|url=http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/06/04/193591_motoring.html|access-date=4 September 2013|newspaper=The Weekly Times|date=4 June 2010|quote=The original Jimny, the LJ10, was unveiled in Japan in 1970 – although it first appeared in Australia in 1974 as the LJ20, powered by a 360cc water-cooled two-stroke engine.|archive-date=16 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116170222/https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/06/04/193591_motoring.html?nk=56c8d0186b0ec01f38eb059dab6ee848-1610816541|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 1971: Production plant for medium to large motorcycles is built in [[Toyokawa, Aichi]], Japan.<ref name="Toyokawa" /><ref name="1970-" />
** [[Suzuki GT750|GT750]] motorcycle debuts with a liquid-cooled two-stroke [[straight-three engine]].<ref name="GT750">{{cite web|title=Suzuki GT750|url=http://www.jsae.or.jp/autotech/data_e/4-17e.html|work=240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology|publisher=Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc.|access-date=12 September 2013|quote=This motorcycle had a water-cooled, 2-stroke, 3-cylinder engine that provided good acceleration over a wide speed range from low to high. Technologies developed for Grand Prix racing were incorporated into the body structure and brakes. Easily visible meters and other features were also provided.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206225145/http://www.jsae.or.jp/autotech/data_e/4-17e.html|archive-date=6 February 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** Suzuki's production motocrosser, the [[List of Suzuki motorcycles|TM400]], arrives to participate in 500&nbsp;cc class [[Motocross World Championship]] racing.<ref name="1970s">{{cite web|title=Products History 1970s|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/motorcycle/history/products/products_1970s.html|work=Motorcycle – Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=18 August 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006033745/http://www.globalsuzuki.com/motorcycle/history/products/products_1970s.html|archive-date=6 October 2013}}</ref>
** Suzuki rider [[Roger De Coster]] becomes the 500&nbsp;cc class World Motocross Champion on his 396&nbsp;cc RN71 factory machine, while teammate (and fellow [[Belgians|Belgian]]) [[Joel Robert]] becomes 250&nbsp;cc class champion.<ref>{{cite web|title=Racing History 1970s MX|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/motorcycle/history/racing/race_mx_1970.html|work=Motorcycles – Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=19 August 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111063352/http://www.globalsuzuki.com/motorcycle/history/racing/race_mx_1970.html|archive-date=11 November 2007}}</ref>
* 1972: Suzuki Parts Manufacturing Company, Ltd., is established in [[Akita Prefecture]], Japan.<ref name="1970-" />
** The Hustler 400 ([[List of Suzuki motorcycles|TS400]]) motorcycle released as a street version of the TM400.<ref name="1970s" />
* 1973: Jitsujiro Suzuki appointed president, and Shunzo Suzuki appointed chairman.
** Canadian subsidiary set up in [[North York]], as [[#Suzuki Canada Inc.|Suzuki Canada]] Ltd., to supply machines and parts to motorcycle dealers in Canada.<ref name="English" />

[[File:1978 Suzuki Motor Chair Z602, front right.jpg|thumb|upright|Suzuki Motor Chair Z602]]

* 1974: Indonesian subsidiary established in [[Jakarta]] as P.T. Suzuki Indonesia Manufacturing.<ref name="1970-" />
** Company enters into medical equipment field with launch of the Suzuki Motor Chair Z600 [[motorized wheelchair]].<ref name="1970-" />
** Expansion into the housing field initiated with Suzuki Home marketing two models of [[prefabricated|prefab]] "Mini-House" and three types of storage sheds.<ref name="1970-" />
** [[Suzuki RE5|RE5]] introduced as the first Japanese (production) motorcycle with a rotary engine in the world.<ref name="RE-5">{{cite web|title=Suzuki RE-5|url=http://www.jsae.or.jp/autotech/data_e/4-19e.html|work=240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology|publisher=Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc.|access-date=12 September 2013|quote=This masterpiece of ambition was equipped with a water-cooled, single-rotor Wankel rotary engine. The RE-5 gained popularity all over the world for its completely unique design by Giorgetto Giugiaro, as well as its peripheral port system and twin mufflers.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002131046/http://www.jsae.or.jp/autotech/data_e/4-19e.html|archive-date=2 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 1975: Delays in compliance with car emission regulations cause severe difficulties for the company.<ref name="1970-" />
** Philippine distributor Rufino D. Antonio and Associates institute a joint venture with Suzuki (Japan) under the name of Antonio Suzuki Corporation, to expand motorcycle sales in the [[Philippines]].<ref name="SPH">{{cite web|title=Suzuki Philippines Incorporated|url=http://www.suzuki.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=61&Itemid=68|work=Company|publisher=Suzuki Philippines Inc.|access-date=25 August 2013|quote=Since 1959, Suzuki came into the Philippine motoring scene through the able management of Rufino D. Antonio and Associates Inc wherein they handled nationwide distribution of Suzuki motorcycles.}}</ref>
** [[Suzuki Jimny#LJ10|LJ50 (Jimny)]] 4x4 released in Australia with a more powerful, export-only, 550 cc liquid-cooled two-stroke straight-three engine.<ref name="Parry" /><ref>{{cite web|title=History of Suzuki 4x4: 1975|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/automobile/history/1975.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=26 August 2013|archive-date=28 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328134126/https://www.globalsuzuki.com/automobile/history/1975.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** [[Suzuki RM series|RM125]] introduced as a production version of the works machine RA75 on which [[Gaston Rahier]] won the 125&nbsp;cc World Motocross GP championship. From 1975 to 1984, Suzuki dominates this class 10 years in a row with Gaston Rahier, [[Akira Watanabe (motorcyclist)|Akira Watanabe]], [[Harry Everts]], [[Eric Geboers]] and [[Michele Rinaldi (motorcyclist)|Michele Rinaldi]].<ref name="1970s" />
** Assembly outside Japan commences for the first time, in Pakistan.<ref name="PSMC">{{cite web|title=Company Milestones|url=http://www.paksuzuki.com.pk/Automobile/Pages/Milestone.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924130316/http://www.paksuzuki.com.pk/Automobile/Pages/Milestone.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 September 2011|publisher=Pak Suzuki Motor Co. Ltd.|access-date=14 September 2013}}</ref> Assembly kits of the [[Suzuki Carry#ST90|ST90 Carry]] and [[Suzuki Jimny#SJ20|LJ80 (Jimny)]] are shipped, both with 800&nbsp;cc engines.<ref name="Nikkei1">{{cite journal | title = Suzuki considers turning out vehicles in Pakistan | location = Tokyo | date = 7 October 1980 | page = 7 | journal = [[Nihon Keizai Shimbun]] }}</ref> Production and sales were done by two local entities (Sind Engineering and Naya Dauer Motor) under the auspices of PACO (Pakistan Automobile Corporation).<ref name="PSMC" /><ref name="Nikkei1" />
* 1976: [[Suzuki GS series|GS Series]] motorcycles released, the GS750 and GS400 are the first four-stroke machines from Suzuki in 20 years.<ref name="1970s" /> 
**[[Pops Yoshimura]] enters the GS750 for the first time in the [[AMA Superbike]] series, wins at [[Laguna Seca Raceway]].<ref name="Superbike1970s">{{cite web|title=Endurance and Superbike Racing History|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/motorcycle/history/racing/race_wsb_1970.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=26 August 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309170952/http://www.globalsuzuki.com/motorcycle/history/racing/race_wsb_1970.html|archive-date=9 March 2014}}</ref>
**Barry Sheene wins 500&nbsp;cc World Championship for Suzuki
**In late 1976, the [[Suzuki Jimny#SJ10|LJ50 Jimny]] became the first Suzuki automobile to be assembled in New Zealand, initially at the modest rate of four cars per day.<ref name=Press76>{{cite news | url = https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19761112.2.88? | title = Assembly in Wanganui | first = Russell | last = Jones | newspaper = [[The Press]] | location = Christchurch, New Zealand | date = 12 November 1976 | page = 10 | via = National Library of New Zealand }}</ref>
* 1977: Debut of [[Suzuki Cervo|Cervo]] two-stroke minivehicle for domestic market, export version introduced the next year with four-stroke engine.<ref name="1970-" />
** Last of the LJ utility 4x4 series, the [[Suzuki Jimny#SJ20|LJ80]], gets a new four-cylinder water-cooled 800&nbsp;cc four-stroke engine, and is exported to Australia and Europe the following year.<ref name="Parry" /><ref>{{cite web|title=History of Suzuki 4x4: 1977|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/automobile/history/1977.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=26 August 2013|archive-date=16 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116163158/https://www.globalsuzuki.com/automobile/history/1977.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Barry Sheene wins second 500&nbsp;cc World Championship for Suzuki
* 1978: Appointment of [[Osamu Suzuki (industrialist)|Osamu Suzuki]] as president, Jitsujiro Suzuki appointed chairman.<ref name="1970-" />
** The flagship model of the [[Suzuki GS series|GS Series]], the GS1000E, becomes available as Suzuki's first 1-litre machine.<ref name="1970s" />
** A Yoshimura GS1000 ridden by Californians [[Mike Baldwin (motorcyclist)|Mike Baldwin]] and [[Wes Cooley (motorcyclist)|Wes Cooley]] wins the first [[Suzuka 8 Hours]] Endurance Road Race.<ref name="Superbike1970s" />
* 1979: [[Suzuki Alto|Alto]] two-stroke minivehicle introduced.<ref name="1970-" /> This car was a massive success, propelling Suzuki into seventh place amongst Japanese car and truck manufacturers, and helped the company's bargaining position when later linking up with [[Isuzu]] and [[General Motors]].<ref name="JEJ">{{cite journal | title = GM ties with two Japanese car makers | location = Tokyo | date = 18 August 1981 | page = 1 | journal = [[Nihon Keizai Shimbun]] }}</ref>

[[File:Suzukikatana1100-2010.JPG|thumb|Suzuki Katana GSX1100]]

* 1980: Suzuki Australia Pty. Ltd. established in [[Sydney]], Australia.<ref name="AutoWeb">{{cite news|title=Suzuki's New Australian Home|url=http://www.autoweb.com.au/cms/A_50364/title_Suzukis-New-Australian-Home/newsarticle.html|access-date=2 September 2013|newspaper=AutoWeb News|date=1 March 1998|quote=Marking a new beginning for the giant Japanese car, motorcycle and marine manufacturer in Australia, the new purpose-built complex will be in Melbourne rather than Sydney, the company's home for 18 years.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322225336/http://www.autoweb.com.au/cms/A_50364/title_Suzukis-New-Australian-Home/newsarticle.html|archive-date=22 March 2012}}</ref>
** Suzuki enters general-purpose engine field by marketing three electric power [[Electrical generator|generator]] models.<ref name="1980-">{{cite web|title=History 1980–|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/history/1980.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=18 August 2013}}</ref>
** Launch of the [[Suzuki GSX series|GSX series]] of motorcycles with four-stroke, [[DOHC]] [[Multi-valve|four-valve]] engines.<ref name="Products1980s">{{cite web|title=Products History 1980s|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/motorcycle/history/products/products_1980s.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=2 September 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102153918/http://www.globalsuzuki.com/motorcycle/history/products/products_1980s.html|archive-date=2 January 2015}}</ref>

====1981–1989====
* 1981: Consolidated (i.e., including [[subsidiaries]]) sales for the [[fiscal year]] reach ¥500 billion.<ref name="1980-" />
** [[General Motors]] and [[Isuzu]] announce cooperation with Suzuki Motor Company in the production and marketing of new "mini-cars". GM purchases a 5.3% stake in Suzuki.<ref>{{cite news|title=G.M., SUZUKI AND ISUZU AGREE TO 'MINI-CAR' DEAL|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/08/13/business/gm-suzuki-and-isuzu-agree-to-mini-car-deal.html|access-date=2 September 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=13 August 1981|quote=The companies hope to gain an edge in the increasingly competive &#91;sic&#93; market for small, fuel-efficient cars with an engine displacement of 1,000 cubic centimeters and under. The agreement provides for each of the three companies to acquire shares in the other companies and to offer mutual technological and marketing assistance.}}</ref><ref name="Neff">{{cite web|last=Neff|first=John|title=GM selling remaining Suzuki stake for $230M|url=http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/17/gm-selling-remaining-suzuki-stake-for-230m/|work=Autoblog|publisher=AOL Inc.|access-date=2 September 2013|date=17 November 2008|quote=GM has held an equity stake in Suzuki since 1981, when it purchased approximately 5.3 percent of the Suzuki shares outstanding. GM's stake was diluted to 3.5 percent in subsequent years, but in 1998 GM increased its holding in Suzuki to 10 percent, and to slightly over 20 percent in 2001. In 2006, GM sold a 17.4 percent stake in Suzuki.}}</ref>
** The [[Suzuki RG 500 gamma|RG Gamma]] (RG Γ) makes its first appearance in [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]]; Suzuki wins sixth-consecutive manufacturer's title, and Suzuki rider [[Marco Lucchinelli]] becomes the 500&nbsp;cc class champion.<ref name="Racing1980sGP">{{cite web|title=Racing History 1980s|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/motorcycle/history/racing/race_wgp_1980.html|work=Motorcycles – Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=19 August 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207105428/http://www.globalsuzuki.com/motorcycle/history/racing/race_wgp_1980.html|archive-date=7 February 2012}}</ref>
** German designer Hans A. Muth uses the motif of the [[Katana|samurai sword]] to create the original GSX1100S [[Suzuki Katana|Katana]], a motorcycle that "typifies Suzuki".<ref name="Products1980s" />
** Production begins on a second generation of 4x4 utility vehicles with 1-litre engines; the SJ410 is designed for export and sold as the [[Suzuki Jimny#Second generation (1981)|Suzuki Samurai]] in Canada, and as the Jimny 1000 in some markets.<ref name="Parry" /><ref>{{cite web|title=1981 – 1995 Suzuki Samurai|url=http://autos.ca.msn.com/photos/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=21231721&page=7|work=MSN Autos Canada|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=3 September 2013|quote=Though the Samurai wasn't the first Suzuki off-roader to be sold in Canada, it was more popular. Arriving in 1981, the rugged and affordable ute quickly became popularity. Unfortunately its high centre of gravity and quick steering made it prone to rollovers. Sales ended in Canada in 1989, but continued in the U.S. until 1995.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091227185218/http://autos.ca.msn.com/photos/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=21231721&page=7|archive-date=27 December 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=History of Suzuki 4x4: 1981|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/automobile/history/1981.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=3 September 2013|quote=In 1981 Suzuki continued to enjoy a developing level of success in the domestic market, but it was with the export of the SJ410 that the company really broke into new markets.|archive-date=28 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128010411/https://www.globalsuzuki.com/automobile/history/1981.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 1982: Aggregate (i.e., sum-total) motorcycle production at the Toyama Plant reaches 5 million units.<ref name="1980-" />
** Italian [[Franco Uncini]], riding a [[Roberto Gallina]] racing team [[Suzuki RG 500 gamma|RG Γ]] motorcycle, takes the Grand Prix championship in the 500&nbsp;cc class. Suzuki wins the manufacturer's title for the seventh consecutive year.<ref name="Racing1980sGP" />
** [[:ja:水谷勝|Masaru Mizutani]] {{in lang|ja}} on his [[Suzuki RG 500 gamma|RG Γ]] takes first place in seven consecutive events and wins the [[All Japan Road Race Championship]] for the 500&nbsp;cc class.<ref name="Racing1980sMX">{{cite web|title=World Championship Motocross Racing/All Japan Road Race & Motocross History 1980s|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/motorcycle/history/racing/race_mx_1980.html|work=Motorcycles – Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=19 August 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926140833/http://www.globalsuzuki.com/motorcycle/history/racing/race_mx_1980.html|archive-date=26 September 2009}}</ref>
** The company and the [[Government of India]] set up [[Maruti Udyog]] as a joint venture for automobile production and distribution.<ref name="Jacob">{{cite news|last=Jacob|first=Jijo|title=CHRONOLOGY-Maruti Suzuki to launch world models from India|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/autoshow-india-suzuki-idUSBOM10088520080109|access-date=11 September 2013|newspaper=Reuters|date=9 January 2008|quote=Suzuki Motor Corp owns 54.2 percent in Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, India's leading car maker.}}</ref>
** The company signs a technological tie-up contract with [[Santana Motor|Land-Rover Santana S.A.]], Spain.<ref name="1980-" />
** Car production begins at [[Pak Suzuki Motors]] in [[Karachi]], Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pak Suzuki Motor Company|url=http://www.brecorder.com/brief-recordings/0:/1226058:pak-suzuki-motor-company/|access-date=7 September 2013|newspaper=Business Recorder|date=29 August 2013|quote=Pak Suzuki Motor Company Limited (PSMCL) is a public limited company that was formed in 1983 as a joint venture between Pakistan Automobile Corporation Limited and Suzuki Motor Corporation Japan. A year later, the Company started its operations, which were initially limited to the assembly and marketing of Suzuki FX.|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923220947/http://www.brecorder.com/brief-recordings/0:/1226058:pak-suzuki-motor-company/|url-status=dead}}</ref> A joint venture with Pakistan Automobile Corporation (PACO), Pak Suzuki was established in September 1982 as Awami Auto Limited.<ref name="Nikkei2">{{cite journal | title = Suzuki to double auto production in Pakistan | location = Tokyo | date = 20 November 1984 | page = 10 | journal = [[Nihon Keizai Shimbun]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Khan|first=Baber|title=The legacy of Suzuki Mehran|url=http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/1691/the-legacy-of-suzuki-mehran/|access-date=7 September 2013|newspaper=The Express Tribune|date=19 September 2010|quote=Years ago some clean shaved kind hearted Japanese men come down to Karachi – better known as the 'city of no-lights' located in the 'country of no-lights' with the same aim as Tata. In 1982 Awami Auto Limited began the production of the Suzuki SS80 or Suzuki FX as we call it and the very next year Awami Autos Ltd was renamed Pak Suzuki Motor Company Ltd which in 1988 ceased the production of FX and brought in the second generation Suzuki Alto which in Pakistan is called Mehran.}}</ref>
** New [[Suzuki Alto|Alto]] minivehicle debuts.<ref name="1980-" />
** The very first production four-wheel [[all-terrain vehicle]] is released; the [[Suzuki LT125D|QuadRunner 125]] begins the era of [[All-terrain vehicle#Four-wheelers|four-wheelers]] and transforms the ATV industry.<ref name="Products1980s" /><ref>{{cite web|last=Elmer|first=Matthew|title=1982 Suzuki LT125|url=http://autos.ca.msn.com/specials/top-10-greatest-atvs?page=2|work=MSN Autos Canada|publisher=Microsoft|access-date=4 September 2013|quote=While the public was still enamoured with the three-wheel layout, Suzuki figured a fourth wheel couldn't hurt. While three-wheelers are nimble and agile, their triangular arrangement made them prone to rollover accidents. The fourth wheel dramatically reduced the risk of toppling over, creating what we recognize today as an ATV.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901183248/http://autos.ca.msn.com/specials/top-10-greatest-atvs?page=2|archive-date=1 September 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Suzuki Mighty Boy 002.JPG|thumb|Suzuki Mighty Boy]]

* 1983: Jitsujiro Suzuki steps down from the chairmanship.<ref name="1980-" />
** A second [[Kosai, Shizuoka]] automobile plant is built for compact cars.<ref name="Kosai" /><ref name="1980-" />
** The [[Suzuki RG250 Gamma|RG250Γ]] motorcycle is released as the first-ever full-blown [[race replica|racer-replica]], with technology developed for the racetrack.<ref name="RG250G">{{cite web|title=Suzuki RG250 Gamma|url=http://www.jsae.or.jp/autotech/data_e/4-23e.html|work=240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology|publisher=Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc.|access-date=12 September 2013|quote=The Suzuki RG250G was the dream machine of road bikes, developed using technologies that Suzuki had accumulated on the Grand Prix racing circuit. Every imaginable technology was packed into the machine, including the first aluminum square-pipe frame in the world to be used on a mass-market motorcycle.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206225220/http://www.jsae.or.jp/autotech/data_e/4-23e.html|archive-date=6 February 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** Launch of the [[Suzuki Mighty Boy|Mighty Boy]] 550&nbsp;cc, 4-cycle mini commercial vehicle.<ref name="1980-" />
** The [[Suzuki Cultus|Cultus]] ([[Suzuki Swift|Swift]]/Forsa/SA310) 1-litre passenger vehicle debuts.<ref name="McGrew">{{cite news|last=McGrew|first=Jonathan|title=Suzuki To Make Swift Return In 2011|url=http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1041985_suzuki-to-make-swift-return-in-2011|access-date=7 September 2013|newspaper=Green Car Reports|date=25 January 2010|quote=The last time the American market saw a Suzuki Swift was in 2001. Some of you might not remember the Swift, but you might recall its very close cousin the Geo Metro. The Suzuki Swift was originally named the Suzuki Cultus and first introduced to the Japanese market in 1983. From 1983 on, the Cultus was marketed in seven countries under several different nameplates, the best-known of which were Suzuki Swift and Geo Metro. Since 2001 we have been without the Swift nameplate, but recent news has pointed to the return of the Suzuki Swift for 2011.}}</ref>
** Production of Suzuki cars begins at Maruti Udyog Ltd. in [[New Delhi]], India.<ref name="1980-" />

[[File:Maruti 800 AC.jpg|thumb|[[Maruti 800|Maruti 800/Suzuki Mehran]], manufactured and sold in India by [[Maruti Suzuki]] and assembled/distributed in Pakistan by [[Pak Suzuki Motors]]<ref name="PSMC" />]]

* 1984: Suzuki New Zealand Ltd. established in [[Wanganui]], New Zealand. Suzuki France S.A. is established in [[Trappes]], France. Suzuki Motor GmbH Deutschland is established in [[Heppenheim]], Germany.<ref name="1980-" />
** Suzuki starts exporting 1-litre Cultus to U.S. automaker General Motors Corp.<ref>{{cite news|title=Suzuki Ships Cars to G.M.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/03/business/suzuki-ships-cars-to-gm.html|access-date=9 September 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=3 April 1984|quote=The first shipload of 900 fuel-efficient, 60-horsepower cars, called the Cultus, left for the United States from central Japan on Sunday, he said. G.M., which owns 5 percent of Suzuki and helped develop the car, wanted to import up to 100,000 of the cars a year. But because the cars are Japanese-made, they fell under that country's United States import quotas and the government allowed G.M. only 17,000.}}</ref>
** An upgraded SJ 4x4, with a 1.3-litre four-cylinder engine and a five-speed gearbox, is released. The [[Suzuki Jimny#SJ413/Samurai|SJ413]] is sold in the U.S. market (as the Samurai) the following year, and ultimately in over 100 countries.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Suzuki 4x4: 1984|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/automobile/history/1984.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=9 September 2013|archive-date=28 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328134117/https://www.globalsuzuki.com/automobile/history/1984.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Sentinel">{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Warren|title=Suzuki Samurai|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1988/05/26/suzuki-samurai/|access-date=9 September 2013|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|date=26 May 1988|quote=When the Suzuki Samurai entered the United States in late 1985... its ride was brutal. Its handling at highway speeds was frightening. And it was noisy... Today the Samurai is selling at the impressive rate of 8,000 vehicles per month, largely to younger buyers, 25 and under. It is also appearing before a growing number of juries in court cases stemming from roll-over accidents... Suzuki says its first-generation Samurai vehicles are safe. The plaintiffs disagree. Presumably, the courts will decide who's right. What's certain is that the 1988 1/2 Samurai is superior to those earlier models that have brought Suzuki so much fortune, fame and trouble.}}</ref><ref name="Holusha">{{cite news|last=Holusha|first=John|title=Suzuki Samurai Vehicles Set Record Sales in August|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/03/business/suzuki-samurai-vehicles-set-record-sales-in-august.html|access-date=9 September 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=3 September 1988|quote=Samurai sales, which had been running at 5,000 to 6,000 a month for the first five months of the year, dipped to 2,199 in June after the Consumers Union report. American Suzuki, which is owned by the Suzuki Motor Company of Japan, heatedly denied the accusation and offered a $2,000 cash incentive to its dealers – a very substantial amount on a vehicle with a base price of $8,495. That allowed dealers to cut prices aggressively, and at the same time Suzuki increased its advertising.}}</ref>
** Suzuki signs a car production technical assistance contract with [[China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation]].<ref name="1980-" />
** Introduction of the [[Suzuki GSX-R750|GSX-R750]] motorcycle with an oil-cooled 4-cylinder DOHC engine.<ref name="GSX-R750">{{cite web|title=Suzuki GSX･R750|url=http://www.jsae.or.jp/autotech/data_e/4-24e.html|work=240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology|publisher=Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc.|access-date=12 September 2013|quote=The Suzuki GSX-R750 came onto the market equipped with the styling and mechanisms of endurance-racing motorcycles. Suzuki incorporated into this mass-market vehicle technologies that it had developed through its racing experience, and it became a best-seller in the 750 cc class.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206225225/http://www.jsae.or.jp/autotech/data_e/4-24e.html|archive-date=6 February 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 1985: Aggregate sales of Alto in Japan reach 1 million units.<ref>{{cite news|title=JAPAN: Suzuki's Alto minicar hits 4 million mark|url=http://www.just-auto.com/news/suzukis-alto-minicar-hits-4-million-mark_id75163.aspx|access-date=12 September 2013|newspaper=just-auto.com|date=8 August 2001|quote=Sales reached one million in 1985 and the three million mark was passed in 1993. However, expansion of Suzuki's subcompact lineup and the increasing popularity of RV-style subcompacts like Suzuki's own Type R slowed production of the Alto.|archive-date=3 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703085740/https://www.just-auto.com/news/suzukis-alto-minicar-hits-4-million-mark_id75163.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** Suzuki of America Automotive Corp. established in [[Brea, California]]. [[Suzuki Samurai|Samurai]] introduced in USA.<ref>{{cite news|last=Horovitz|first=Bruce|title=Introducing Low-Price 'Samurai' in November : Suzuki to Market Jeep Competitor|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-08-20-fi-2129-story.html|access-date=15 September 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=20 August 1985|quote=Analysts said Suzuki will be the pioneer in the 'mini-sport utility' market, a segment in which the domestic companies have announced no plans to compete. The Big Three U.S. auto makers all sell full-size off-road vehicles, and American Motors has long been a major competitor with its Jeep line.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Sloane|first=Leonard|title=Advertising; New Spots For Suzuki: 'Never Dull'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/09/21/business/advertising-new-spots-for-suzuki-never-dull.html|access-date=12 September 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=21 September 1987|quote='This car is available in 103 countries throughout the world, this being the 103d, not the first,' said N. Douglas Mazza, vice president and general manager of the Suzuki of America Automotive Corporation in Brea, Calif. 'In the 102 other countries, they see it as a sports-utility car. But in our campaign, you won't see any reference to what kind of car it is. Let the buyer define it.'}}</ref>
** Company signs a motorcycle production technical tie-up contract with [[Jinan Qingqi]] Motorcycle Co., Ltd. in China.<ref name="Qingqi">{{cite web|title=Jinan Qingqi Motorcycle Co., Ltd.|url=http://en.qingqi.com.cn/|work=About Us|publisher=qingqi.com.cn|access-date=12 September 2013|quote=JINAN QINGQI MOTORCYCLE CO., LTD.(JNQQ) was established in 1956, the headquarters is in Jinan City, Shandong Province, where the first civil motorcycle of China was made. Since 1985, Jinan QINGQI started to work with SUZUKI (JAPAN) technically, and manufactured the first scooter in mainland of China. Established the Joint Venture with SUZUKI in 1996, with PEUGEOT in 2006, and became the only company who has 2 different technical systems from both Europe and Japan.}}</ref>
** Production of Suzuki cars begins at [[Santana Motors|Santana S.A.]], Spain.<ref name="1980-" /> The factory is in [[Linares, Jaén|Linares, Andalusia]].
** [[Scooter (motorcycle)|Scooter]] production started at [[Avello (motorcycle)|Avello S.A.]] of Spain.<ref name="motosiklet.suzuki.com.tr">{{cite web |title=Kurumsal |url=http://motosiklet.suzuki.com.tr/kurumsal.aspx |website=motosiklet.suzuki.com.tr |access-date=14 August 2019 |language=tr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814183129/http://motosiklet.suzuki.com.tr/kurumsal.aspx |archive-date=14 August 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 1986: [[#American Suzuki Motor Corp.|American Suzuki Motor Corp.]] is established in Brea, California, to consolidate operations in USA.<ref name="1980-" />
** Suzuki reaches an agreement with General Motors Corp. of Canada for cooperation in establishment of a joint venture company.<ref>{{cite news|title=G.M., SUZUKI IN CANADA TIE|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/28/business/gm-suzuki-in-canada-tie.html|access-date=12 September 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=28 August 1986|quote=Unlike three other Asian auto plants being built in Canada, the companies said they have agreed to abide by a treaty between the United States and Canada requiring greater Canadian content in cars produced here.}}</ref>

[[File:Suzuki VS 1400 Intruder P8291639.JPG|thumb|Suzuki VS 1400 Intruder]]

* 1987: Aggregate car exports from Japan reach 2 million units. Annual global sales of automobiles reach 1 million units.<ref name="1980-" />
** [[Suzuki Cultus|Cultus]]/[[Suzuki Swift|Swift]] production began in Colombia.{{Citation needed|date=August 2013}}
** Suzuki reaches an agreement with Mazda Motor Corp. for cooperation in production of micro-mini vehicles.<ref>{{cite web|title=MAZDA:1980–1989|url=http://www.mazda.com/profile/history/1980_1989.html|work=History|publisher=Mazda Motor Corporation|access-date=12 September 2013}}</ref>
* 1988: [[Suzuki Escudo|Escudo]] (Vitara/Sidekick) 1.6-litre, four-cycle compact 4x4 vehicle debuts.<ref name="Krebs">{{cite web|last=Krebs|first=Michelle|title=Suzuki's Grand Vitara, a Granddaddy of SUVs, Shifts Gears|url=http://www.edmunds.com/autoobserver-archive/2008/08/suzukis-grand-vitara-a-granddaddy-of-suvs-shifts-gears.html|work=AutoObserver|publisher=Edmunds Inc.|access-date=12 September 2013|quote=But before the Toyota and Honda SUVs were even a gleam in product planners' eyes, Suzuki had virtually invented the compact soft-roader market with the 1988 debut of the Escudo in Japan and launched a year later in the U.S. as the Sidekick.}}</ref>
** Magazine published by [[Consumers Union]] claims the Samurai 4x4 is prone to rolling over. The [[National Highway Traffic Safety Administration]] rejects demands for a Samurai recall.<ref name="Sentinel" /><ref name="Holusha" /><ref name="ODell">{{cite news|last=O'Dell|first=John|title=Samurai Sales Plunge Sparks Shuffle at American Suzuki|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-09-26-fi-322-story.html|access-date=12 September 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=26 September 1989|quote=Also Monday, American Suzuki announced its 1990 automobile lineup. The Samurai is being de-emphasized, with fewer models and options being offered. Meanwhile, the Sidekick—a squat version of the Samurai with a lower center of gravity, is being offered in several new configurations. As last year, there will be three models of the Swift.}}</ref>
** [[Suzuki Swift|Swift]] sales begin in the United States.<ref name="ODell" />
** Suzuki shut down their New Zealand plant on 31 December 1988, returning to importing fully built-up cars as production of all models had only been about four cars per day.<ref name=end88>{{cite news | url = https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19881209.2.161.5 | title = New Zealand Industry Plan wins battle | first = Peter | last = Greenslade | newspaper = [[The Press]] | location = Christchurch, New Zealand | date = 9 December 1988 | page = 38 | via = National Library of New Zealand }}</ref>
* 1989: Aggregate car production reached 10 million units.<ref name="1980-" />
** Production of Suzuki cars begins at [[CAMI Automotive]] Inc. in [[Ontario]], Canada.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lienert|first=Paul|title=Japan Has 50% Of U.s. Car Market Within Reach|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1989/03/12/japan-has-50-of-us-car-market-within-reach/|access-date=12 September 2013|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=12 March 1989|quote=- General Motors Corp. is importing nearly 150,000 units a year from Japanese affiliates Isuzu Motors Ltd. and Suzuki Motor Co. Ltd. and buys another 100,000 to 150,000 units a year from New United Motor Manufacturing Inc., its joint venture in Fremont, California, with Toyota Motor Corp. (GM's joint venture in Canada with Suzuki, called Cami Automotive, is expected to provide another 120,000 utility vehicles a year to the U.S. automaker. The plant is scheduled to open in April.)}}</ref>
** [[Suzuki Sidekick|Sidekick]] sales begin in the United States.<ref name="Krebs" />

====1990–2000====
[[File:Esztergom Suzuki plant.JPG|thumb|"A gem set in the Suzuki world." The plant in [[Esztergom]], Hungary is built on a site covering some {{convert|350000|sqm}}.<ref name="Magyar" />]]

* 1990: Company changes its name to Suzuki Motor Corporation.<ref name="1990-">{{cite web|title=History 1990–|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/history/1990.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=18 August 2013}}</ref>
** [[Kei car]] standards are upgraded. New mini-vehicles are released under the latest specifications: engine capacity raised to 660&nbsp;cc; overall length extended to {{convert|10.8|ft}}.<ref>{{cite news|title=P.M. BRIEFING : Japanese Upgrade Mini-Vehicles|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-03-05-fi-1611-story.html|access-date=13 September 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=5 March 1990|quote=Japanese auto makers have started marketing mini-vehicles with upgraded standards, bolstering prospects for recovery of the mini-car market, industry sources said today.}}</ref>
* 1991: Consolidated sales reach ¥1 trillion.<ref name="1990-" />
** Suzuki signs a car production contract in Hungary, establishing [[Magyar Suzuki]] Corporation.<ref name="Magyar">{{cite web|title=Suzuki in Hungary|url=http://www.suzuki.hu/pages/display/corporate/content/company/history|publisher=Magyar Suzuki Zrt.|access-date=13 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Bohlen|first=Celestine|title=Suzuki Starts Joint Venture in Hungary|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/04/25/business/suzuki-starts-joint-venture-in-hungary.html|access-date=13 September 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=25 April 1991|quote=The Suzuki Motor Corporation began the first major Japanese investment in Eastern Europe today, signing a joint venture project that will start producing hatchback passenger cars at a former Soviet military base in northern Hungary next year. The $235 million Magyar Suzuki plant, near the Danube River in the city of Esztergom, represents the largest single foreign investment in Hungary.}}</ref>
** Production of Suzuki cars begins in Korea through a technical tie-up with [[DSME|Daewoo Shipbuilding and Heavy Machinery Ltd.]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Why Gm And Daewoo Wound Up on the Road To Nowhere|url=http://www.businessweek.com/stories/1991-09-22/why-gm-and-daewoo-wound-up-on-the-road-to-nowhere|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113070549/http://www.businessweek.com/stories/1991-09-22/why-gm-and-daewoo-wound-up-on-the-road-to-nowhere|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 January 2013|access-date=13 September 2013|newspaper=Bloomberg Businessweek|date=22 September 1991|first=James B. |last=Treece|quote=Like its local rivals, Daewoo was looking more to the protected—and lucrative—domestic market, which bought 60% of all Korean-built cars in 1989, up from only 33% in 1987. But its rivals were introducing cars with newer technology. When GM balked at Daewoo's request for newer models to keep up, the Korean company inked a technology-sharing deal with Japan's Suzuki Motor Co.}}</ref>
** [[Suzuki Cappuccino|Cappuccino]] mini two-seater convertible debuts.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Good Oil: A big deal in a small package|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/motoring/news/article.cfm?c_id=9&objectid=11116973|access-date=13 September 2013|newspaper=New Zealand Herald|date=31 August 2013|quote=Looking like the runt of the litter from an unholy union between a Mazda MX-5 and a Dodge Viper, the Cappuccino was a rear-wheel drive convertible that featured a removable roof and roll bar and was powered by a mighty 657cc three-cylinder engine. It was produced from 1991 until 1997 and a few are still visible on local roads, but now it seems there is a rumour doing the rounds that Suzuki is considering reviving its little RWD hero for a launch in 2016!}}</ref>
* 1992: Production of Suzuki cars begins at the new plant of [[Pak Suzuki Motors]] in Karachi, Pakistan.<ref name="1990-" />
** Production and sales of Hungarian-built Suzuki cars begin.<ref name="Magyar" />
** Suzuki becomes a 50% partner in [[Maruti Udyog]].<ref name="Hero">{{cite news|title=India's car market: Local hero|url=https://www.economist.com/business/1997/08/14/local-hero|access-date=14 September 2013|newspaper=The Economist|date=14 August 1997|quote=Under the terms of the joint venture, Suzuki and the government take turns in nominating MUL's managing director, for five years at a time. The present boss, Ravindra Bhargava, was Suzuki's choice. His term runs out this month, and the government and Suzuki cannot agree on his successor. The head of the Japanese firm, Osamu Suzuki, has been invited to India to help make the final decision. Even if a compromise is reached, this may be just a preliminary skirmish in a battle for control.}}</ref>
* 1993: Aggregate (i.e., sum-total) motorcycle production at Thai Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd. reaches 2 million units.<ref name="1990-" />
** Passenger car production/sales began at Suzuki [[Egypt]] S.A.E.<ref name="1990-" />
** Suzuki signs joint-venture contracts for production of passenger cars and motorcycles in China.<ref>{{cite news|title=Two-wheel Drive From Japan|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1993/07/11/two-wheel-drive-from-japan/|access-date=18 September 2013|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=11 July 1993|quote=Suzuki formed Wangjian Suzuki Motorcycle Co., owned 50 percent by Wangjiang Machine Building Plant, 35 percent by Suzuki and 15 percent by Nissho Iwai Corp., in last month to produce 7,500 250-cubic centimeter Suzuki motorcycles in the first year and 50,000 in the third year.}}</ref><ref name="Tycho">{{cite web|title=Suzuki Alto 20th Anniversary Edition hits the China car market|url=http://www.carnewschina.com/2013/07/01/suzuki-alto-20th-anniversary-edition-hits-the-china-car-market/|work=China Auto News|publisher=CarNewsChina.com|access-date=18 September 2013|first=Tycho|last=de Feijter|date=1 July 2013|quote=The Suzuki Alto 20th Anniversary Edition has been launched on the China car market, price starts at 52.400 yuan and ends at 61.400 yuan. Best thing: it comes only in Pink! The pinky special edition celebrates the 20th birthday of the Chang'an-Suzuki joint venture that started making the second generation Suzuki Alto in June 1993.}}</ref>
** [[Suzuki Wagon R|Wagon R]] minivehicle debuts, wins 1993 [[RJC Car of the Year]] award.<ref name="Wagon">{{cite web|title=Suzuki Wagon R|url=http://www.jsae.or.jp/autotech/data_e/1-77e.html|work=240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology|publisher=Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc.|access-date=12 September 2013|quote=The Wagon R has a short bonnet and a tall body style. Featuring upright seats for ease of ingress and egress, its spacious passenger compartment accommodates 4 adults. It has a fully flat luggage compartment with a generous amount of space. The Wagon R has a highly rigid body and a wide field of vision and demonstrates its environmental consciousness by adopting the new R134a refrigerant. Named the 1993 RJC Car of the Year.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918060149/http://www.jsae.or.jp/autotech/data_e/1-77e.html|archive-date=18 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Japan's Mini Invasion|url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/1999/01/17/japan-s-mini-invasion.html|access-date=18 September 2013|newspaper=Newsweek|date=17 January 1999|first1=Hideko |last1=Takayama|first2=George |last2=Wehrfritz|quote=Suzuki called it the Wagon R. Launched in late 1993, Aoshima's creation became Japan's car of the decade. It accommodates four adults and luggage, and has seats that recline, fold flat into a bed or tuck away to maximize storage space. 'It's like a 4.5-tatami room,' marvels one Tokyo-based analyst, referring to the multifunctional spaces in small Japanese homes. Every Japanese minicar maker borrowed the Wagon R concept, and it appeared later in the two Mercedes designs, the A-class and the Smart.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506232422/http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/1999/01/17/japan-s-mini-invasion.html|archive-date=6 May 2012}}</ref>
* 1994: Aggregate sales of Suzuki cars in Japan reach 10 million units.<ref name="1990-" />
** [[Maruti Udyog]] of India aggregate car production reach 1 million units.<ref name="Maruti5">{{cite news|title=Maruti rolls out five millionth car|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/04/28/stories/2005042804191700.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050501061037/http://www.hindu.com/2005/04/28/stories/2005042804191700.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 May 2005|access-date=19 September 2013|date=28 April 2005|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|quote=The first Maruti vehicle, a Maruti 800, was rolled out on 14 December 1983. The first million was reached in March 1994 while the second million was completed in October 1997. The three millionth vehicle was rolled out in June 2000 while the four millionth vehicle was manufactured in April 2003, the last million being the fastest, coming in just two years.}}</ref>
** Suzuki and Isuzu Motors Ltd. agree to dissolve their business tie-up.<ref name="1990-" />
* 1995: Aggregate sales of Suzuki mini-vehicles in Japan reach 10 million units, aggregate motorcycle exports from Japan reached 20 million units.<ref name="1990-" />
** Suzuki pulls out of its capital tie-up with Santana S.A. in Spain but continues car-related technical cooperation.<ref name="1990-" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Davison|first=Phil|title=Spanish town 'at war' with Suzuki_ Phil Davison writes from Linares on an upsurge of bitter anti-Japanese feeling|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/spanish-town-at-war-with-suzuki-phil-davison-writes-from-linares-on-an-upsurge-of-bitter-antijapanese-feeling-1428331.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/spanish-town-at-war-with-suzuki-phil-davison-writes-from-linares-on-an-upsurge-of-bitter-antijapanese-feeling-1428331.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=19 September 2013|newspaper=The Independent|date=11 March 1994|quote=Last month, Suzuki, owners of 84 per cent of Andalusia's only car plant, Santana Motor, announced a 'suspension of payments' – its liquidity could not cover its short-term debts. It said it would not invest another peseta, that a new investor would have to come up with 38 billion pesetas (around pounds 190m) and that 60 per cent of Santana's 2,400 workers would have to go.}}</ref>
* 1996: Aggregate sales of [[Suzuki Carry|Carry]] in Japan reach 3 million units.<ref name="1990-" />
** Vietnam Suzuki corporation starts production of motorcycles and automobiles in the [[Bien Hoa]] industrial zone.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dever|first=Paul|title=Suzuki Motorcycle and Truck Joint Venture Begins Operation|url=http://www.theautochannel.com/news/date/19961208/news02711.html|access-date=19 September 2013|newspaper=The Auto Channel|date=6 December 1996|quote=The Associated Press reported that Suzuki Motor Corp.'s joint venture with Vietnam has started operating an assembly plant to make light trucks and motorcycles. The financial newspaper Investment said the factory, located in the Bien Hoa industrial zone north of Ho Chi Minh City, had set a production goal of 10,000 trucks and 30,000 motorcycles per year. The venture's product will be sold locally in Viet Nam and exported.}}</ref><ref name="VNS">{{cite news|title=Suzuki turns first sod on factory project|url=http://vietnamnews.vn/Economy/223984/suzuki-turns-first-sod-on-factory-project.html|access-date=19 September 2013|newspaper=Viet Nam News|date=26 April 2012|quote=Viet Nam Suzuki Corp began to manufacture motorbikes at Binh Da factory in Dong Nai in 1996.|archive-date=29 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129143109/https://vietnamnews.vn/Economy/223984/suzuki-turns-first-sod-on-factory-project.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="VIR">{{cite web|title=Authorities suspicious of Suzuki tax scandal|url=http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/84535/authorities-suspicious-of-suzuki-tax-scandal.html|work=VietNamNet Bridge|access-date=19 September 2013|quote=Suzuki has been operating in Vietnam since 1996 with the construction of a motorcycle and automobile plant in Long Binh Techno Park in Dong Nai Province. In 2006, it built a new motorcycle plant to meet demands from the expanding market in Vietnam with an annual output of 80,000 units, also in Long Binh Techno Park.}}</ref>
** Production of Suzuki Motorcycles begins at [[Jinan Qingqi]] Suzuki Motorcycle Co., Ltd., China.<ref name="Qingqi" />
* 1997: Achieved 10&nbsp;million cumulative automobile sales for overseas market.<ref name="1990-" />
** [[Four stroke]] [[outboard]] motors win the Innovation Award at The International Marine Trade Exhibit and Conference (IMTEC) in [[Chicago]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Suzuki Wins Product Innovation Award at IMTEC 97|url=http://www.rbbi.com/folders/show/97imtec/suzukipi.htm|work=Recreational Boating Building Industry|publisher=Polson Enterprises|access-date=20 September 2013|date=25 September 1997}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=What's New in Boat Engines|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1998/07/16/whats-new-in-boat-engines/|access-date=20 September 2013|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|date=16 July 1998|first=Dean Travis |last=Clarke|quote=Suzuki also qualifies as a four-stroke innovator, having won the American marine industry's top prize last year for its 65- and 75-horsepower models. Tests show that Suzuki has better acceleration than its competitors. In fact, Suzuki's engines have proved to be so good that the company now makes all the four-strokes for Outboard Marine Corp.'s Evinrude and Johnson lines.}}</ref>
** American Suzuki Motor Corp. publicly accuses [[Consumers Union]] of rigging 1988 test results for the Samurai 4x4, using videotape obtained through the discovery process in the [[Suzuki v. Consumers Union]] lawsuit.<ref>{{cite news|last=Collings|first=Anthony|title=Suzuki accuses Consumer Reports publisher of rigging tests|url=http://www.cnn.com/US/9704/22/suzuki.cu/index.html|access-date=9 September 2013|newspaper=CNN|date=22 April 1997|quote=The auto manufacturer released what it said was evidence that CU, which publishes Consumer Reports magazine, rigged results in 1988 to make the vehicle look bad and boost magazine sales.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Peterson|first=Iver|title=Suzuki Says Testers Sought To Prove A Car Unsafe|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/23/us/suzuki-says-testers-sought-to-prove-a-car-unsafe.html|access-date=9 September 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=23 April 1997|quote=In its comment on roll-over standards, presented to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration yesterday, the car maker included an affidavit from a former Consumers Union test mechanic that after the car failed to tip after several runs, a senior Consumers Reports editor in effect instructed the testers to find someone who could make the car go up on two wheels. Suzuki said a videotape of the test, obtained from Consumers Union under a court procedure, also reveals a car tester yelling, 'All right, Ricky baby!' when a Samurai driven by Richard Small tipped up in a test.}}</ref>
** Suzuki goes to the [[International Court of Arbitration]] over the Indian government's appointment of a senior executive at Maruti Udyog Ltd.<ref name="Hero" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Mitra|first=Sumit|title=On a crash course|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/economy/story/19971110-wrestling-bout-between-government-and-suzuki-for-control-of-maruti-escalates-830886-1997-11-09|access-date=14 September 2013|newspaper=India Today|date=10 November 1997|quote=In the ongoing wrestling bout between the Industry Ministry and Suzuki Motor Company (SMC) of Japan for the control of Maruti Udyog Limited (MUL), the Indian side has put its opponent on a half nelson.}}</ref>

[[File:Hayabusa.jpg|thumb|Suzuki Hayabusa GSX1300R]]

* 1998: Suzuki and [[General Motors]] Corporation agree on joint development of compact vehicles, both companies agree to strengthen their business tie-up and form a strategic alliance. GM changes its equity stake in Suzuki from 3.3% to 10%.<ref>{{cite news|title=COMPANY NEWS; AUTO MAKER TO TRIPLE ITS STAKE IN SUZUKI MOTOR|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/17/business/company-news-auto-maker-to-triple-its-stake-in-suzuki-motor.html|access-date=11 September 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=17 September 1998|quote=G.M. is strong in North America, Latin America and Europe, but it does not have a big presence in Asia. It hopes to use Suzuki as a springboard to increase its presence there.}}</ref>
** Suzuki and the Indian government settle their dispute over the Indian government's appointment of a senior executive at Maruti Udyog Ltd.<ref>{{cite web|title=Government, Suzuki resolve Maruti row|url=http://www.rediff.com/business/1998/jun/08maruti.htm|work=Rediff on the Net|access-date=14 September 2013|date=8 June 1998|quote=The government has signed a memorandum of understanding and settlement with the Suzuki Motor Corporation under which appointments of chairmen and managing directors of their joint venture, Maruti Udyog Limited, will be made only after mutual consultation.}}</ref>
** [[Changan Suzuki]] Automobile Co., Ltd. begins production of passenger cars in [[Chongqing]], China.<ref>{{cite web|title=Changan Automobile Company Limited|url=http://www.globalchangan.com/About/cooper.shtml|work=Changan Suzuki Automobile Co., Ltd|publisher=Chongqing Changan Automobile Company Limited|access-date=20 September 2013|quote=Changan Suzuki Automobile Co., Ltd now has 4176 staffs, of which there're about 880 management and technology personnel. Changan Suzuki is mainly engaged in four products series: LingYang (came to market in June 1998); Swift (came to market in April 2005); TianYu SX4 (sedan) (came to market by the end of 2006) and SX4 (hatchback) (came to market in March 2007); new Alto (came to market in September 2009).|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055358/http://www.globalchangan.com/About/cooper.shtml|archive-date=21 September 2013}}</ref>
** A new joint venture with the government of [[Burma]] opens a manufacturing plant in [[Yangon]].<ref name="suzukiburma" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Miyazaki|first=Ken|title=Suzuki looks to restart business in Myanmar|url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/asia/south_east_asia/AJ201203090058|access-date=20 September 2013|newspaper=Asahi Shimbun|date=9 March 2012|quote=The maker had produced motorcycles and small commercial vehicles in Myanmar under a joint company with a state-backed enterprise since 1998, when the country was ruled by a military government.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053627/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/asia/south_east_asia/AJ201203090058|archive-date=21 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Myanmar Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd.|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=114128227|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053852/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=114128227|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 September 2013|work=Businessweek.com|publisher=Bloomberg|access-date=20 September 2013|quote=Myanmar Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd. manufactures motorcycles, small passenger cars, and commercial vehicles. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corp.}}</ref>
** Introduction of GSX 1300R [[Suzuki Hayabusa|Hayabusa]] 1299&nbsp;cc [[sport bike]], the [[fastest production motorcycle]] in 1999–2000 model years.<ref name="Brown2006">{{Citation |pages=214–215 |last=Brown |first=Roland |title=The Ultimate History of Fast Motorcycles |publisher=Parragon |year=2006 |location=Bath, UK |isbn=1-4054-7303-7 }}</ref><ref name="Hyde" /><ref name="Hayabusa">{{cite web|title=Suzuki Hayabusa|url=http://www.jsae.or.jp/autotech/data_e/4-28e.html|work=240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology|publisher=Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan|access-date=16 October 2013|quote=The Suzuki Hayabusa had a 1299 cc 4-cylinder DOHC engine, which employed the latest electronic fuel injection system. High-speed plated cylinders were used for the engine, and excellent piston cooling efficiency was achieved through the use of a compact and lightweight cylinder block and crankshaft. The multi-reflector low beam and projector high beam were characteristically laid out one above the other. Large air intakes to introduce boost pressure were laid out on both sides of the lights in locations that maximize running wind pressure. This contributed to greatly increased horsepower and torque. A large capacity clutch helped to realize fine gear engagement and light clutch feeling. The aerodynamic performance was optimized by an elaborate design around the cowling featuring a one-piece front fender, air intakes, and the like, as well as by optimal layout of the radiator and oil cooler.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016233916/http://www.jsae.or.jp/autotech/data_e/4-28e.html|archive-date=16 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** Ryosaku "Rick" Suzuki, grandson of [[Michio Suzuki (inventor)|Michio Suzuki]], becomes president of [[#American Suzuki Motor Corp.|American Suzuki Motor Corp.]]<ref>{{cite news|last=O'Dell|first=John|title=American Suzuki Names New President|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-12-fi-53149-story.html|access-date=2 October 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=12 December 1998|quote=American Suzuki Motor Corp. has appointed longtime company executive Rick Suzuki as its new president. He had been president of CAMI Automotive Inc., an auto manufacturing joint venture of Suzuki Motor Corp. and General Motors of Canada. Suzuki will be responsible for directing all of Brea-based American Suzuki's operations, including its automotive, motorcycle and marine divisions. Suzuki began his career with Suzuki Motor Corp. in Japan in 1974. He joined Suzuki Canada Inc. in 1987 and was responsible for overseeing operations for all three divisions of the Canadian subsidiary. He launched Suzuki Motor's automotive division operations in Canada.}}</ref><ref name="Krebs2">{{cite web|last=Krebs|first=Michelle|title=Rick Suzuki: Fall on Sword Justified?|url=http://www.edmunds.com/autoobserver-archive/2008/04/rick-suzuki-fall-on-sword-justified.html|work=AutoObserver|publisher=Edmunds.com|access-date=2 October 2013|date=30 April 2008|quote=In a March letter to employees, the 60-year-old Rick Suzuki wrote that he would step down 'to bear responsibility' for the automaker's poor sales and earnings. No timeframe was given for his departure. Chairman of American Suzuki since 1998, he is the grandson of Suzuki Motor Corp. founder Michio Suzuki.}}</ref>
* 1999: Aggregate motorcycle production reaches 40 million units, aggregate sales of Wagon R in Japan reach 1 million units.<ref name="1990-" />
** [[Jiangxi]] [[Changhe]] Suzuki Automobile Co., Ltd. receives official approval from the Chinese government for production of commercial vehicles.<ref name="1990-" />
** General Motors Argentina, S.A. and Suzuki Motor Corporation form an industrial and commercial alliance by which [[History of General Motors#General Motors in Argentina|General Motors in Argentina]] distributes all Suzuki automotive products.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bowman|first=Bill|title=GM Argentina|url=http://history.gmheritagecenter.com/wiki/index.php/GM_Argentina|work=Generations of GM History|publisher=GM Heritage Center|access-date=30 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404132748/http://history.gmheritagecenter.com/wiki/index.php/GM_Argentina|archive-date=4 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 2000: The corporation commemorates its 80th anniversary.<ref name="Corp2000">{{cite web|title=History 2000|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/history/2000.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=18 August 2013}}</ref>
** Aggregate car production at the [[Kosai, Shizuoka|Kosai]] Plant reaches 10 million units.<ref name="Corp2000" />
** Suzuki vehicle production starts at [[History of General Motors#General Motors in Argentina|General Motors Argentina]].<ref name="Corp2000" />
** GM raises its stake in Suzuki Motor Corp. to 20 percent.<ref>{{cite news|title=TIMELINE: Key dates in General Motors' history|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-gm-chronology-sb-idUSTRE54S5ZN20090529|access-date=30 September 2013|newspaper=Reuters|date=29 May 2009}}</ref>

====2001–2009====
* 2001: Aggregate worldwide sales of [[Suzuki Jimny|Jimny/SJ]] reaches 2 million units, production of [[Suzuki Alto|Alto]] reaches 4 million units.<ref name="Corp2001">{{cite web|title=History 2001|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/history/2001.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=18 August 2013|archive-date=19 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219185511/http://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/history/2001.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** Suzuki achieves "Zero-Level" target of [[landfill]] waste.<ref name="Corp2001" />
** [[Suzuki Aerio|Aerio]] compact car (aka Liana for ''Life in a New Age'') introduced at the [[Geneva Motor Show#2001|Geneva Motor Show]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Jaguar Takes the Wraps Off the X-Type, Its $30,000 Make-or-Break Machine|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-mar-07-hw-34184-story.html|access-date=30 September 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=7 March 2001|first=Terril Yue |last=Jones|quote=Also unveiled in Switzerland for the Geneva show and likely to come to America: the Suzuki Liana, a five-door compact minivan-like vehicle known in Japan as the Aerio. The Liana, based on the Suzuki Esteem, will come in front-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive configurations.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Suzuki Liana|url=http://www.fleetnews.co.uk/cars/reviews/suzuki/liana/saloon-2001/16-gl-4dr/33234/|work=Fleet News|publisher=Bauer Automotive|access-date=30 September 2013|date=7 March 2001|quote=SUZUKI is claiming its new hatchback will bring unbeatable value to the compact business car sector when it is launched this month. Priced from £9,995 on-the-road, the Liana – short for Life in a New Age – is a five-door, five-seat model that has the potential to drive Suzuki into the heartland of the C segment by offering significantly higher perceived value than European market pacesetters like the Volkswagen Golf and Ford Focus.}}</ref>
** Suzuki Motor Corp. (Japan) and [[#American Suzuki Motor Corp.|American Suzuki Motor Corp.]] jointly create Suzuki Manufacturing of America Corporation (SMAC) to build [[all-terrain vehicle]]s for sale in the U.S. and Canada, as well as for export.<ref>{{cite web|last=Waters|first=Pattie|title=SMAC is Born – Suzuki Opens North American ATV Manufacturing Facility|url=http://www.off-road.com/atv/feature/smac-is-born-suzuki-opens-north-american-atv-manufacturing-facility-29611.html|work=Off-Road.com|publisher=VerticalScope|access-date=2 October 2013|date=1 October 2002|quote=Suzuki Manufacturing of America Corporation (SMAC) was created in 2001 to establish Suzuki's first US manufacturing facility. SMAC will initially be building ATV's in {{sic|it|'s|nolink=y|expected=its}} 100,000 square foot manufacturing facility located on Technology Parkway in Rome, Georgia.}}</ref>
* 2002: Achieved 30 million cumulative automobile sales for worldwide market.<ref name="Corp2002">{{cite web|title=History 2002|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/history/2002.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=18 August 2013|archive-date=19 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219175625/http://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/history/2002.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** Introduction of the [[Suzuki Choinori|Choinori]] low-cost scooter.<ref name="Choinori">{{cite web|title=Suzuki Choinori|url=http://www.jsae.or.jp/autotech/data_e/4-29e.html|work=240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology|publisher=Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan|access-date=12 September 2013|quote=The Suzuki Choinori was developed to be mainly used for short journeys for commuting and shopping. The appropriate engine output, body structure, and required functions were reviewed from the basic design phase in pursuit of mass reduction, rationalization of parts, and high quality. It achieved mass reduction of about 40% compared with a conventional scooter by reducing the size of parts, the application of a new engine, a newly designed frame, and by careful reduction of the number of plastic parts. Such rationalization, including a reduction in the number of parts tightened by nuts and bolts, enabled the Choinori to be sold at the low price of 59,800 yen. Colored resin was used for plastic parts to provide 6 body colors without the need for painting. A new high-speed cylinder plating technology was introduced for the newly developed 4-stroke engine to enable high-speed processing at low cost. This reduced the weight of the engine by about 40% compared with a conventional 50 cc engine.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013091253/http://www.jsae.or.jp/autotech/data_e/4-29e.html|archive-date=13 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:CONCEPT・S2.JPG|thumb|Suzuki's Concept S2 previews design concepts for the second generation Swift at the 2003 [[Osaka Auto Messe]]]]

** SMAC opens Suzuki's only U.S. manufacturing facility in [[Rome, Georgia]] and begins producing the [[Suzuki Eiger 400|Eiger]] series of [[All-terrain vehicle|ATVs]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Suzuki Becomes a ''Made-in-America'' Manufacturer with Opening of Georgia ATV Plant|url=http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2002/05/31/141262.html|work=The Auto Channel|access-date=2 October 2013|date=31 May 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Swibel|first=Matthew|title=Hail, Rome!|url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2007/0423/082.html|access-date=2 October 2013|newspaper=Forbes|date=6 April 2007|quote=Suzuki hired its first 60 production workers (24 of them with the Coosa Valley certification) in 2002 and another 100 last year. Production is running at 300 all-terrain vehicles a day, with a 0.2% manufacturing-defect rate and, so far, no injuries.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kodack|first=Anthony|title=Suzuki Manufacturing of America Celebrates 250,000 ATV Units|url=http://www.topspeed.com/motorcycles/motorcycle-news/suzuki-manufacturing-of-america-corp-celebrates-250-000-atv-units-ar55254.html|access-date=2 October 2013|newspaper=TopSpeed|date=7 April 2008|quote=In May 2002, Suzuki Manufacturing of America Corp. (SMAC) opened in Rome, Ga., as Suzuki's only U.S.-based manufacturing facility and began producing the Eiger series of ATVs. Today, 300 SMAC employees are building ATV frames, molding plastic and assembling KingQuad 400s, 450s and 750s at a rate of more than 200 units in an eight-hour shift. Last year almost 60,000 quads came off the line.}}</ref>
* 2003: Suzuki is No.1 in [[Kei car]] sales for the 30th consecutive year in Japan.<ref name="Corp2003">{{cite web|title=History 2003|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/history/2003.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=18 August 2013|archive-date=28 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328134119/https://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/history/2003.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** [[Suzuki Twin|Twin]], the first [[hybrid automobile|hybrid]] [[Kei car]] is launched in Japan.<ref name="Corp2003" /><ref name="Nakamura">{{cite news|first=Akemi|last=Nakamura|title=Suzuki prepares a 'mini' blitz|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2003/04/18/business/suzuki-prepares-a-mini-blitz/|access-date=30 September 2013|newspaper=The Japan Times|date=18 April 2002|quote=In fact, the joint project between Suzuki and Fiat is one of the fruits of its relations with GM, which owns 20 percent stakes in both the Japanese and the Italian carmakers.}}</ref>
** Suzuki Motor Corporation and [[Fiat]] Auto S.p.A. announce they will jointly develop and produce a compact sport utility vehicle at [[Magyar Suzuki]].<ref name="Nakamura" />
* 2004: Aggregate domestic automobile sales reach 15 million units.<ref name="Corp2004">{{cite web|title=History 2004|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/history/2004.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=18 August 2013|archive-date=19 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219175629/http://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/history/2004.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** After eight years, the [[Suzuki v. Consumers Union]] lawsuit about a magazine review that said the Samurai 4x4 easily tipped over, is settled out of court.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hyde|first=Justin|title=July 8: Consumer Reports settles the Suzuki Samurai case on this date in 2004|url=http://ca.autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/july-8-consumer-reports-settles-suzuki-samurai-case-123226572.html|work=Motoramic|publisher=Yahoo! Canada|access-date=9 September 2013|date=8 July 2013|quote=Introduced to the United States in 1985, the Suzuki Samurai made an instant name for itself with a combination of bargain-basement pricing and real off-road ability, even if it only had 62 hp under the square hood. The good times ended a few years later when Consumer Reports ran the photo above, warning the Samurai 'easily' rolls over in sharp turns. That story sent Samurai sales plunging, and Suzuki filed a libel suit against the magazine in 1996, a year after halting Samurai sales in the face of tougher safety standards.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Suzuki, Consumer Reports Settle Case|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jul-09-fi-suzuki9-story.html|access-date=9 September 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=9 July 2004|first=James F. |last=Peltz|quote=The joint statement said Consumer Reports' use of the adverb 'easily' in describing the Samurai's tendency to roll over might 'have been misconstrued and misunderstood.' The magazine was referring to the results of 'severe turns' in certain tests and 'never intended to state or imply that the Samurai easily rolls over in routine driving conditions,' the statement said.}}</ref>
** Second-generation [[Suzuki Swift#Second generation (AZG; 2010)|Swift]] compact car debuts at the [[2004 Paris Motor Show|Paris Motor Show]].<ref name="GSN">{{cite web|title=75th Geneva International Motor Show|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/globalnews/2005/0301.html|work=Global Suzuki News|publisher=Suzuki Motor Company|access-date=10 September 2013|date=1 March 2005|quote=This year's show sees the European launch of the New SWIFT, which was previously premiered at the Paris Motor Show in 2004... We also introduce our recently established brand philosophy 'Way of Life!' which is to put further emphasis on our customers and their individual ways of life with our products. It is also to show, with this phrase, our devotion to creating cars that will bring true customer satisfaction.}}</ref>
* 2005: Aggregate car production at Maruti Udyog Ltd. reaches 5 million units, and aggregate motorcycle production in Indonesia also reaches 5 million units.<ref name="Corp2005">{{cite web|title=History 2005|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/history/2005.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=18 August 2013|archive-date=19 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219171304/http://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/history/2005.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** The company introduces its recently developed brand philosophy at the 75th [[Geneva International Motor Show#2005|Geneva International Motor Show]], expressed in the ''Way of Life!'' slogan.<ref name="GSN" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Press Release|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/globalnews/2005/0301_2.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Company|access-date=10 September 2013|date=1 March 2005|quote=The 2005 Geneva Motor Show presents the ideal opportunity to introduce both our new Swift compact, as well as our fresh new brand philosophy, which we've chosen to call 'Way of Life!' Like all our products, the Swift has been designed to deliver a driving experience with genuine worldwide appeal.}}</ref> This English phrase is used worldwide with two notable exceptions:
*** In [[French-speaking Canada]] (not France) the ''Un Mode de vie!'' slogan is a word-for-word translation of the English, but with the [[indefinite article]] prefixed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Suzuki Cycles|url=http://moto.suzuki.ca/?sc_lang=fr-CA|work=Suzuki Canada|access-date=11 September 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901120816/http://moto.suzuki.ca/?sc_lang=fr-CA|archive-date=1 September 2013}}</ref>
*** The ''Entre e divirta-se.'' slogan in [[Brazilian Portuguese]] (not in Portugal) translates as "Come and have fun" ending with a [[full stop]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Suzuki Veículos do Brasil – Entre e divirta-se|url=http://www.suzukiveiculos.com.br/|publisher=Svb Automotores do Brasil |access-date=11 September 2013}}</ref>
** The new [[Suzuki Swift|Swift]] wins 2005–2006 [[Car of the Year Japan]] "Most Fun" award, and is awarded the 2006 [[RJC Car of the Year]].<ref name="Corp2005" /><ref>{{cite web|title=第26回 日本カー・オブ・ザ・イヤー 2005–2006|url=http://www.jcoty.org/history/26.html|work=COTY記録|publisher=CAR OF THE YEAR JAPAN|access-date=10 September 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017100207/http://www.jcoty.org/history/26.html|archive-date=17 October 2013}}</ref>
* 2006: The [[Suzuki SX4|SX4]] mini [[Crossover (automobile)|crossover]] is introduced at the [[Geneva Motor Show#2006|Geneva Motor Show]] and the [[Suzuki XL-7#Second generation (XL7; 2006)|XL7]] crossover is introduced at the [[New York International Auto Show#2006|New York International Auto Show]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Suzuki Expands Product Line With New Introductions At 2006 New York International Auto Show|url=http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/suzuki-expands-product-line-with-new-introductions-at-2006-new-york-international-auto-show-ar4138.html|access-date=30 September 2013|newspaper=TopSpeed|date=29 March 2006|quote=Globally introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2006, the Suzuki SX4 compact sport X-over with AWD will make its North American debut at the NYIAS. The all-new SX4 features a versatile, rigid five-door design, a standard all-wheel-drive system and for the U.S. market, a sophisticated fuel-sipping 2.0-litre DOHC engine.|archive-date=2 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602153017/https://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/suzuki-expands-product-line-with-new-introductions-at-new-york-international-auto-show/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Suzuki XL7 CUV to Bow in N.Y.|url=http://wardsauto.com/ar/suzuki_xl7_ny|work=WardsAuto|publisher=Penton|access-date=30 September 2013|date=29 March 2006|quote=The XL7 is based on General Motors Corp.'s Theta platform (Chevrolet Equinox, Saturn Vue, Pontiac Torrent). The XL7 will be built at Suzuki's CAMI Automotive Inc. joint venture with GM in Ingersoll, Ont., Canada, which last built a Suzuki vehicle in January 2004. CAMI also produces the Equinox and Torrent.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002162429/http://wardsauto.com/ar/suzuki_xl7_ny|archive-date=2 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Amadon|first=Ron|title=2007 Suzuki XL7 Limited|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/2007-suzuki-xl7-limited|access-date=30 September 2013|newspaper=MarketWatch|date=14 October 2006|quote=Suzuki still has a long way to go to become a household word as far as four-wheel vehicles go, but they're now better prepared to take on the big dogs with vehicles like the XL7. The trick is to get customers into their showrooms (and, as a corollary, for potential customers to find those dealers).|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017051105/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/2007-suzuki-xl7-limited|archive-date=17 October 2013}}</ref>
** GM divests, selling 92.36&nbsp;million shares of Suzuki Motor Corporation and reducing their stake to 3%.<ref name="Corp2006">{{cite web|title=History 2006|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/history/2006.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=18 August 2013|archive-date=28 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328134133/https://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/history/2006.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=GM Sells 7.9% Stake in Isuzu|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-apr-12-fi-gm12-story.html|access-date=30 September 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=12 April 2006|quote=This month, GM sold 17% of Suzuki Motor Corp. for about $2 billion, leaving it with a 3% stake. That came after last year's sale of GM's 20% stake in Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., the maker of Subaru cars.}}</ref>
* 2007: [[aggregate data|Aggregate]] domestic automobile sales reach 15 million units.<ref name="Corp2007">{{cite web|title=History 2007|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/history/2007.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=18 August 2013|archive-date=16 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116152721/https://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/history/2007.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** Company says that [[Maruti Suzuki]] will build the [[Suzuki Alto#International|A-Star]] compact hatchback in India for export worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ramesh|first=Randeep|title=Suzuki to make cars in India for export to Europe from next year|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/dec/12/automotive.india|access-date=1 October 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=11 December 2007|quote=For the first time, Suzuki sold more cars in India than in Japan during the first half of the fiscal year and by March 2009 will be making nearly 1 million cars a year in the country.}}</ref><ref name="Nissan" />
** [[Nissan North America]] Inc. and Suzuki Motor Corp. announce that a midsize pickup truck (based on Nissan's [[Nissan Navara|Frontier]]) to be sold by Suzuki in North America, will be built at Nissan's plant [[Smyrna, Tennessee]].<ref name="Nissan">{{cite news|title=Nissan to build Suzuki truck at Tennessee plant|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna22206778|access-date=1 October 2013|newspaper=NBCNews.com|agency=Associated Press|date=11 December 2007|quote=The announcement of the timetable for production of the Suzuki truck at Nissan's plant in Tennessee coincided Tuesday with Suzuki officials saying the company would build a new compact hatchback in India that will be sold worldwide.}}</ref>
* 2008: GM divests its remaining 3% stake in Suzuki.<ref name="Corp2008">{{cite web|title=History 2008|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/history/2008.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=18 August 2013|archive-date=28 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328134136/https://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/history/2008.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=GM will sell stake in Suzuki to raise capital|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-nov-18-fi-gm18-story.html|access-date=1 October 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=18 November 2008|agency=Associated Press|quote=The Asian automaker will repurchase the shares for $230 million.}}</ref>
**[[Suzuki Equator|Equator]] midsize pickup truck exhibited at the [[Chicago Auto Show#2008|Chicago Auto Show]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Suzuki exhibits Equator midsize pickup truck at Chicago Auto Show|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/globalnews/2008/0214a.html|work=Suzuki Global News|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=2 October 2013|date=14 February 2008}}</ref><ref name="Mateja">{{cite news|last=Mateja|first=Jim|title=Test Drive: 2009 Suzuki Equator, Grand Vitara|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/chi-rides-mateja-suzukiequator-0jan25,0,3603679.column|access-date=2 October 2013|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=25 January 2009|quote=In the U.S., Suzuki is best known for motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles, with sales of more than 1 million units here the last five years, or about 10 times more than the cars it sells in the U.S. annually.}}</ref>
** Rick Suzuki steps down as chairman of [[#American Suzuki Motor Corp.|American Suzuki Motor Corp.]], due to poor U.S. sales and earnings.<ref name="Krebs2" /><ref>{{cite news|title=Suzuki U.S. Chief Will Quit After Missing Sales Goal|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=ad97aXzrA2kE|access-date=2 October 2013|newspaper=Bloomberg|date=31 March 2008|first1=Mike |last1=Ramsey|first2=Tetsuya |last2=Komatsu|quote=Suzuki's U.S. auto sales rose less than 1 percent last year to 102,000, following three years of gains of at least 11 percent. In 2003, Rick Suzuki, the grandson of the company founder, predicted U.S. sales would reach 200,000 by the end of 2007.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Suzuki USA CEO, Rick Suzuki Quits Over Poor Sales|work=Carscoops |url=http://www.carscoops.com/2008/03/suzuki-usa-ceo-rick-suzuki-quits-over.html|access-date=2 October 2013|date=31 March 2008|quote=Unfortunately for ASMC employees, Rick Suzuki also wrote in the letter that due to the fact the company reported operating losses in 2007, it will reduce its U.S. work force of 674 by 55 employees through a voluntary retirement plan and that ASMC 'is in no position to provide any bonus, let alone pay raise this year'.}}</ref>
* 2009: 100th anniversary of the Suzuki brand name.<ref name="English" />
** Suzuki markets its first production pickup truck called the Equator.<ref name="Mateja" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Gunn|first=Malcolm|title=2009 Suzuki Equator|url=http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/oct/17/2009-suzuki-equator/|access-date=2 October 2013|newspaper=The Commercial Appeal|date=17 October 2008|quote=The Nissan Frontier is ideally suited as the basis for the Equator, which is scheduled to arrive later this year. Its compact dimensions (slightly larger than a Ford Ranger and just a touch smaller than the mid-size Toyota Tacoma) neatly fits Suzuki's small-car-focused lineup, yet its solid body-on-frame construction and impressive power from an available V6 give it tremendous versatility.}}</ref>
** [[Volkswagen]] and Suzuki announce the establishment of a global strategic partnership. The [[Volkswagen Group]] will buy a 20% stake in Suzuki Motor Corp.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.volkswagenag.com/vwag/vwcorp/info_center/en/news/2009/12/Suzuki.html |title=Volkswagen and Suzuki agreed to establish a comprehensive partnership |publisher=Volkswagenag.com |date=9 December 2009 |access-date=5 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605165648/http://www.volkswagenag.com/vwag/vwcorp/info_center/en/news/2009/12/Suzuki.html |archive-date=5 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Volkswagen to Buy 20 Percent Stake in Suzuki|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/10/business/global/10suzuki.html|access-date=2 October 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=9 December 2009|first1=Hiroko |last1=Tabuchi|author-link=Hiroko Tabuchi |first2=Bettina |last2=Wassener |first3=Chris V. |last3=Nicholson|quote=In the deal, which is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in January, Volkswagen will purchase 19.9 percent of Suzuki's issued shares for ¥222.5 billion, or $2.5 billion. Suzuki will invest up to half of that amount received from Volkswagen into shares of Volkswagen.}}</ref>
** November: Suzuki breaks ground on a new 650,000 m<sup>2</sup>. factory in Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate in [[Rayong Province]], Thailand, the 20 billion yen investment for eco-car production to start in March 2012.<ref name="Corp2009">{{cite web|title=History 2009|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/history/2009.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=18 August 2013|archive-date=28 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128105129/https://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/history/2009.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====2010–2015====
* 2010: [[aggregate data|Aggregate]] sales of Suzuki cars in Japan reach 20 million units.<ref name="Corp2010">{{cite web|title=History 2010|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/history/2010.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=18 August 2013}}</ref>
** January: [[Volkswagen Group]] completes its purchase of 19.9% of Suzuki's outstanding shares.<ref>{{cite web |title=Volkswagen completes Suzuki tieup|date=15 January 2010 |work=Japan Times|url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20100116a4.html|access-date=16 January 2010}}</ref>
** Its plant in [[Yangon]], [[Burma]], was closed after the joint venture with the government between 1998 and 2010 had expired.<ref name="suzukiburma">{{Cite news
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* 2011: Suzuki announces Indonesia will become a regional production base with investment up to $800&nbsp;million over the next few years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.kontan.co.id/v2/read/1308711616/70908/Suzuki-eyes-RI-as-production-hub-with-800-million-project |title=Suzuki eyes RI as production hub with $800 million project |publisher=Kontan.co.id |date=22 June 2011 |access-date=19 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629004846/http://english.kontan.co.id/v2/read/1308711616/70908/Suzuki-eyes-RI-as-production-hub-with-800-million-project |archive-date=29 June 2011}}</ref>
** February: Suzuki Manufacturing of America Corp. (SMAC) celebrates the 10th anniversary of its [[Rome, Georgia]], plant, and $1.4 billion sales in the past decade.<ref>{{cite news|title=Suzuki s Rome plant celebrates 10th anniversary|url=http://www.romenews-tribune.com/view/full_story/11658783/article-Suzuki-s-Rome-plant-celebrates-10th-anniversary|access-date=2 October 2013|newspaper=Rome News-Tribune|date=26 February 2011|quote=Rod Lopusnak, U.S. sales manager, told the plant workers that of the 311,537 four-wheelers manufactured at the Rome plant, more than 260,000 have been sold in the U.S. 'The last two years have been very difficult on Suzuki and the whole U.S. economy, but the power sports business in general has been challenged like never before,' Lopusnak said.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213827/http://www.romenews-tribune.com/view/full_story/11658783/article-Suzuki-s-Rome-plant-celebrates-10th-anniversary|archive-date=4 October 2013}}</ref>
** November: Suzuki terminates its partnership with [[Volkswagen|VW]] in accordance with terms of the agreement, and commences arbitration proceedings for return of Suzuki shares held by the [[Volkswagen Group]].<ref name="Corp2011">{{cite web|title=History 2011|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/history/2011.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=18 August 2013|archive-date=28 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328134129/https://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/history/2011.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Harner|first=Stephen|title=The VW-Suzuki Split and Japanese Corporate Globalization|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephenharner/2011/09/15/the-vw-suzuki-split-and-japanese-corporate-globalization/|access-date=2 October 2013|newspaper=Forbes|date=15 November 2011|quote=VW appears to have had a hidden agenda, which was to bring Suzuki into its group as an affiliate. Such an intention was revealed in VW's annual report published in March that listed Suzuki as a consolidated entity within the group. This 'Freudian slip' caused shockwaves in Hamamatsu and was the last straw for Chairman Suzuki.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Suzuki files for arbitration in VW dispute|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-suzuki-idUKTRE7AN03620111124|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222212035/http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-suzuki-idUKTRE7AN03620111124|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 December 2015|access-date=2 October 2013|newspaper=Reuters|date=24 November 2011|first1=Chikafumi |last1=Hodo|first2=Christiaan |last2=Hetzner|first3=Edmund |last3=Klamann|quote=Suzuki, a specialist in building small cars profitably for emerging markets, said on Thursday it initiated arbitration procedures with the International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Arbitration in London. A spokesman for Volkswagen reiterated that the company believed there was 'no legal basis whatsoever obliging us to surrender our shares.'}}</ref>
* 2012: [[aggregate data|Aggregate]] domestic sales in India by Maruti Suzuki reaches 10 million units. Aggregate domestic sales of minivehicles in Japan reaches 20 million units.<ref name="Corp2012">{{cite web|title=History 2012|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/history/2012.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=18 August 2013|archive-date=1 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201195952/http://www.globalsuzuki.com/corporate/history/2012.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** January: Suzuki announces plans to build a new engine factory as the third factory in Indonesia for the fast-growing [[Southeast Asia]]n market. Suzuki spent ¥10 billion ($130 million) for a 1.3 million square-metre site in an industrial park outside Jakarta, and the plant may cost ¥30 billion to build.<ref>{{cite news|title=Suzuki To Increase Presence in Indonesia|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2012/01/04/suzuki-to-increase-presence-in-indonesia/|access-date=3 October 2013|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=4 January 2012|quote=For Suzuki, the new Indonesia plant is part of a campaign to expand rapidly in Asian markets outside Japan, and to solidify its lead in India. While the company remains committed to its home market, sluggish demand and intense competition there have led it—and most other Japanese auto makers—to seek growth abroad. The yen's rise to record highs against the dollar has made exports from Japan less competitive, so the makers are ramping up production elsewhere.}}</ref>
** February: Suzuki Motor Corp. and [[Intelligent Energy]] of [[Loughborough]] in the UK, a manufacturer of hydrogen-powered fuel cells, announce a joint venture to accelerate the commercialisation of zero-emission vehicles.<ref name="Mercury">{{cite news|title=Eco energy firm in Suzuki deal|url=http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Eco-energy-firm-Suzuki-deal/story-15165957-detail/story.html|access-date=26 October 2013|newspaper=Leicester Mercury|date=6 February 2012|quote=The deal sees the creation of a separate company called SMILE FC System Corporation, which both businesses have a 50 per cent stake in. Phil Caldwell, Intelligent Energy's business development director and a SMILE FC board member, said: 'This joint venture is the latest exciting development in the successful relationship between Intelligent Energy and Suzuki, which has previously resulted in the Crosscage motorcycle and the Suzuki Burgman Fuel Cell Scooter. It is a big step towards the mass production of automotive fuel cell systems.'|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185618/http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Eco-energy-firm-Suzuki-deal/story-15165957-detail/story.html|archive-date=29 October 2013}}</ref><ref name="Gizmag">{{cite news|title=Suzuki and IE to commercialize FC cars and bikes|url=http://www.gizmag.com/suzuki-ev-scooter/21380/|access-date=26 October 2013|newspaper=Gizmag|date=8 February 2012|quote=Given the rash of publicity that has been mounting around the already-certified, ready-to-go (Suzuki was granted Whole Vehicle Type Approval in March 2011 for the Burgman) Burgman FC scooter, it will almost certainly be the new company's first commercial product.}}</ref>
** March: Suzuki Motor Thailand starts production and sales of the new Swift compact car.<ref>{{cite web|title=Suzuki launches Thailand-made eco car|url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Suzuki-launches-Thailand-made-eco-car-30178458.html|work=The Nation|publisher=nationmultimedia.com Thailand|access-date=3 October 2013|date=21 March 2012|quote=The launch of the model, designed to run more than 20 kilometres per litre of fuel, followed a similar launch by Mitsubishi Motors Thailand of its new Mirage model on Tuesday. Five Japanese automobile manufacturers won tax privileges to design and produce compact, fuel-efficient passenger cars for the domestic and export market.|archive-date=7 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807192055/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Suzuki-launches-Thailand-made-eco-car-30178458.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** November: American Suzuki Motor Corp. files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Owing to its focus on small cars, a strong yen and stringent US safety regulations which have hurt growth, Suzuki Motors announces it will discontinue building autos for the U.S. market and focus instead on motorcycles, ATVs and marine equipment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20216105 |title=Suzuki Motors to end U.S. car sales amid growing struggle |publisher=BBC |date=6 November 2012 |access-date=17 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Hirsch|first=Jerry|title=American Suzuki to file for bankruptcy, end U.S. auto sales|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-xpm-2012-nov-05-la-fi-mo-autos-suzuki-bankruptcy-20121105-story.html|access-date=2 October 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=5 November 2012|quote=Suzuki said that its 'automotive division was facing a number of serious challenges,' including the low sales volume, a dearth of models, the unfavorable exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen, the cost of the maintaining a dealership network and the regulatory environment for the automotive industry in the U.S.}}</ref> U.S. sales had peaked in 2007 but had dropped to a quarter of that by 2011.<ref name="Hyde">{{cite web|last=Hyde|first=Justin|title=Suzuki leaves U.S. car business to focus on small vehicles elsewhere|url=http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/suzuki-leaves-u-car-business-focus-small-vehicles-020654243.html|work=Motoramic|publisher=Yahoo! Inc.|access-date=9 September 2013|date=5 November 2012|quote=And after nearly 30 years on these shores, the company had failed to craft much of an identity among American consumers. In China, Malaysia and elsewhere, Suzukis are seen as cheap yet stylish transportation, an image that it could never build here. Suzuki's models were never top of their class in any particular measure; the 16-year battle with Consumer Reports over its pillory of the 1988 Suzuki Samurai didn't help. Among motorcycle enthusiasts, the Suzuki Hayabusa remains legend as the world's fastest production bike, but Suzuki never found a way to translate the enthusiasm for its two-wheeled products to those with four.}}</ref><ref name="CandD">{{cite web | url = http://blog.caranddriver.com/suzuki-ends-u-s-car-sales-why-it-had-to-do-it/ | title = Suzuki Ends U.S. Car Sales: Why It Had to Do It (And Other Brands That Could Disappear) | last = Berkowitz | first = Justin | date = 8 November 2012 | work = Car and Driver | access-date = 12 November 2012 | archive-date = 11 October 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171011035823/https://blog.caranddriver.com/suzuki-ends-u-s-car-sales-why-it-had-to-do-it/ | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Suzuki gives up on U.S. auto market|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/la-xpm-2012-nov-07-la-fi-american-suzuki-bankruptcy-20121107-story.html|access-date=2 October 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=7 November 2012|first=W.J. |last=Hennigan|quote=Unlike larger carmakers, the Japanese automaker failed to rebound from the recession as North American car sales plummeted 72% to 30,000 for the fiscal year that ended 30 March from a peak of 107,000 in fiscal year 2008.}}</ref>
** Suzuki got the approval for setting up a new factory and revive its plant in [[Yangon]]. This will resume its vehicle and spare part production in Myanmar which was closed in 2012.<ref name="suzukiburma" />
** One-Millionth commemorative edition GSX-R1000 model celebrates a million motorcycles produced in the [[Suzuki GSX-R series]] since 1985.<ref name="GSX-R1,000,000">{{cite news|last=Swarts|first=David|title=Suzuki Confirms 1 Million Commemorative Edition GSX-R1000 Coming To America In 2013|url=http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/suzuki-confirms-1-million-commemorative-edition-gsx-r1000-coming-to-america-in-2013/|access-date=23 August 2013|newspaper=Roadracing World|date=12 November 2012}}</ref>

[[File:Geneva MotorShow 2013 - Suzuki SX4 olive.jpg|thumb|Suzuki's new, larger SX4 at the [[Geneva Motor Show#2013|2013 Geneva Motor Show]]|alt=]]

* 2013:
** 50th anniversary Special Edition GSX-R1000 model celebrates Suzuki's 1963 entry into the U.S. motorcycle market.<ref name="GSX-R50th">{{cite news|last=Wilson|first=Andrea|title=2014 Suzuki GSX-R 1000 SE First Look|url=http://www.cyclenews.com/424/22174/Racing-Article/2014-Suzuki-GSX-R-1000-SE-First-Look.aspx|access-date=23 August 2013|newspaper=Cycle News|date=17 August 2013|quote=The 50th anniversary Suzuki GSX-R1000 was launched in front of the media and Suzuki owners in the Suzuki hospitality today at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822074127/http://www.cyclenews.com/424/22174/Racing-Article/2014-Suzuki-GSX-R-1000-SE-First-Look.aspx|archive-date=22 August 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** March: In spite of a 2012 statement to the contrary,<ref name="Wheels1">{{citation |first=Jim |last=Kenzie |title=Suzuki Canada carries on |url=http://www.wheels.ca/news/suzuki-canada-carries-on/ |access-date=10 November 2012 |date=9 November 2012 |work=Wheels.ca website |publisher=[[Torstar]] |quote=He needed to reassure everyone in his organization ... that it will be business as usual for Suzuki Canada: meaning many late-Monday-night phone calls and meetings, plus a media release indicating as much.}}</ref> Suzuki Canada Inc. announced it would discontinue its auto-building operations in Canada as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S. It was contemplated that the sale of motorcycles, ATVs and marine equipment would continue in Canada as well as in the U.S.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/suzuki-calls-off-30-year-drive-in-canada/article10361423/|title =Suzuki calls off 30-year drive in Canada|last =Keenan|first =Greg|date = 26 March 2013|work=The Globe And Mail|quote=The revenue from selling about 5,500 vehicles, as Suzuki did in Canada last year, do not come close to covering the costs of designing and developing vehicles for a market this size, along with meeting regulatory requirements that are different than those of the company's other large markets such as Japan and India.}}</ref>
*** Debut of the second-generation [[Suzuki SX4|SX4]] crossover vehicle at the 83rd [[Geneva International Motor Show#2013|Geneva International Motor Show]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Swan|first=Tony|title=2014 Suzuki SX4: Suzuki Still Produces Autos, Just Not for Us [2013 Geneva Auto Show]|url=http://blog.caranddriver.com/2014-suzuki-sx4-suzuki-still-produces-autos-just-not-for-us-2013-geneva-auto-show/|access-date=10 September 2013|newspaper=Car and Driver|date=6 March 2013|quote=Despite Suzuki's departure from the U.S. market, the company continues to be a player in other parts of the world, a fact underscored by the Geneva introduction of its new SX4 crossover. The SX4 has been one of Suzuki's most popular offerings, and the latest iteration continues to be a five-passenger vehicle, based on a front-drive unibody platform, but it is substantially bigger than the current model, with a much more contemporary look and upscale interior furnishings.|archive-date=9 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509172754/http://blog.caranddriver.com/2014-suzuki-sx4-suzuki-still-produces-autos-just-not-for-us-2013-geneva-auto-show/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*** [[#American Suzuki Motor Corp.|American Suzuki Motor Corporation]] ends all operations as of 31 March, selling its assets to Suzuki Motor of America, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation.<ref>{{cite web|last=Beene|first=Ryan|title=American Suzuki bankruptcy plan approved by U.S. court|url=http://www.autonews.com/article/20130302/RETAIL07/130309956/american-suzuki-bankruptcy-plan-approved-by-u.s.-court|work=Automotive News|publisher=Crain Communications, Inc|access-date=17 October 2013|date=2 March 2013|quote=Company exiting U.S. auto market after 30 years}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=American Suzuki Motor Corporation ("ASMC") Consummated Chapter 11 Plan and Sale of Assets to Suzuki Motor of America, Inc.|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130401005741/en/American-Suzuki-Motor-Corporation-%E2%80%9CASMC%E2%80%9D-Consummated-Chapter|access-date=17 October 2013|newspaper=Business Wire|date=1 April 2013|quote=ASMC's Chapter 11 Plan was confirmed by Bankruptcy Judge Scott C. Clarkson of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California in Santa Ana on 28 February 2013. The Chapter 11 Plan became effective on 31 March 2013, when ASMC closed its assets sale and commenced paying the claims in full of all consensually settling Automotive Dealers and trade creditors through the PE Creditor Trust established by the Plan.}}</ref>
** July: News reports suggested that disaccord over the erstwhile alliance between [[Volkswagen]] and Suzuki might be settled as a result of renewed talks between the two companies.<ref>{{cite news|last=Schwartz|first=Jan|title=Volkswagen, Suzuki resume alliance talks: sources|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-suzuki-alliance-idUSBRE96S0OK20130729|access-date=3 November 2013|newspaper=Reuters|date=29 July 2013|quote='There have been talks at board level,' one of the people familiar with the matter told Reuters, a sign that the frosty relations between the two car makers may be thawing.}}</ref> These reports were soon denied by Executive Vice President Toshihiro Suzuki, who said that "there have been various reports, but there absolutely are no such facts, so there is nothing I can talk about on this topic."<ref>{{cite news|last=Kubota|first=Yoko|title=Suzuki denies reports it has resumed talks with Volkswagen|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-suzuki-volkswagen-idUSBRE9700A520130801|access-date=3 November 2013|newspaper=Reuters|date=1 August 2013|quote=Suzuki Motor Corp (7269.T) Executive Vice President Toshihiro Suzuki denied recent media reports that it and Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) have resumed talks on how to resolve a dispute about a partnership deal.}}</ref>
** October: Suzuki recalls 210,228 motorcycles in the U.S. because the front brakes might not work properly.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dyste|first=Leslie|title=Nissan, Suzuki Recall Thousands of Vehicles|url=http://kstp.com/article/stories/S3199704.shtml|access-date=24 October 2013|newspaper=KSTP TV|date=23 October 2013|quote=The recall involves GSX-R600 and GSX-R750 motorcycles from the 2004 through 2013 model years and GSX-R1000 motorcycles from the 2005 through 2013 model years.|archive-date=28 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328134114/https://kstp.com/article/stories/S3199704.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Jensen|first=Christopher|title=Nissan and Suzuki Issue Recalls for Braking Problems|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/24/automobiles/nissan-and-suzuki-issue-recalls-for-braking-problems.html|access-date=24 October 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=23 October 2013|quote=The motorcycle manufacturer says corrosion of the front brake piston may generate gas within the brake system, reducing stopping power. There was no mention of any accidents related to the problem.}}</ref>
* 2015:
** The [[Permanent Court of Arbitration|Permanent court of arbitration]] showed a judgment that [[Volkswagen|VW]] owned Suzuki shares should be sold, and officially dissolved the alliance with Suzuki's stock (19.9%) held by VW.

==== 2016–present ====
[[File:Suzuki Vitara Facelift, Paris Motor Show 2018, IMG 0206.jpg|thumb|Suzuki Vitara Facelift at [[2018 Paris Motor Show]]]]
[[File:Suzuki_Swift_(2024)_hybrid_IMG_2582.jpg|thumb|Fourth generation of Suzuki Swift]]

* Suzuki fined $2,054,924 by the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|EPA]] for falsifying emission levels of [[NOx]] within their vehicles.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://echo.epa.gov/enforcement-case-report?activity_id=3600825627 | title=Civil Enforcement Case Report &#124; ECHO &#124; US EPA }}</ref>
* Suzuki withdrew from China in September 2018.
* Suzuki launches new 2019 Carry small CV in Indonesia.<ref>{{cite web|title= Suzuki launches new 2019 Carry small CV |url= https://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/suzuki-launches-new-2019-carry-small-cv-in-indonesia-42822|work=Autocar Professional|publisher= autocarpro.in |access-date=25 April 2019|date=25 April 2019|quote=Suzuki Motor Corporation's Indonesian subsidiary, PT Suzuki Indomobil Motor, has officially launched the 2019 New Suzuki Carry. The highlights of the latest Suzuki Carry small commercial vehicle are more cargo capacity, increased comfort and improved performance.}}</ref>
*In August 2019, Toyota announced it would acquire a 4.9% stake in Suzuki, with Suzuki taking a 0.2% stake in Toyota in return.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/toyota-to-buy-4-9-stake-in-suzuki-11566989969|title=Toyota to Buy 4.9% Stake in Suzuki|last=McLain|first=Sean|website=Wall Street Journal|date=28 August 2019|language=en-US|access-date=28 August 2019}}</ref>

==Subsidiaries==

===Maruti Suzuki India Limited (Formerly ''Maruti Udyog Limited'')===
{{Main|Maruti Suzuki}}

[[File:2014 Suzuki Alto SZ 1.0 Front (1).jpg|thumb|Maruti Suzuki [[Maruti A-Star|A-Star]], Suzuki's fifth global car model, was designed and is made only in India and exported as the Alto.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/171202.html |title=Suzuki's A-Star concept in global debut at Delhi auto show : Cars General |publisher=Earthtimes.org |date=9 January 2008 |access-date=20 May 2009}}</ref> ]]
[[File:Naren Kumar.jpg|thumb|[[Maruti Baleno]] [[Rally Car]] in [[Mysore]] Safari Rally in 2005]]

Based in [[Gurgaon]], [[Haryana]], [[Maruti Suzuki|Maruti Suzuki India Limited]] is an Indian [[automaker|automobile manufacturer]] that is a subsidiary of Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corporation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marutisuzuki.com/corporate.aspx |title=Knowing Maruti Suzuki |publisher=Marutisuzuki.com |access-date=29 December 2012}}</ref> Maruti Suzuki produced 1,133,695 units between 1 April 2011 and 30 March 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marutisuzuki.com/monthly-sales.aspx |title=Maruti Suzuki Monthly Sales |publisher=Marutisuzuki.com |access-date=29 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126164844/http://www.marutisuzuki.com/monthly-sales.aspx |archive-date=26 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Suzuki Motor Corporation owns 54.2% of Maruti Suzuki and the rest is owned by various Indian public and financial institutions. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is listed on the [[Bombay Stock Exchange]] and [[National Stock Exchange of India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marutisuzuki.com/ab/aboutus.asp?ch=1&ct=1&sc=6|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215231200/http://www.marutisuzuki.com/ab/aboutus.asp?ch=1&ct=1&sc=6|title=Milestones|archive-date=15 December 2007}}</ref>

Maruti Suzuki was born as a [[Government of India]]-led company named Maruti Udyog Limited, with Suzuki as a minor partner, to make lower priced cars for middle class Indians. Over the years, the product range has widened and ownership has changed hands as the customer has evolved.

Maruti Suzuki offers models ranging from the [[Maruti 800]] to the premium [[sedan (car)|sedan]] [[Suzuki Kizashi#Kizashi in India|Maruti Suzuki Kizashi]] and luxury SUV Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara. Maruti 800 was the first model launched by the company in 1983 followed by mini-van [[Maruti Omni]] in 1984. [[Maruti Gypsy]], launched in 1985, came into widespread use with the [[Indian Army]] and [[Indian Police Service]] becoming its primary customers. The short-lived [[Maruti 1000]] was replaced by [[Maruti Esteem]] in 1994.

[[Maruti Zen]], launched in 1993, was the company's second compact car model. The company went on to launch another compact car [[Maruti Wagon-R]] followed by [[Maruti Baleno]] in 1999. It was later replaced by the Suzuki SX4. The SX4 further was replaced by [[Maruti Suzuki Ciaz|Ciaz]].

In 2000, [[Maruti Alto]] was launched. The Maruti models include Maruti [[Suzuki Grand Vitara]], launched in 2003, [[Maruti Versa]], launched in 2004, [[Maruti Swift|Maruti Suzuki Swift]], launched in 2005, [[Maruti Zen Estilo]] and Maruti [[Suzuki SX4]], launched in 2007.

On 14 February 2011, Maruti announced that it had achieved one million total accumulated production volume of the Alto. The Alto has reached the million units mark in just seven years and five months since its launch in September 2000. The last half of the million was achieved in 25 months. The Alto became the third car by Maruti Suzuki stable to cross the million units mark, following the Maruti 800 and the Omni.

In January 2012 at the New Delhi [[Auto Expo]], Maruti presented a new car called the [[Maruti XA Alpha|Maruti Suzuki XA Alpha]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://overdrive.in/details/1385/Maruti-Suzuki-XA-Alpha-origins |title=Maruti Suzuki XA Alpha origins – Overdrive |publisher=Overdrive.in |date=15 March 2011 |access-date=17 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225032354/http://overdrive.in/details/1385/Maruti-Suzuki-XA-Alpha-origins |archive-date=25 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.marutisuzuki.com/concept-xa-alpha-unveiled.aspx |title= Concept XA Alpha unveiled |publisher= Marutisuzuki.com |date= 5 January 2012 |access-date= 17 April 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130524183527/http://www.marutisuzuki.com/concept-xa-alpha-unveiled.aspx |archive-date= 24 May 2013 |url-status= dead}}</ref> to commence production in mid-late 2013. Maruti Suzuki unveiled the [[Suzuki Vitara Brezza|Vitara Brezza]] in the Indian Auto Expo 2016 as a contender in the subcompact SUV segment.

[[Maruti Exports]] Limited is Maruti's exporting subsidiary and, as such, does not operate in the domestic Indian market except in its capacity as an exporter for [[Maruti Suzuki]] and for the international [[Suzuki Motor Corporation]] as well as their other affiliates. The first commercial consignment of 480 cars were sent to Hungary. By sending a consignment of 571 cars to the same country, Maruti crossed the benchmark of 3,000,000 cars. Since its inception export was one of the aspects the government has been keen to encourage.

===American Suzuki Motor Corp.===
American Suzuki headquarters was in [[Brea, California|Brea]], California. The company announced in November 2012 that it would stop selling cars in the United States.<ref name="Cars1">{{cite web | url = http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2012/11/suzuki-files-bankruptcy-stops-selling-cars-in-us-.html | last = Thomas | first = David | date = 5 November 2012 | title = Suzuki Files Bankruptcy, Stops Selling Cars in U.S. | publisher = Cars.com | access-date = 5 November 2012 | archive-date = 9 November 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121109054138/http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2012/11/suzuki-files-bankruptcy-stops-selling-cars-in-us-.html | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name="Reuters1">{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/americansuzukimotor-chapter-idUSL3E8M58MP20121106 |title=UPDATE 2-Suzuki to end car sales in U.S., focus on motorcycles |date=5 November 2012|newspaper=Reuters }}</ref>

Through an agreement with [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], Suzuki began selling a version of their [[Suzuki Cultus]] in the United States as the [[Chevrolet Sprint]] in 1985. This model was initially sold as a 3-door [[hatchback]] and would be [[Chevrolet]]'s smallest model.

[[File:2004.suzuki.grand.vitara.2point0td.arp.jpg|thumb|2004 Suzuki XL-7]]

The [[Suzuki Jimny|Samurai]] was also introduced in 1985 for the 1986 model year and was the first car introduced to the United States by the newly created American Suzuki Corp. No other Japanese company sold more cars in the United States in its first year than Suzuki. The Samurai was available as a [[Convertible (car)|convertible]] or [[hardtop]] and the company slogan was ''Never a Dull Moment''. The Samurai was successful until [[Consumer Reports]] alleged the Samurai of being susceptible to roll over in a 1988 test. This led to a much publicized [[Suzuki Motor Corp. v. Consumers Union of the U.S., Inc.|1996 lawsuit]], not settled until 2004.

In 1989, American Suzuki introduced the [[Suzuki Swift|Swift]] which was the 2nd generation Suzuki Cultus. The Swift was available as a GTi and GLX hatchback with a 4-door sedan following in 1990. A new small SUV called the [[Suzuki Escudo|Sidekick]] was also introduced in 1989. 1991 saw the introduction of the 4-door Suzuki Sidekick, the first 4-door mini-SUV in North America. The Swift and Sidekick were cousins to GM's [[Geo Metro]] and [[Geo Tracker]] and were mostly produced in [[Ingersoll, Ontario|Ingersoll]], Ontario, Canada by Suzuki and GM's joint venture, CAMI. The Swift GT/GTi and 4-door models were imported from Japan. Negative evaluations from [[Consumer Reports]] of the Suzuki Samurai led to some temporary setbacks at American Suzuki as annual sales in the following years dropped to below 20,000 units.

In 1995, American Suzuki introduced the [[Suzuki Esteem|Esteem]] and redesigned the Swift. The Swift GT was dropped and this version Swift was specific only to North America where it was built at CAMI. These models were the first Suzuki vehicles to be marketed in North America with dual front [[airbag]]s. A [[station wagon]] version of the Esteem was introduced in 1996. Worldwide Suzuki production reached more than 975,000 cars this{{which|date=February 2013}} year.

Also in 1996, American Suzuki released the 2-door SUV [[Suzuki X-90|X-90]] and a revised [[Suzuki Sidekick|Sidekick Sport]] model with [[airbag|dual airbags]], a {{convert|95|hp|kW|abbr=on}} 1.6&nbsp;litre engine, 15&nbsp;inch wheels. The Sidekick was replaced by the [[Suzuki Escudo|Vitara]] and the [[Suzuki Grand Vitara|Grand Vitara]] for 1999. The Grand Vitara would be Suzuki's first model with a V6-cylinder engine and available 4-wheel [[Anti-lock braking system|ABS]] brakes.

The [[Suzuki XL-7|XL-7]] was introduced in 1998 as a stretched version of the Grand Vitara. The XL-7 had a larger 2.7-litre V6-cylinder engine and 3-row seating. This would be Suzuki's largest vehicle to date.

The Swift was dropped from the model lineup in 2001 and the [[Suzuki Esteem|Esteem]] was replaced in 2002 by the new [[Suzuki Aerio|Aerio]], which was offered as a 4-door sedan and 5-door [[Crossover SUV|crossover]] with [[Four-wheel drive|4-wheel drive]] as an option.

In 2004, General Motors and Suzuki jointly purchased the bankrupt [[GM Daewoo|Daewoo Motors]] renaming the venture GMDAT. American Suzuki rebadged the compact [[Daewoo Nubira]]/[[Daewoo Lacetti]] as the [[Suzuki Forenza|Forenza]] and the mid-size [[Daewoo Magnus]] as the [[Suzuki Verona|Verona]]. The [[Suzuki Forenza|Forenza]] gained [[station wagon]] and hatchback body style in 2005, with the hatchback sold under the [[Suzuki Reno|Reno]] name.

2006 was the first year American Suzuki sold more than 100,000 vehicles in the United States. Suzuki redesigned the Grand Vitara in 2006 as well as introduced the all-new [[Suzuki SX4|SX4]] and [[Suzuki XL-7#Second generation (XL7; 2006)|XL7]] in 2007. The [[Suzuki SX4]] is produced as a joint venture with [[Fiat S.p.A.|Fiat]] and the XL7 (notice the shortening of the name from Grand Vitara XL-7) was produced as a joint venture with GM at CAMI Automotive Inc. in Ingersoll. Suzuki put XL7 production on indefinite hiatus in mid-2009 due to low demand and subsequently sold off its share of CAMI back to GM later that year.

Despite a difficult domestic US automarket, Suzuki kept pace with its 2007 sales numbers in 2008. In 2009 however, Suzuki sales dropped 48.5%,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2010/01/05/460657.html |title=U.S. December 2009 Auto Sales |publisher= TheAutoChannel.com |access-date=19 April 2011}}</ref> following a 17% sales drop in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://media.suzuki.com/auto/index.php?p=448 |title=Suzuki December 2008 Sales |publisher=Media.suzuki.com |access-date=19 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716171017/http://media.suzuki.com/auto/index.php?p=448 |archive-date=16 July 2011}}</ref> Suzuki did not import any 2010 model year street motorcycles into the US, with dealers instead relying on unsold stock from the 2009 model year.<ref name="Siler2009">{{Cite news |title=No 2010 Suzukis planned |first=Wes |last=Siler |date=19 November 2009 |magazine=Hell for Leather |url=http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2009/11/no-2010-suzukis-planned/ |access-date=21 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124014851/http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2009/11/no-2010-suzukis-planned/ |archive-date=24 November 2010 |url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref name="Atlas2010">{{Cite news |title= No 2010 Suzuki Sportbikes? |last=Atlas |first= Steve |magazine= MotorcycleUSA |url= http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/5/473/3/Motorcycle-Blog-Post/No-2010-Suzuki-Sportbikes-.aspx |access-date=21 January 2011 }}</ref> New street motorcycle models to the US resumed for the 2011 model year.<ref name="Harley2010">{{Cite news |title= Suzuki Intros First Wave of 2011 Motorcycles |first= Bryan |last= Harley |magazine= Motorcycle USA |date= 19 July 2010 |url= http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/598/7514/Motorcycle-Article/Suzuki-Intros-First-Wave-of-2011-Motorcycles.aspx |access-date= 21 January 2011 |archive-date= 16 January 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210116165724/https://www.jpcycles.com/countersteer |url-status= dead }}</ref>

In November 2012, Suzuki announced that its US division would file for bankruptcy and would stop selling automobiles in the United States. It plans to continue to sell motorcycles, ATVs, and marine products in the US.<ref name="Cars1" /> In ten months of 2012, Suzuki sold only 21,188 automobiles in the US. The combination of a strong yen and Suzuki's own limited offering of models has been blamed for the downturn.<ref name="Reuters1" />

===Pak Suzuki Motor Company Limited===
[[File:Suzukifx1987.png|thumb|The [[Suzuki FX]] was the first car that was assembled by Pak Suzuki in Pakistan.|right]]

Following the terms of the joint-venture agreement between Suzuki Motor Corporation of Japan (SMC) and Pakistan Automobile Corporation (PACO), [[Pak Suzuki Motors|Pak Suzuki Motor Company Limited (PSMCL)]] was incorporated as a public limited company in August 1983.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paksuzuki.com.pk/ |title=Pak Suzuki Motor Company Limited |publisher=Paksuzuki.com.pk |access-date=20 May 2009 |archive-date=14 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414154524/http://www.paksuzuki.com.pk/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The new company assumed the assets including production facilities of Awami Autos Limited. PSMCL started commercial operations in January 1984 with the primary objective of passenger cars, pick ups, vans and 4x4 vehicles.

The groundbreaking ceremony of the company's green field automobile plant at Bin Qasim was performed by the then Prime Minister of Pakistan in early 1989.

On completion of first phase of this plant in early 1990, in-house assembly Suzuki engines started. The new plant was completed in 1992, and Suzuki production was transferred to new plant – and [[Three-box styling|three-box]] 1,300&nbsp;cc Margalla car was also added to its range of production.

In September 1992 the company was privatized and placed directly under the Japanese Management. At the time of privatization SMC increased its equity from 25% to 40% Subsequently, SMC progressively increased its equity to 73.09% by 31 December 2001.

The Bin Qasim Plant further expanded its production capacity to 50,000 vehicles per year in July 1994 and 300,000 vehicles had been manufactured at this plant by December 2003.

===Suzuki Canada Inc.===
* 1973 – 1 June, Suzuki Canada Ltd. was incorporated with offices at [[North York]], Ontario. Product lines included motorcycles, parts and accessories to Suzuki dealers throughout Canada.
* 1974 – [[Vancouver]] branch office and warehouse inaugurated to service dealers in western Canada.
* 1980 – Autumn – Suzuki Canada began its automotive sales with the marketing and sales of the four-wheel-drive [[Suzuki Jimny#SJ20|LJ80]] in eastern Canada. 1 November, the name of company changed from Suzuki Canada Ltd. to Suzuki Canada Inc.
* 1982 – Introduction of a line of Suzuki all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) in Canada.
* 1983 – Introduction of a line of Suzuki outboard motors in western Canada. 1 February 1983 – Western Branch moved to enlarged facilities in [[Richmond, British Columbia|Richmond]], British Columbia.
* 1984 – Began the sales of 'Suzuki Forsa' ([[Suzuki Cultus]]) automobile.
* 1986 – A$600&nbsp;million Suzuki-GM joint venture CAMI Automotive Inc. announced for the manufacturing of vehicles. Production was set to begin in 1989 at [[Ingersoll, Ontario|Ingersoll]], Ontario.
* 1987 – 25 January – Suzuki Canada Inc. moved to a new {{convert|110000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}. head office and warehouse facility at [[Richmond Hill, Ontario|Richmond Hill]], Ontario.
* 1988 – Autumn – Suzuki began selling the CAMI-built 2-door [[Suzuki Escudo|Suzuki Sidekick]].
* 2009 – Autumn – Suzuki sold its participation in CAMI to GM.<ref name="HinduCAMI">{{cite news|title=Suzuki, General Motors to end Canada partnership|url=http://www.thehindu.com/business/suzuki-general-motors-to-end-canada-partnership/article60114.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=4 December 2009|quote=Suzuki said on Friday it will sell its 50 percent stake in CAMI Automotive Inc. to GM for an undisclosed price. The deal marks the demise of a nearly three-decade relationship between the two companies and gives GM full control of the factory.}}</ref>

In 2013, Suzuki Canada announced that it would follow the US division and stop selling automobiles in Canada after the 2014 model year. Suzuki Canada will continue to provide parts and services to vehicles through dealer network, as well as selling motorcycles, ATV and outboard motors.<ref name="Suzuki to stop selling autos in Canada">{{cite news |url=http://business.financialpost.com/2013/03/26/suzuki-to-stop-selling-autos-in-canada/| title=Suzuki to stop selling autos in Canada | newspaper=Financial Post |date=26 March 2013| last1=Deveau | first1=Scott }}</ref>

===Suzuki GB PLC===

''Suzuki GB PLC'' are the manufacturer's agent and distributor of automobiles, motorcycles, ATV's and Marine engines in the [[United Kingdom]] with a head office based in [[Milton Keynes]]. A wholly owned subsidiary of the ''Suzuki Motor Corporation'' operates as ''Suzuki Cars (Ireland) Limited'' in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].

* In 1963, Suzuki commenced official import of motorcycles, via an independent distributor called ''Suzuki (Great Britain) Limited''.
* In 1968, ''Suzuki (Great Britain) Limited'' went into receivership and Hambros bank sold the company to Peter Agg of [[Trojan (automobile)]]. He formed a new company called ''Suzuki GB Limited'' that took over Suzuki's independent UK distribution.
* Around 1975, ''Heron Corporation plc'' bought into ''Suzuki GB Limited'' and the company was thereafter known as ''Heron Suzuki GB Limited''.
* From 1975 and into the 1980s, [[Heron International]] sponsored the [[Suzuki MotoGP|Suzuki]] factory racing team in [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]], with riders including [[Barry Sheene]], [[Randy Mamola]], [[Graeme Crosby]], [[Mick Grant]] and [[Rob McElnea]].
* in 1989, ''Heron Suzuki GB Limited'' became ''Heron Suzuki Plc''.
* In 1994, ''Suzuki GB PLC'' took over the direct distribution of all Suzuki products in the United Kingdom.

===Suzuki Indomobil Motor===
{{Main|Suzuki Indomobil Motor}}
[[File:2018 Suzuki Carry Futura Flat Deck 1.5 SL415 (20190826).jpg|thumb|[[Suzuki Carry]], Suzuki's best selling car in Indonesia of all time]]
[[File:2014 Suzuki APV Arena SGX 1.5 DN42V (20190623).jpg|thumb|[[Suzuki APV]], assembled in Indonesia]]<br>
[[File:Suzuki GSX-R150 - Indonesia International Motor Show 2017 - April 30 2017.jpg|thumb|Suzuki GSX-R150]]

''PT Suzuki Indomobil Motor'' (formerly ''PT Indomobil Suzuki International'' until December 2008) is a joint venture between Suzuki Motor Corporation and the [[Indomobil Group]]. The company is located in [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]] and specialized in manufacturing Suzuki vehicles for the domestic and international markets. A separate company, ''PT Suzuki Indomobil Sales (SIS)'', previously ''PT Indomobil Niaga International'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ekonomi.kompas.com/read/2009/02/15/1608321/Suzuku.Ganti.Nama.Perusahaan.dan.Pimpinan.di.Indonesia|title=Suzuki Ganti Nama Perusahaan dan Pimpinan di Indonesia|last=Media|first=Kompas Cyber|website=KOMPAS.com|date=15 February 2009|language=id|access-date=18 August 2019}}</ref> handled sales and marketing of Suzuki automobiles and motorcycles.

Suzuki has done its first activities on the Indonesian market in 1970 about its import firm PT. Indohero Steel & Engineering Company. Six years later they were built the manufacturing facility in Jakarta which is the oldest part of the Indomobil Group.

Their first product was the [[Suzuki Carry#ST20|ST20 Carry]] (introduced in 1978), it saw extensive use as an [[Share taxi|Angkot]].<ref>{{cite book | title = Arsip mobil kita: Tamasya sejarah seabad perjalanan mobil di Indonesia |trans-title=Our cars archive: Sightseeing through a century of the car in Indonesia | language = id | year = 2003 | page = 109 | isbn = 9789799768506 | last1 = Trisulo | first1 = Bambang | last2 = Samudra | first2 = M | last3 = Firmansyah | first3 = Arif | publisher = PT Temprint | location = Jakarta }}</ref> Nicknamed "Trungtung", it was built until at least 1983.<ref>{{cite journal | url = http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-28ApkgGURSY/TVSSgL7CxoI/AAAAAAAAAAQ/Q6L6N03MMIk/s1600/otokirst20.jpg | title = Klasik, "Fancy", dan Cantik | trans-title = Classic, "Fancy", and Beautiful | language = id | date = 19 November 2010 | journal = Pikiran Rakyat: Otokir Plus | page = 29 | last = Hudaya | first = Didih | location = [[Bandung]], [[Indonesia]] | access-date = 26 September 2013 }}</ref> This is an [[Onomatopoeia|onomatopoetic]] word for the sound made by the Carry's two-stroke engine.

In 2011, the company invested $800 million for producing [[Indonesian car|Low Cost Green Car (LCGC)]] in Indonesia. In 2013, Suzuki opened another plant in Cikarang with a total investment of $1 billion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://marketeers.com/ingin-rajai-pasar-asean-suzuki-bangun-pabrik-ke-4-di-indonesia/|title=Ingin Rajai Pasar ASEAN, Suzuki Bangun Pabrik Ke-4 di Indonesia|last=Hafiz|first=Muhammad Perkasa Al|date=1 June 2015|website=Marketeers - Majalah Bisnis & Marketing Online - Marketeers.com|language=en-US|access-date=18 August 2019}}</ref> The plant manufactured Ertiga MPV for both domestic and export markets and K10B engine for Karimun Wagon R.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.otosia.com/berita/suzuki-indonesia-resmikan-pabrik-baru-di-giic--cikarang.html|title=Suzuki Indonesia resmikan pabrik baru di GIIC, Cikarang|website=merdeka.com|date=June 2015 |language=en|access-date=18 August 2019}}</ref>

===Suzuki Motorcycle India, Private Limited===
{{Main|Suzuki Motorcycle India Limited}}

''Suzuki Motorcycle India, Private Limited (SMIL)'' is the wholly owned Indian subsidiary of Suzuki, Japan. The company has a manufacturing plant at Gurgaon, Haryana having the annual capacity of 5,40,000 units.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.suzukimotorcycle.co.in/about_us.aspx |title=Suzuki India |access-date=13 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712022039/http://www.suzukimotorcycle.co.in/about_us.aspx |archive-date=12 July 2016}}</ref>

On October 30, 2024, Suzuki Motor's Indian unit supplied its first electric vehicle to Toyota Motor, with production starting in spring 2025 at Suzuki's plant in Gujarat, India.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 30, 2024 |title=Toyota to get Suzuki's first-ever EV as partnership expands |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/suzukis-indian-unit-supply-first-ev-toyota-2024-10-30/}}</ref>{{clear}}

==Production facilities==
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Japan:
*Takatsuka Plant (motorcycle parts)
**300, [[Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu|Takatsuka-cho, Chūō-ku, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka]].
*Hamamatsu Plant (motorcycles)
**8686, [[Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu|Miyakoda-cho, Hamana-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka]].
*Kosai Plant (automobiles and outboard motors)
**4520, [[Kosai, Shizuoka|Shirasuka, Kosai-shi, Shizuoka]].
*Iwata Plant (automobiles)
**2500, [[Iwata, Shizuoka|Iwai, Iwata-shi, Shizuoka]].
*Toyokawa Motorcycle Plant (motorcycle parts)
**1–2, [[Toyokawa, Aichi|Utari, Shiratori-cho, Toyokawa-shi, Aichi]].
*Sagara Plant (automobiles and engines)
**1111, [[Makinohara|Shirai, Makinohara-shi, Shizuoka]].
*Osuka Foundry Plant
**6333, [[Kakegawa, Shizuoka|Nishiobuchi, Kakegawa-shi, Shizuoka]].

India:
*[[Suzuki Motorcycle India]] (motorcycles)
**[[Gurugram]], [[Haryana]].
*[[Maruti Suzuki]] (automobiles and engines)
**[[Manesar]] & [[Gurugram]], [[Haryana]].
** [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]]. 

Indonesia ([[Suzuki Indomobil Motor]]):
*Cakung Plant (engines)
**[[Cakung]], [[East Jakarta]], [[Jakarta]].
*Tambun Plant I and II (automobiles and motorcycles)
**South Tambun, [[Bekasi Regency]], [[West Java]].
*Cikarang Plant (automobiles)
**[[Central Cikarang]], [[Bekasi Regency]], [[West Java]].

Pakistan:
*[[Pak Suzuki]] (automobiles)
**[[Karachi]], [[Sindh]].

China:
*[[Jincheng Suzuki]] (motorcycles)
**[[Nanjing]], [[Jiangsu]].
*[[Jinan Qingqi]] Suzuki (motorcycles)
**[[Jinan]], [[Shandong]].
*Changzhou Haojue Suzuki (motorcycles)
**[[Changzhou]], [[Jiangsu]].

Taiwan:
*Tailing Motor (motorcycles)
**[[Taipei]]

Hungary:
*[[Magyar Suzuki]] (automobiles)
**[[Esztergom]], [[Komárom-Esztergom]].

Laos:
*Santiphab Suzuki Lao Factory (motorcycles)
**[[Vientiane]]

Thailand:
*Thai Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd. (motorcycles and outboard motors)
**[[Thanyaburi District|Thanyaburi]], [[Pathum Thani]].
*Suzuki Motor (Thailand). Ltd. (automobiles)
**Rayong Plant, [[Rayong]].

Vietnam:
*Vietnam Suzuki Corp. (motorcycles)
**Long Binh Techno Park, [[Bien Hoa]], [[Dong Nai Province|Dong Nai]].

Philippines:
*Suzuki Philippines Inc. (motorcycles)
** [[Calamba, Laguna]].

Cambodia:
*Cambodia Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd. (motorcycles)
**Sangkat Chom Chao, [[Phnom Penh]].

Myanmar:
*Suzuki (Myanmar) Motor Co., Ltd. (automobiles and motorcycles)
**[[Thilawa Special Economic Zone]], [[Thanlyin Township]], [[Yangon Region]].

United States:
*Suzuki Manufacturing of America Corporation (SMAC) (motorcycle parts and ATVs)
**[[Rome, Georgia]].

Brazil:
*J. Toledo da Amazonia (motorcycle parts)
**[[Manaus]], [[Amazonas (Brazilian state)|Amazonas]].

Egypt:
*Suzuki Egypt S.A.E. (automobiles)
**[[6th of October Governorate|6th of October]], [[Giza Governorate]].

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Japan:
*Takatsuka Plant (original)
**Kami-mura, [[Hamana District, Shizuoka|Hamana-gun, Shizuoka]].

New Zealand:
*South Pacific Suzuki Assemblers (automobiles)
**[[Whanganui]], [[Manawatū-Whanganui]].

Spain:
*[[Santana Motor]] (automobiles)
**[[Linares, Jaén]], [[Andalusia]].
*[[Avello (motorcycle)|Suzuki Motor España]] (motorcycle)
**[[Porceyo]], [[Gijon]], [[Asturias]].

China:
*[[Changan Suzuki]] (automobiles)
**[[Chongqing]]
*[[Changhe]] Suzuki (automobiles)
**[[Jingdezhen]], [[Jiangxi]].
Canada
*[[CAMI Automotive]] (automobiles)
**300, Ingersoll Street, [[Ingersoll, Ontario|Ingersoll]], [[Ontario]].

Argentina:
*General Motors de Argentina (automobiles)

Colombia:
*[[GM Colmotores]] (automobiles)
**[[Bogotá]], [[Cundinamarca Department]].

Malaysia:
*Suzuki Assemblers Malaysia Sdn, Bhd., (motorcycle)
**[[Perai]], [[Penang]].
*[[HICOM Automotive Manufacturers (Malaysia)]] (automobiles)
**[[Pekan]], [[Pahang]].

Taiwan:
*[[Prince Motors (Taiwan)|Prince Motors Co., Ltd.]], (automobiles)
**[[New Taipei City]]
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==Automobiles==

=== Production automobiles ===
{{Main|List of Suzuki automobiles}}

===Concept automobiles===
[[File:Salon-de-lauto-2002-suzuki.jpg|thumb|left|GSX-R/4 concept car]]
[[File:2007 Suzuki SSC and Pixy 01.jpg|thumb|Suzuki Pixy + SSC concept vehicles at the [[Tokyo Motor Show#2007|2007 Tokyo Motor Show]]|alt=]]
[[File:Suzuki Regina front 2011 Tokyo Motor Show.jpg|thumb|Suzuki G70 (née Regina) concept car at the [[Tokyo Motor Show#2011|2011 Tokyo Motor Show]]|alt=]]
[[File:Suzuki Q-Consept.jpg|thumb|Suzuki Q-Concept car at the [[Tokyo Motor Show#2011|2011 Tokyo Motor Show]]|alt=]]

* [[Suzuki GSX-R/4|GSX-R/4]] concept car was presented in 2001. It is fitted with a {{convert|1300|cm3|abbr=on}} engine taken from the [[Suzuki Hayabusa|GSX1300R Hayabusa]] motorcycle in an attempt to split the difference, merging the posture of an automobile and the disposition of a sportbike (Suzuki had been particularly successful selling motorcycles in the United States). Its high-revving [[inline-four engine]] supplied about 175&nbsp;hp to a bare-bones, two-seat roadster weighing less than 1500 pounds.<ref>{{cite web|last=McCausland|first=Evan|title=Six Suzukis That Should Have Been Sold Stateside|url=http://wot.motortrend.com/six-suzukis-that-should-have-been-sold-stateside-287773.html|work=MotorTrend Magazine|publisher=Source Interlink Media|access-date=30 October 2013|date=6 November 2012|quote=Although Suzuki's American lineup offered little to quicken our collective pulse, the company did show a few occasional flashes of genius abroad, showing there were still a few enthusiasts trapped within the corporate walls.}}</ref>
* '''Pixy + SSC''' concept was introduced at the [[Tokyo Motor Show#2007|2007 Tokyo Motor Show]]. The Pixy is an enclosed three-wheel, single-seat personal transport pod, similar to the [[Toyota i-unit]], and [[Toyota i-REAL|i-REAL]], but dissimilar in that two Pixies can dock inside the SSC (aka Suzuki Sharing Coach) for highway driving. Electric power is generated by a hydrogen fuel cell and solar panels to drive the SSC carrier van, and to recharge the Pixy at the same time.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dowling|first=Joshua|title=The weird on wheels|url=https://www.smh.com.au/news/news/the-weird-on-wheels/2007/10/26/1192941285683.html|access-date=31 October 2013|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=27 October 2007|quote=Of all the Japanese brands, Suzuki is probably best placed to produce 'personal mobility devices'. After all, it is famous for making motorcycles as well as clever small cars. The PIXY is Suzuki's answer to Toyota's i-Real. The difference is that Suzuki has built a small van-like 'car' (called the SSC, for Suzuki Sharing Coach) that the PIXY docks into. So, you can drive on main roads in your SSC and then scoot along the footpath in your PIXY. It's a dream for now, but Suzuki already produces a small motorised buggy for the elderly, so maybe this isn't so far away after all.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Simister|first=John|title=Tokyo Motor Show: I have seen the future – and it's fun|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/motoring/features/tokyo-motor-show-i-have-seen-the-future--and-its-fun-398262.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/motoring/features/tokyo-motor-show-i-have-seen-the-future--and-its-fun-398262.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=31 October 2013|newspaper=The Independent|date=30 October 2007|quote=Take those wheeled pods. For the third Tokyo show in succession, the latest variation on the theme was revealed: the i-Real. This is a motorised chair that leans back as it speeds up, and leans into corners. Its name suggests that Toyota is serious about this device. Do you think it could work? No, nor do I. Suzuki does, though, and takes the notion a stage further with its Pixy + SSC. The Pixy part is, again, a three-wheeled, single-seater pod, this time weatherproof with a windscreen and roof, two of which can dock inside the Suzuki Sharing Coach (SSC) for higher speeds and longer drives. Electricity comes from a hydrogen fuel cell and solar energy, and the SSC recharges the Pixies as it drives along.}}</ref>
* '''Hayabusa Sport''' was a sports car unveiled at the 2002 Tokyo Auto Salon. Its engine - the same 1.3l I4 as found in the GSXR/4 and the GSXR-1300R Hayabusa sports bike it was named after - would produce 175&nbsp;hp at 9800rpm and was mated to a 6-speed sequential gearbox. Due to characteristics such as its front-mid engine positioning and diminutive carbon-fibre body, Suzuki achieved an optimal front:rear weight distribution of 50:50 and a markedly low mass of 550&nbsp;kg. One prototype was created and, while conceived as a street-legal car, was not ever used on the road.
*'''X-HEAD''' is a concept vehicle that debuted at the 2007 Tokyo Auto Show. It has a somewhat unusual design, looking similar to a dump truck. It has an X pattern on its tires, but the X in its name is attributed to its multipurpose capability.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/28/tokyo-2007-preview-suzuki-x-head/|title=Tokyo 2007 Preview: Suzuki X-HEAD|website=Autoblog|date=29 September 2007 }}</ref>
* Suzuki Concept X debuted at the [[North American International Auto Show#2005|2005 North American International Auto Show]] as a significant departure in styling for a Suzuki mid-sized [[sport utility vehicle]] aimed at younger buyers in the North American market.<ref>{{cite news|title=That's a Suzuki?|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/11/automobiles/11nug-suzuki.html|access-date=30 October 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=11 January 2005|first=Jeremy W. |last=Peters|quote=Suzuki says a derivative of the Concept-X will be built sometime in 2006. By then, the steering wheel, which resembles one you would see on a jet, will most likely be cut from the plan.}}</ref> This concept vehicle evolved into the second-generation [[Suzuki XL-7#Second generation (XL7; 2006)|XL7]] introduced late in 2006.<ref>{{cite news|last=Voss|first=Arv|title=2008 Suzuki XL7|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cars/article/2008-Suzuki-XL7-3209903.php|access-date=30 October 2013|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=14 June 2008|quote=The XL7 evolved from the Suzuki Concept-X, which debuted at the 2005 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The midsize crossover SUV is stylish, roomy and versatile, lending itself ideally to its intended purpose.}}</ref>
* '''G70''' appeared at the [[Tokyo Motor Show#2011|2011 Tokyo Motor Show]] as the '''Regina''', but was renamed before the 2012 [[Salon International de l'Auto]]<ref>{{cite web|title=The 82nd Geneva International Motor Show|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/globalnews/2012/0306.html|work=Global News|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corp|access-date=30 October 2013|date=6 March 2012}}</ref> and [[Auto China]]<ref>{{cite web|title=2012 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/globalnews/2012/0423a.html|work=Global News|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corp|access-date=30 October 2013|date=23 April 2012}}</ref> shows to signify that it met the goal of [[Motor vehicle emissions#Carbon dioxide (CO2)|carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) emissions]] no higher than 70g/km (and perhaps that ''Regina'' as a model name would be a marketing fiasco). The G70 is a concept for the next-generation global compact car, possibly replacing the [[Suzuki Alto|Alto]], and at {{convert|3550|mm}} long and {{convert|1630|mm|abbr=on}} wide with a weight of {{convert|730|kg}}, the G70 is smaller and lighter than the Alto. It has an extremely economical {{convert|800|cm3}}, direct-injection turbo petrol engine mated to a [[continuously variable transmission]], and a claimed fuel mileage of {{convert|3.1|L/100km}}.<ref>{{cite news|last=Stevens|first=Mike|title=Suzuki Regina Concept Previews New City Car, Tokyo Debut Planned|url=http://www.themotorreport.com.au/52822/suzuki-regina-city-car-previewed-in-tokyo-lead-up|access-date=30 October 2013|newspaper=The Motor Report|date=9 November 2011|quote=Whether the Regina will replace the Alto is unclear, but Suzuki has at least confirmed that the new concept offers a preview of its next-generation city-car plans. The current Alto is less than three years old, so a replacement is likely sometime away.}}</ref><ref name="Siler">{{cite web|last=Siler|first=Steve|title=Suzuki Totes Swift Sport and Three Concepts to Tokyo (Guess Which One We Want)|url=http://blog.caranddriver.com/suzuki-totes-swift-sport-and-three-concepts-to-tokyo-guess-which-one-we-want/|work=Car and Driver Blog|publisher=Hearst Communications Inc|access-date=30 October 2013|date=9 November 2011|quote=Suzuki may be struggling to maintain much of a presence in the U.S., but the brand remains a successful purveyor of small vehicles elsewhere in the world. Indeed, we could see the cars it's showing at the 2011 Tokyo auto show being received well in global markets—and there's one in particular that we wouldn't mind seeing here. A rundown of the quartet follows.|archive-date=7 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807191751/https://www.caranddriver.com/news/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Woosey">{{cite news|last=Woosey|first=Jason|title=Suzuki delivers quirky Regina concept|url=http://www.iol.co.za/motoring/cars/suzuki/suzuki-delivers-quirky-regina-concept-1.1174445|access-date=30 October 2013|newspaper=Independent Online|date=9 November 2011|quote=The Regina concept will be unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show in Japan early next month, alongside an even stranger little creature called the Q-concept.}}</ref>
* '''Q-concept''', first shown at the [[Tokyo Motor Show#2011|2011 Tokyo Motor Show]], is a [[bubble car]] like the MIT [[CityCar]], [[Nissan Pivo]] or [[Toyota PM]]. Just {{convert|2500|mm}} in length, the Q-concept has its driver and one passenger riding in tandem but is more comfortable than a motorcycle, being enclosed and having seats instead of a saddle. Intended primarily for short trips (within {{convert|10|km}}) it ought to be able to park in nearly any available space.<ref name="Siler" /><ref name="Woosey" />
* Suzuki unveiled the '''iK-2 concept''' at the [[Geneva Motor Show#2015|2015 Geneva Motor Show]].
* Suzuki showed the 4x4 mini SUV concept '''iM-4 concept''' at the [[Geneva Motor Show#2015|Geneva Motor Show]] in 2015.

==Motorcycles==

Suzuki started manufacturing motorcycles in 1952, the first models being motorized bicycles.<ref name="1950s" /> From 1955 to 1976<ref name="1970s" /> the company manufactured motorcycles with [[two-stroke]] engines only, the biggest two-stroke model being the water-cooled triple-cylinder [[Suzuki GT 750|G2F5]].

A large factor in Suzuki's success in two-stroke competition was the [[German Democratic Republic|East German]] [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Grand Prix]] racer [[Ernst Degner]], who defected to the West in 1961,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teamsuzuki.co.uk/ |title=TEAM SUZUKI by Ray Battersby (2008) Parker House Publishing ISBN 0-9796891-5-5 / 0-9796891-5-5 |publisher=Teamsuzuki.co.uk |access-date=5 October 2010}}</ref> bringing with him expertise in two-stroke engines from the East German manufacturer [[MZ Motorrad- und Zweiradwerk|MZ]]. The secrets Degner brought with him were three crucial technologies: the boost port,<ref>{{cite web|title=Boost Ports|url=http://www.modelenginenews.org/design/boost_ports.html|publisher=Model Engine News|access-date=10 October 2013|first=R |last=Kinnersly|date=23 November 2011|quote=It has been used with outstanding success by the M.Z. designer, Walter Kaaden, who obtained a 20 per cent. power increase by combining this port with the standard Schnürle system.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://karimunwagonr.com/ | title = karimun wagon r | publisher = Karimun Wagon R | access-date = 11 July 2009 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141209123312/http://www.karimunwagonr.com/ | archive-date = 9 December 2014}}</ref> the [[expansion chamber]], and the [[rotary valve]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Oxley|first=Matt|title=50 years ago: The Ernst Degner story|url=http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/General-news/2012/December/de1712-the-ernst-degner-story/|work=Motor Cycle News|publisher=Bauer Media|access-date=10 October 2013|date=27 December 2012|quote=Most remarkable of all, Suzuki and the other Japanese factories only built winning two-strokes after Suzuki paid star MZ rider Degner a king's ransom to defect from East to West and sell Kaaden's hard-earned secrets.}}</ref> [[Walter Kaaden]] of MZ was the first engineer to combine these three crucial technologies.

Suzuki hired Degner, and he won the [[50 cc|50 cc class]] [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|FIM]] [[road racing]] [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|World Championship]] for them in the [[1962 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1962 season]]. Suzuki became the first Japanese manufacturer to win a [[List of motocross World Championship results|motocross world championship]] when [[Joel Robert]] won the 1970 250&nbsp;cc title. In the 1970s, Suzuki established themselves in the motorcycle racing world with [[Barry Sheene]] [[Marco Lucchinelli]]1981 [[Franco Uncini]]1982 winning world championships in the premier 500&nbsp;cc class.

In 1976 Suzuki introduced its first motorcycles since the Colleda COX<ref name="1950s" /> of the 1950s with [[four-stroke]] engines, the [[Suzuki GS series|GS400]] and [[Suzuki GS series|GS750]].

In 1994, Suzuki partnered with [[Nanjing Jincheng Machinery]] to create a Chinese motorcycle manufacturer and exporter called [[Jincheng Suzuki]].

Suzuki continued to compete in [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|MotoGP]] and last won the title in the [[2000 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2000 season]]. From 2006 to 2011, the team was sponsored by [[Rizla]] and was known as [[Rizla Suzuki]] MotoGP team. On 18 November 2011, Suzuki announced that the GP racing was suspended, partly due to natural disasters and recession, until 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2011/suzuki+suspends+gp+racing|title=motogp.com · Suzuki Motor Corporation suspends GP racing|access-date=28 November 2011|archive-date=9 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109103842/https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2011/11/21/suzuki-motor-corporation-suspends-gp-racing/157375|url-status=dead}}</ref> Suzuki returned to MotoGP in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2014/Suzuki+return+to+MotoGP+with+Aleix+Espargaro+and+Maverick+Viales+in+2015|title=Suzuki return to MotoGP with Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Viñales in 2015|date=30 September 2014|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=[[Dorna Sports]]|access-date=12 July 2018|archive-date=1 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141001011058/http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2014/Suzuki%2Breturn%2Bto%2BMotoGP%2Bwith%2BAleix%2BEspargaro%2Band%2BMaverick%2BViales%2Bin%2B2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The next few years in MotoGP were rather experimental for Suzuki, with some spotty success; but in 2020, on Suzuki's 100th anniversary, Spanish rider [[Joan Mir]] surprised the world by cinching the 2020 MotoGP World Championship, Suzuki's first GP conquest since Kenny Roberts Jr's World Championship win in 2000.

In addition Suzuki have recorded a total of 94 victories at the [[Isle of Man TT Races]].<ref name="iomtt.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.iomtt.com/tt-database/machines?marq_Name=Suzuki&filter=S|title=Machines - iomtt.com: The World's #1 TT Website|website=www.iomtt.com}}</ref> Suzuki have also taken the runner up spot in the various race categories 100 times and a total 92 third places.<ref name="iomtt.com"/>

===Models===
{{Main|List of Suzuki motorcycles}}
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Some notable Suzuki motorcycles include the following:

====[[Two-stroke engine]]s====
[[File:Paris - Salon de la moto 2011 - Suzuki - T20 - 001.jpg|thumb|Suzuki T20 (front) and T500 Titan (rear) at ''Le Salon de la Moto'' 2011 in Paris]]
[[File:Suzuki RGV250Γ 01.jpg|thumb|Suzuki RGV250Γ at the [[Barber Motorsports Park#Barber Vintage Motorsport Museum|Barber Vintage Motorsport Museum]] in 2006]]

* [[Suzuki T20|X6 Hustler]] twin (aka T20 Super Six) was sold from 1966 to 1968 as "the fastest 250cc motorcycle in the world". It had Suzuki's new [[Suzuki T20#Posi-Force system|Posi-Force]] automatic oil injection system (later called [[Suzuki GT550#Automatic oil/gas mixing|Suzuki CCI]]).<ref name="TACH" /><ref name="Motorcyclist" /><ref>{{cite web|title=L+S=MF (Cont'd)|url=http://www.cycleworld.com/2010/11/08/lsmf-contd/|work=Cycle World (Blog)|publisher=Bonnier Corp.|access-date=5 October 2013|first=Steven L. |last=Thompson|date=8 November 2010|quote=In the September, 1966, issue of CW, Suzuki ran an ad for the X6 Hustler 250, a ferociously quick 250cc piston-port Twin with six speeds and "Posi-Force" oil injection. What made the ad stick in my mind all these years was the copywriter's line at the top: "We've invented a very fast way to lose 70 lbs." The point being, as the body copy of the ad made clear, that the Suzuki was as quick and fast as most 500s but it weighed much less.}}</ref> Production peaked at more than 5000 units per month.<ref>{{cite web|title=1966 Suzuki X6 Hustler|url=http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/at-the-garage/motorcycles/1966-suzuki-x6-hustler/|work=Jay Leno's Garage|publisher=NBC Studio, Inc.|access-date=5 October 2013|date=10 April 2008|quote=When Suzuki introduced the X6 in the fall of 1965, it caused an immediate sensation. Developed with the goal of captivating the U.S. market, the Hustler was designed to be the fastest 250 cc motorcycle in the world. The bike featured Suzuki's first ever tubular steel double-cradle frame, and its air-cooled two-stroke [[Cylinder (engine)#Cylinder sleeving|sleeved]] aluminum cylinder engine was capable of just about 100 mph. Surprisingly sophisticated, this little engine achieved 100 hp per one liter cylinder volume, which meant it could outrun most of the bigger, faster bikes on the road. It featured automatic oil injection, but more importantly, it was the first six speed motorcycle ever to go into full production.}}</ref> In 2013, Suzuki renewed the ''Hustler'' motorcycle trademark for Europe, leading to rumors of a [[retro style]] 250 twin.<ref>{{cite web|title=Suzuki to revive Hustler name|url=http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-news-new-bikes/suzuki-to-revive-hustler-name/22181.html|work=Visordown|publisher=Immediate Media Company|access-date=7 October 2013|date=25 January 2013|quote=We can be pretty certain that whatever the new machine turns out to be, it won't follow the mechanical pattern of the original Hustlers, which were 250cc two-stroke parallel twins. Suzuki's new 250cc four-stroke twin, as used in the naked Inazuma, might be a good choice.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Beresford|first=Jack|title=Suzuki plotting return of the Hustler motorbike?|url=http://www.motorbiketimes.com/news/makes/suzuki/suzuki-plotting-return-of-the-hustler-motorbike--$21381968.htm|access-date=7 October 2013|newspaper=MotorbikeTimes.com|date=29 January 2013|quote=Whatever the case, reports indicate that the update could be heavily influenced by the classic T20 and T250 Hustlers which became such an iconic part of the brand itself.|archive-date=16 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116151606/http://www.motorbiketimes.com/news/makes/suzuki/suzuki-plotting-return-of-the-hustler-motorbike--$21381968.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> A 1967 T20 Super Six was included in the Las Vegas show of ''[[The Art of the Motorcycle]]'' exhibition.<ref name="Guggenheim">{{Cite book |chapter=Catalog Index |title=The Art of the Motorcycle |url=https://archive.org/details/artofmot00solo |publisher=Guggenheim Museum |year=2001 |isbn=0-8109-6912-2 }}</ref>
* [[Suzuki T series|T500 Titan]] (aka T500 Cobra, GT500) had a 500&nbsp;cc air-cooled parallel-twin engine which overcame problems with durability, overheating and vibration. With an output of {{convert|47|PS}} at 6,500&nbsp;rpm and top speed of {{convert|180|km/h}}, it became Suzuki's flagship machine in 1968, and remains popular with collectors and [[café racer]]s.<ref name="Melling">{{cite news|last=Melling|first=Frank|title=Kick start a blast from the past|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motorbikes/2731947/Kick-start-a-blast-from-the-past.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motorbikes/2731947/Kick-start-a-blast-from-the-past.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=5 October 2013|newspaper=Telegraph|date=11 December 2004|quote=The powerplant of the Seeley Suzuki was closely derived from Suzuki's T500 Cobra road engine.}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Melling|first=Frank|title=Memorable Motorcycles Suzuki T500|url=http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/289/1703/Motorcycle-Article/Memorable-Motorcycles-Suzuki-T500.aspx|publisher=Motorcycle USA|access-date=5 October 2013|date=1 June 2005|quote=The T500 metamorphosed into the GT500 which had better brakes, suspension, electronic ignition – and less performance. Even so, the GT500 and T500 are very much siblings. Together the two models had a production life of over 9 years and this means that there are still many thousands of T500s in use.|archive-date=10 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610213201/http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/289/1703/Motorcycle-Article/Memorable-Motorcycles-Suzuki-T500.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Melling|first=Frank|title=Racing Daytona on a Cafe Racer|url=http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/739/12405/Motorcycle-Article/Racing-Daytona-On-a-Cafe-Racer.aspx|publisher=Motorcycle USA|access-date=5 October 2013|date=6 March 2012|quote=The motor, tuned for torque, was a dream. Pulling stupendously high gearing, the T500 was cruising round the banking at over 130mph – with speed still in reserve. Now, touring round at the back of the field was forgotten. Those AHRMA trophies looked good!|archive-date=10 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610200630/http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/739/12405/Motorcycle-Article/Racing-Daytona-On-a-Cafe-Racer.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The workhorse nobody remembers|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2013/09/08/The-workhorse-nobody-remembers.aspx|work=The Star Online|publisher=Star Publications (M) Bhd|access-date=5 October 2013|first1=Choong En|last1=Han|first2=Jeannette|last2=Goon|date=8 September 2013|quote=Efforts are being made to tell the story of two Suzuki T500 motorcycles which were once the workhorse of our traffic police.|archive-date=12 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012054805/http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2013/09/08/The-workhorse-nobody-remembers.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Suzuki GT750|GT750 Le Mans]] with a [[straight-three engine]] was the first Japanese motorcycle with a [[liquid-cooled engine]], earning it the moniker "Water Buffalo."<ref name="TACH" /><ref name="Melling" /> The [[:ja:自動車技術会|Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan]] {{in lang|ja}} includes the 1971 Suzuki GT750 as one of their ''240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology''.<ref name="GT750" />
* [[List of Suzuki motorcycles|TM400 Cyclone]] production motocrosser was designed to participate in 500&nbsp;cc class [[Motocross World Championship]] racing. Introduced in 1971, it was notoriously difficult even for skilled riders to control. Redesigned in 1975.<ref>{{cite web|title=SUZUKI TM400 CYCLONE – The most dangerous bike ever built?|url=http://dirtbike.off-road.com/dirtbike/voice/suzuki-tm400-cyclone-the-most-dangerous-bike-ever-built-16159.html|work=Off-Road.com|publisher=VerticalScope Inc.|access-date=7 October 2013|date=1 November 2005|quote=Somewhere around 4000 rpm, the electronic ignition would go from a mild retard mode, to FULL ADVANCE, with no graduation at all. Bang! The proverbial light switch. What made this problem even more pronounced, was that the 'jump' never happened at the same rpm twice in a row. When it was cold, it might hit earlier. As the engine warmed up, it might jump 200 or 300 rpm later. But you could never predict exactly when.|archive-date=27 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227161104/http://dirtbike.off-road.com/dirtbike/voice/suzuki-tm400-cyclone-the-most-dangerous-bike-ever-built-16159.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Weeston|first=J.|title=Top Ten Worst Motorcycles of All Time|url=http://xmotorcycle.com/2013/02/11/top-ten-worst-motorcycles-of-all-time/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130214025539/http://xmotorcycle.com/2013/02/11/top-ten-worst-motorcycles-of-all-time/|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 February 2013|work=Xmotorcycle|publisher=Helmet Venture Inc.|access-date=7 October 2013|date=11 February 2013|quote=Imagine having an amazing amount of horsepower you could turn on instantly like a light switch. Now, imagine never quite knowing when that light switch is going to suddenly flick on and accelerate you forward to the point of making the Kessle Run in less than 12 parsecs. Also, you're off-road and it's 1971.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Weisel|first=Jody|title=The Worst Bikes I Ever Rode|url=http://www.motocrossactionmag.com/Main/News/THE-WORST-BIKES-I-EVER-RACED-BY-JODY-WEISEL-9329.aspx|work=Motocross Action Magazine|publisher=Hi-Torque Publications, Inc.|access-date=7 October 2013|quote=It would scare you. I loved the Suzuki TM125 Challenger and felt that the TM250 Champion was a decent bike, but the TM400 Cyclone was totally unpredictable. I take that back. If you expected bad things to happen, it never disappointed you. Once, at a night race on a '74 model, I thought someone was trying to pass me on my left side; it turns out that the back of my TM400 was swapping so bad that I could see it in my peripheral vision. Down a rough straight, the TM400 resembled a fish flopping on a beach.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008224134/http://motocrossactionmag.com/Main/News/THE-WORST-BIKES-I-EVER-RACED-BY-JODY-WEISEL-9329.aspx|archive-date=8 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* The RM125 production motocrosser debuted in 1975 to replace the TM125. It was a successful forerunner of the future [[Suzuki RM series|RM series]] line-up from 50&nbsp;cc to 500&nbsp;cc.<ref>{{cite web|title=1975 Suzuki RM 125|url=http://www.pelicanguanomotorsports.com/1975suzukiRM125.html|publisher=Pelican Guano Motorsports|access-date=11 October 2013|quote=The '75 was the first year for the RM series. It actually was only made for 6 months as the TM was in production at the beginning of the year and at the year end Suzuki introduced the new RM series.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017065725/http://www.pelicanguanomotorsports.com/1975suzukiRM125.html|archive-date=17 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Suzuki RM series|RM250]] was fully redesigned in 1982 and the liquid-cooled single-cylinder delivered more power than any production 250&nbsp;cc motorcrosser of the time. It had Suzuki's original full floater, link-type rear suspension introduced a year earlier.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Life And Times of the Suzuki RM250|url=http://www.dirtbikemagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?type=news&mod=News&tier=3&nid=9AF49EE195B2492F9BC67553A2D2ABC9|work=Dirt Bike Magazine|publisher=Hi-Torque Publications, Inc|access-date=11 October 2013|date=12 December 2011|quote=The liquid-cooled RM250 of 1982 reigns supreme as the best 250 of the year. It's faster, lighter and has better suspension than anything in the class.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012071451/http://www.dirtbikemagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?type=news&mod=News&tier=3&nid=9AF49EE195B2492F9BC67553A2D2ABC9|archive-date=12 October 2013}}</ref>
* [[Suzuki RG250 Gamma|RG250 Gamma]] of 1983 was one of the new generation of [[race replica]] sport bikes of the 1980s. It had an aluminium frame, a [[Motorcycle fairing|full fairing]] and a high output [[straight-twin engine]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Chaterji|first=Pablo|title=Suzuki RG 250 Gamma – Gamma Ray|url=http://www.bsmotoring.com/news/suzuki-rg-250-gamma-gamma-ray/406/|access-date=5 September 2013|newspaper=Business Standard Motoring|date=18 February 2005|quote=Cue 1983, when Suzuki presented the RG250 Gamma and turned the class on its head. Although many motorcycles had been called road-legal racers before the Gamma, the RG was perhaps the first mass-produced motorcycle with a lightweight aluminum frame and a racing-type aerodynamic fairing, and it started a new trend in the process. Suzuki used all their two-stroke knowledge and racetrack experience when building the Gamma and it showed – it was light, fast, handled superbly and was an instant box-office hit in the racing circuits.}}</ref><ref name="GSX-R750Models">{{cite news|last=Kodack|first=Anthony|title=Suzuki GSX-R750 Model Timeline|url=http://www.topspeed.com/motorcycles/motorcycle-reviews/suzuki/2008-suzuki-gsx-r750-ar45365.html|access-date=8 October 2013|newspaper=TopSpeed|date=17 October 2007|quote=With the 1983 RG250 Gamma, Suzuki was the first factory to deliver a true racer replica using race-bred technology to the public. The next step was to build a 4-stroke 400cc machine for the Japanese home market and a year later a 750cc machine, culmination to the Suzuki's racing experiences in the World Endurance, AMA Superbike and Championship. The GSX-R750 was first presented at the 1984 IFMA Cologne Show in West Germany. Although it was fully street legal, it was clear that it was built even to compete in the various Worldwide Championships.}}</ref> The 1983 RG250Γ is one of the [[:ja:自動車技術会|JSAE]] ''240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology''.<ref name="RG250G" />
* [[Suzuki RG500|RG500 Gamma]] of 1985 was like RG250, but with a [[U engine|square-four engine]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Classic Test: Suzuki RG500 v Yamaha RD500LC|url=http://www.visordown.com/road-tests-used/classic-test-suzuki-rg500-v-yamaha-rd500lc/19728.html|work=Visordown|publisher=Immediate Media Company|access-date=10 October 2013|date=21 December 2011|quote=The RG makes a claimed 95bhp, which translates to a genuine 78bhp at the wheel, all packed in a svelte 156 kilos with a genuine top speed of 144mph. But that's not all, it comes with an incredibly trick alloy frame, lifted straight off the race bike. Suzuki's glory days in Grand Prix may be going through a lean time, but the RG still bristles with purpose and lessons learned off the track.}}</ref>
* [[Suzuki RGV250|RGV250 Gamma]], the road-racing replica of [[Kevin Schwantz]]'s RGV500 GP race bike, replaced the [[Suzuki RG250 Gamma|RG250]] in 1988 with a [[V-twin engine]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Pole|first=Warren|title=Bike Icon: Suzuki RGV250|url=http://www.visordown.com/features/bike-icon-suzuki-rgv250/14046.html|work=Visordown|publisher=Immediate Media Company|access-date=10 October 2013|date=16 September 2010|quote=Simply put, the RGV was nothing short of a revelation and a quantum leap forwards in performance and production bike technology.}}</ref>

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[[File:Suzuki GS1000S 01.jpg|thumb|Suzuki GS1000S at the [[Barber Motorsports Park#Barber Vintage Motorsport Museum|Barber Vintage Motorsport Museum]] in 2006]]
[[File:Suzuki DR 800s.jpg|thumb|Suzuki DR800S]]
[[File:Suzuki GSX-R1000 2007TMS.jpg|thumb|Suzuki GSX-R1000 at the [[Tokyo Motor Show]] in 2007]]

* [[Suzuki GS series|GS series]] – The 1976 GS750 was the first 4-stroke machine released by Suzuki in 20 years. The following year saw Suzuki's first 1-litre machine, the GS1000E, and then in 1979 the GS1000S copy of a [[Pops Yoshimura|Yoshimura GS1000 Superbike]].<ref name="TACH" /><ref name="Motorcyclist" />
* [[Suzuki Katana|Katana]] – The GSX1100S was released in Europe in 1980; the GSX1000S arrived in the U.S. and Canada later that year as a 1981 model, and revolutionized sportbike styling.<ref>{{cite web|last=Boehm|first=Mitch|title=Thirty Years of the (Original) Suzuki Katana|url=http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/mc_100/122_1212_thirty_years_of_the_original_suzuki_katana/viewall.html|work=Motorcyclist Magazine|publisher=Source Interlink Media|access-date=12 October 2013|date=1 December 2012|quote=The press's reaction to the Katana was a mixed bag. Several books had the Big Kat on their December 1981 covers, including ''Motorcyclist'' and ''Cycle Guide'', with futuristic layouts that stressed the starship, flashbike and quantum-leap aspects of the bike's aesthetics. But styling was clearly a love-hate issue. 'If visual impact is the Katana's primary reason for being,' wrote ''Cycle Guide'', 'then it is a rousing, unqualified success. Because no matter where this motorcycle goes, it turns heads and draws stares like a flasher at a church social. But while there's no doubt Muth's creation is the most spellbinding motorcycle to come along in quite some time, there is some question as to why: Do people gawk at it because it is pleasing to the eye, or is it simply too bizarre for anyone to not look at it?'}}</ref> A 1982 Katana GS1000SV is on the [[American Motorcyclist Association|AMA]] [[Motorcycle Hall of Fame]]{{'}}s list of "classic bikes" that have been shown in the museum,<ref>{{cite web|title=1982 Suzuki GS1000SV Katana|url=http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/asp/classics/bike.asp?id=31|work=Classic Bikes from the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum|publisher=American Motorcyclist Association|access-date=16 October 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017045347/http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/asp/classics/bike.asp?id=31|archive-date=17 October 2013}}</ref> and was in ''The Art of the Motorcycle'' exhibition.<ref name="Guggenheim" />
* [[Suzuki GSX-R750|GSX-R750]] was one of the Japanese sport bikes of the 1980s that began the modern race replica era.<ref name="Walker2001">{{Citation |author-link= Mick Walker (motorcycling) |last= Walker |first= Mick |year= 2001 |title= Performance Motorcycles |publisher= Amber Books, Ltd. and Chartwell Books (Book Sales, Inc.) |isbn= 0-7858-1380-2 |pages= [https://archive.org/details/performancemotor0000walk/page/26 26, 58, 76, 102] |url= https://archive.org/details/performancemotor0000walk/page/26 }}</ref> It had air/oil cooling, light weight, and a powerful engine.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mackenzie|first=Niall|title=Niall's Spin: 1985–1986 Suzuki GSX-R750|url=http://www.visordown.com/road-tests-used/nialls-spin-1985-1986-suzuki-gsx-r750/14518.html|work=Visordown|publisher=Immediate Media Company|access-date=12 October 2013|date=8 October 2010|quote=The first GSX-R750 (it was sold as a 400 in 1984 in Japan) was incredibly light at 176&nbsp;kg with sophisticated suspension and race-ready brakes. Oh yes, and it came with drop-dead gorgeous racer styling, to all intents looking like a factory endurance racer, and finished in factory colours to boot. In 1985 there was nothing sexier.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Milner|first=Doug|title=1985 24-Hour Motorcycle World Speed Record|url=http://www.cycleworld.com/2012/08/24/cws-1985-24-hour-world-speed-record/|access-date=12 October 2013|newspaper=Cycle World|date=24 August 2012|quote=That wonderful lunacy took place in September of 1985 (for the December, '85, issue) when Cycle World set a 24-hour world speed record of 128.303 mph on a Suzuki GSX-R750. And not by a slim margin: We went 10 percent faster than the previous record, 117.149 mph, set in 1977 by Kawasaki with a modified KZ650.}}</ref> The [[:ja:自動車技術会|Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan]] {{in lang|ja}} includes the 1984 Suzuki GSX-R750 as one of their ''240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology'',<ref name="GSX-R750" /> and was in ''The Art of the Motorcycle''.<ref name="Guggenheim" />
* [[Suzuki Intruder|Intruder 750]] with its [[Overhead camshaft|OHC]] 4-valve 45° [[V-twin engine]] was the first Japanese [[Cruiser (motorcycle)|cruiser]] motorcycle (designed to appeal to U.S. riders) in 1985. By 1997, cruiser-style motorcycles would account for nearly 60 percent of the U.S. street-bike market.<ref name="Products1980s" /><ref>{{cite news|last=McCraw|first=Jim|title=Motorcycle Wars: Japan's Latest Shots at Fortress Harley|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/20/automobiles/motorcycle-wars-japan-s-latest-shots-at-fortress-harley.html|access-date=13 October 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=20 July 1997|quote=When Japanese clones began to arrive in the United States in the late 1980s – Suzuki's Intruder was the first – Harley was incensed that Honda had managed to duplicate its engines' distinctive sound, a result of Harley's simple crankshaft layout. Harley has applied for a trademark on the sound, a potato-potato-potato rhythm at idle and a staccato beat at cruising speeds.}}</ref>
* [[Suzuki GSX-R1100|GSX-R1100]], related to the GSX-R750, appeared in 1986.<ref name="Products1980s" /><ref>{{cite web|last=Barker|first=Stuart|title=Bike Icon: Suzuki GSX-R1100|url=http://www.visordown.com/features/bike-icon-suzuki-gsx-r1100/14528.html|work=Visordown|publisher=Immediate Media Company|access-date=14 October 2013|date=8 October 2010|quote=For their cash, GSX-R1100 buyers got an oil/air-cooled 1052cc dohc, four-cylinder, in-line motor housed in a lightweight double cradle frame made from aerospace quality aluminium and, since their front wheels would be spending so much time in the sky, that was a necessary luxury. Like the 750, the GSX-R1100 featured SACS (Suzuki Advanced Cooling System) as well as the new TSCC (Twin Swirl Combustion Chamber) and a host of acronyms which helped give mucho grunt from 5000 revs.}}</ref> The same basic engine would reappear in 1995 to power the [[Suzuki Bandit series|Bandit 1200]] and remain in production through 2006.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ash|first=Kevin|title=An even better Bandit|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/2714667/An-even-better-Bandit.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/2714667/An-even-better-Bandit.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=14 October 2013|newspaper=Telegraph|date=4 July 2000|quote=So it will sell well, and our first ride suggests it deserves to. It's thanks to the engine that Suzuki has been able to keep the cost around the £6,000 mark, as the four-cylinder, air and oil-cooled transverse four debuted back in 1986, when it powered the fearsome GSX-R1100.}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Urry|first=Jon|title=Road Test: Suzuki Bandit 1200 VS 1250|url=http://www.visordown.com/road-tests/road-test-suzuki-bandit-1200-vs-1250/4410.html|work=Visordown|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company Ltd]]|access-date=14 October 2013|date=13 April 2013|quote=Like a sleeper secret agent the Bandit has been doing its part to corrupt a generation of bikers into its wicked ways since it was launched in 1996. This big-bore monster was the first proper streetbike, boasting an air/oil-cooled 1,157cc motor that was very closely related to the legendary GSX-R1100's lump while its styling was simple, naked and designed to show off this heart of metal. It wheelied like a banshee and went round corners, too. A perfect example of the philosophy keep it simple.}}</ref>
* [[Suzuki GSF1200 Bandit]] - Released in 1996 after the fully faired RF900, the big, GSXR-powered Bandit offered stunning performance with real-world ergonomics and capabilities, and has become something of a "cult" model. These units have been used widely from road-race to Open Road Touring, were renowned for their versatility, robustness and massive torque production. Many are still in operation. The carbureted, air (and oil)-cooled design ran from 1996 to 2002; afterward Suzuki moved into fuel injection and liquid cooling on subsequent models. The last of the series was the GSX1250Fa. Though not technically labeled as a "Bandit", it was the last in the long, popular line. Black, with a full-fairing, the GSX/Fa sold for only two years, between 2010 and 2011. Critics praised the model, like the earlier GSF, for its ergonomics and practical, "Do-It-All" capabilities; but market desire sagged due to the final model's heavy weight and relatively low power output.
* The ''DR-BIG'' aka ''Desert Express'' [[:de:Suzuki DR 800 S|DR800S]] {{in lang|de}} off-roader was existent for two model years as the [[:de:Suzuki DR Big 750 S|DR750S]] {{in lang|de}} until 1990, when its displacement increased to 779&nbsp;cc, still the world largest single cylinder engine in a production motorcycle.<ref name="Products1990s">{{cite web|title=Products History 1990s|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/motorcycle/history/products/products_1990s.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=2 September 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006085036/http://www.globalsuzuki.com/motorcycle/history/products/products_1990s.html|archive-date=6 October 2013}}</ref> Available in Europe through 1999, it was not exported to the U.S. market.<ref>{{cite web|last=Siler|first=Wes|title=Retro: Suzuki DR Big|url=http://rideapart.com/2010/11/retro-suzuki-dr-big/|work=RideApart|publisher=RideApart Inc|access-date=15 October 2013|date=15 November 2010|quote=We first learned of Doctor Big, or 'Desert Express' as he's known by people with more mature senses of humor, in something of an aside in Kevin Ash's Tiger 800 review about Triumph being peeved that people (read: us) think the Triumph is unmistakably an effort to copy the [BMW R80]GS's design. It is, but Triumph argues that the BMW itself is simply a copy, of this Suzuki. And thus Doctor Big's place in history is assured.}}</ref> Replaced by the [[Suzuki V-Strom 1000|V-Strom]] twin, the ''DR-BIG'' has now come full circle as the design inspiration for a 2014 overhaul of the V-Strom 1000 ABS.<ref name="V-StromHistory">{{cite web|title=History|url=http://www.suzuki-vstrom.com/en/history/index.html|work=All New V-Strom 1000 ABS|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=15 October 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016054139/http://www.suzuki-vstrom.com/en/history/index.html|archive-date=16 October 2013}}</ref> As of 2020, the DR-BIG acted as the inspiration of the revisioned [[Suzuki V-Strom 1050]].
* [[Suzuki RF Series]] The Suzuki RF series are sport touring motorcycles. They came with three engine variations: 400, 600 and 900 cc. It was in production from 1994 to 1998.
* [[Suzuki TL1000S|TL1000S]] debuted at the 1996 [[Motorcycle Live|International Motorcycle and Scooter Show]] as the first Suzuki sport bike with a [[V-twin engine]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Roland|title=Motoring: Bike to the future|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/motoring/motoring-bike-to-the-future-1351502.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/motoring/motoring-bike-to-the-future-1351502.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=16 October 2013|newspaper=The Independent|date=9 November 1996|quote=Japan's brightest show stars come from Suzuki, whose TL1000S sportster combines a 123bhp V-twin engine with a racy chassis based on a lightweight aluminium frame. The TL features fuel-injection and an innovative rear damping system.}}</ref> This was a liquid-cooled, 90° V-twin, [[DOHC]] engine with 4 valves per cylinder, which would be in production through 2012.<ref name="V-StromHistory" /> Although the TL1000S motorcycle ceased production in 2001, the engine would carry on in the [[Suzuki TL1000R|TL1000R]], the [[Suzuki SV1000|SV1000]] and SV1000S,<ref>{{cite news|last=Melling|first=Frank|title=Memorable Motorcycle: Suzuki SV1000|url=http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/289/15847/Motorcycle-Article/Memorable-Motorcycle--Suzuki-SV1000.aspx|access-date=16 October 2013|newspaper=Motorcycle USA|date=28 March 2013|quote=So when the SV was launched the warning lights were well and truly lit on Suzuki's instrument panel. Gone was the frenetic rush of the eight-valve, dual overhead cam V-Twin which powered the TL. Instead, Sensible San in Hamamatsu re-cammed and re-mapped the same motor, so that it allegedly produced 120 hp – but felt about 20 hp less. The capacity remained at 996cc and the six-speed gearbox was retained from the TL but now the powerplant was a sportbike engine which the Health and Safety lobby would have us all ride.|archive-date=6 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506115904/http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/289/15847/Motorcycle-Article/Memorable-Motorcycle--Suzuki-SV1000.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> as well as the [[Suzuki V-Strom 1000|V-Strom 1000]] and the [[Suzuki V-Strom 1050]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Bennett|first=Jon|title=Suzuki DL1000 GT|url=http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Suzuki-DL1000-GT/story-11258801-detail/story.html|access-date=16 October 2013|newspaper=Bristol Post|date=13 January 2009|quote=A couple of days later, however, I was in for a surprise. Having made a conscious decision to go out thrill-seeking, rather than just using the DL to commute, the smooth 1,000cc V-twin began to show its heritage. Based heavily on the tried and tested motor which once powered the frankly lunatic TL1000S and TL1000R sportsbikes of the 90s, the V-Strom showed remarkable venom once the revs really began to climb. The 90-degree V-twin which had previously been so gentlemanly had transformed into a fire-breathing monster. From 5,000rpm up to the redline, in gear after gear, the V-Strom has plenty of shove for the most brisk of overtaking manouevres.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923231540/http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Suzuki-DL1000-GT/story-11258801-detail/story.html|archive-date=23 September 2015}}</ref>
* [[Suzuki GSX-R600|GSX-R600]] – a smaller version of the GSX-R750. There were earlier pretenders,<ref>{{cite web|last=Barker|first=Stuart|title=600 Evolution 1985 – 2003|url=http://www.visordown.com/features/600-evolution-1985---2003/15324-2.html|work=Visordown|date=4 July 2003 |publisher=Immediate Media Company|access-date=17 October 2013|quote=Of the major Japanese players, this leaves only Suzuki to offer up a contender and the latest is obviously the famed GSX-R600, first launched in 1996. But there were two earlier offerings. Back in 1992 in the 'States you could get a GSX-R600, although it was only a sleeved-down 750 engine in a 750 chassis. For the UK in 1993 came the RF600R – a powerful enough (100bhp) machine but one which had to pull too much weight. The beast tipped the scales at 195 kilos and was never going to be a genuine supersports contender, more a comfy, relaxed all-rounder for dad to enjoy.}}</ref> but the genuine article arrived in 1997 and has received frequent updates after that.<ref>{{cite web|title=GSX-R History|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/motorcycle/history/gsx-r/03.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corp|access-date=17 October 2013|page=3|quote=For riders who want the GSX-R experience in a middleweight machine, Suzuki introduced the GSX-R600 in 1997. Kunio Arase, project leader for this new member of the GSX-R family, says he started development with a mission: 'The mission shared by every engineer for succeeding models of the legendary GSX-R line has been to surpass the performance of any existing model in its class. We determined to achieve the fastest top speed and starting acceleration, yet the production model had to be transformable to a winning circuit racer with minimal modification. Indeed, the first GSX-R600 realized a top speed faster than that of the GSX-R750 two years earlier, taking the World Supersport Championship for two consecutive years.'|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024125031/http://www.globalsuzuki.com/motorcycle/history/gsx-r/03.html|archive-date=24 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ash|first=Kevin|title=The joy of 600|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motorbikes/2740090/The-joy-of-600.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motorbikes/2740090/The-joy-of-600.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=17 October 2013|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=25 February 2006|quote=Which means the GSX-R600 K6 (as the 2006 model is designated) is millimetre-perfect in going precisely where you want it to, steering with no tendency to run wide, drop in or do its own thing in any way. It's astonishingly stable, so much so that this is the defining characteristic of the handling, despite an improvement in agility and the GSX-R's history of flightiness.}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ash|first=Kevin|title=Suzuki GSX-R600 review|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=18 March 2011|quote=Suzuki's 600cc engine has had a more substantial makeover than the 750s, with new pistons and combustion chamber shapes as well as the usual ECU and engine fuelling and ignition map upgrades, and the difference between old and new is marked. It's not so much about the top-end power, which doesn't feel significantly different, but the mid-range thrust is a lot better (far more helpful in terms of performance and usability).}}</ref>
* [[Suzuki Hayabusa|Hayabusa]] (GSX-1300R) was introduced in 1998, and remains Suzuki's flagship [[sport bike]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Marmar|first=Shubhabrata|title=Suzuki GSX-R1300 Hayabusa -PERE-GRIN FALCON|url=http://www.bsmotoring.com/news/suzuki-gsx-r1300-hayabusa/798/1|access-date=16 October 2013|newspaper=Business Standard Motoring|date=17 April 2008|quote=The Hayabusa was first shown to the world in 1998. Love blossomed from the press kit stage itself, and while a few detractors dug in their heels and obstinately referred to the thing variously as an ugly pig and a gigantic, shapeless buffalo, the rest of the world was not tuned in to that frequency. With magazines awash with top speed runs, the 314–321 km/h records were peppered by considerable astonishment. The speed was possible despite – and not at the expense of – the Hayabusa's market-defined role – that of a comfortable sport tourer.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ash|first=Kevin|title=Suzuki Hayabusa: the world's fastest production motorcycle|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motorbikes/6728470/Suzuki-Hayabusa-the-worlds-fastest-production-motorcycle.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motorbikes/6728470/Suzuki-Hayabusa-the-worlds-fastest-production-motorcycle.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=16 October 2013|newspaper=Telegraph|date=10 December 2009|quote=We're saving the best number until last: how about zero to 180mph in 18 seconds? Glorious, and all this on a bike that will just as happily trickle all day around the supermarket car park. Last summer, that is why Pirelli chose the Hayabusa to launch its new Angel ST sport-touring tyre with a speed-record attempt – the bike duly averaged 143mph for 24 hours over 3,209 miles, including all fuel stops and rider changes, setting the world record for standard production bikes.}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The 1998 Suzuki Hayabusa is included in the [[:ja:自動車技術会|JSAE]] ''240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology''.<ref name="Hayabusa" /> The development of a [[Suzuki Hayabusa#Second generation (2008– )|second generation]] Hayabusa for the 2008 model year facilitated the 2007 roll-out of the GSX-1300BK [[Suzuki B-King|B-King]],<ref name="AshB-King">{{cite news|last=Ash|first=Kevin|title=Suzuki B-King is King of the road|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motorbikes/2748116/Suzuki-B-King-is-King-of-the-road.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motorbikes/2748116/Suzuki-B-King-is-King-of-the-road.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=25 October 2013|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=4 August 2007|quote=Instead, six years on, the spirit of that show bike has been retained. The details are beautifully executed with exceptionally high-quality fit and finish, and the motor is based on the Hayabusa's imminent 2008 1,340cc unit rather than its slightly smaller and much older engine, which means a staggering 181bhp, making the B-King by far the most powerful naked street bike available.}}{{cbignore}}</ref> a highly stylized [[Types of motorcycles#Standard|naked]] variant.<ref>{{cite news|last=Carpenter|first=Susan|title=Suzuki B-King is for Lord Vader. His chariot awaits.|url=https://www.latimes.com/news/la-hy-throttle12dec12,0,890967.story|access-date=25 October 2013|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=12 December 2007|quote=From the front end, the headlight looks like the face of a Hasbro robot. The turn signals blink from the outer edges of the tank. Travel down the bike's body to its curved radiator and finned oil cooler, and you're looking at what appears to be the Dark Knight's voice box.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Welsh|first=Jonathan|title=Suzuki's B-King Muscle Bike Is for Motorcycle Riders Who Want to be Noticed|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121814498946121989|access-date=25 October 2013|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=24 September 2008|quote=Viewed up close it looks, well, scary. If the B-King appeared in a feature film, the villain would ride it. Had 'Star Wars' been a biker movie, Darth Vader would have been in his element astride this Suzuki. The bike is menacing in black and has a mask-like shield around its headlight. Its pointy stinger tail and overall angular styling would go well with a cape.}}</ref>
* [[Suzuki SV650|SV650]] was introduced in 1999 as a budget entry in the naked bike market,<ref>{{cite web|title=1999 Suzuki SV650|url=http://www.motorcycle.com/manufacturer/suzuki/1999-suzuki-sv650-16317.html|work=Motorcycle Online|publisher=VerticalScope Inc|access-date=23 October 2013|date=19 March 1999|quote=Although it's not incorrect to describe the SV650 as a naked, downscale TL1000S, it's not entirely accurate either. True, the 645cc liquid-cooled, 90° V-twin engine borrows more than a few bits and pieces from Suzuki's high-performance TL bikes such as lower exhaust cams and triangularly arranged crank and transmission shafts to reduce engine height and length, a rear cylinder head pipe that routes through the swingarm, an internal water pump, and all-electric instrument gauges. But the SV650 also receives a few new tweaks of its own, such as an oil guide that sprays oil directly on the gear faces. The SV650 also receives two 39mm Mikuni downdraft carburetors instead of fuel-injection, but considering the glitches we've experienced in the past with Suzuki's EFI, carburetion isn't that bad of an idea.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=May|first=Keith|title=Frugal Fuelers: Suzuki SV650 – First Look|url=http://www.cycleworld.com/2008/07/16/frugal-fuelers-suzuki-sv650-first-look/|access-date=23 October 2013|newspaper=Cycle World|date=16 July 2008|quote=This then-new standard from Suzuki had apparently charmed the riding pants off everyone at the office. 'So easy to flick back and forth that turning around and re-running ess-turns isn't just an option, it's a necessity,' Cycle World's May, 1999, issue declared. And shockingly, 'Better performance numbers than Ducati's Monster 900.' Other turn-ons included the short wheelbase, low center of gravity, relaxed riding position, competent suspension, decent brakes, smooth gearbox, narrow waist, wide handlebars and cozy passenger perch. The perfect companion for novice and hooligans alike. And stunning good looks to boot.}}</ref> and since 2001, offered both naked and fully faired.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cathcart|first=Alan|title=Suzuki SV650S And Kawasaki ZX-6R – Tweaks 2001!|url=http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/features/122_0012_suzuki_sv650s_kawasaki_zx_6r/|work=Motorcyclist Magazine|publisher=Source Interlink Media|access-date=23 October 2013|date=1 December 2000|quote=Good news, bad news from Suzuki. As you'll see elsewhere in this issue, we are indeed getting the light, hot GSX-R600 and 1000 (that would be the really good news) but, contrary to some rumors, we are not going to see a TL1000-engined naked model for 2001. (Oh, and we wanted it so badly.) Still, there's plenty of good reason for V-twin fans to cheer, as the SV650S, a half-faired iteration of our favorite middleweight boomer, will finally come Stateside. Sporting a racier riding stance thanks to clip-ons replacing the naked SV's tubular affair, taller gearing and slightly revised steering geometry, the SV-S we get will be identical to the bike Europeans and Canadians have enjoyed for two years. Cool, eh? The naked SV650 returns unchanged, as do the Bandit 600, Katanas 600 and 750 and TL1000s S and R.}}</ref> In 2009 the [[naked bike]] version was redesigned and renamed the [[Suzuki SFV650 Gladius|Gladius]] in keeping with the [[Gladius|sword]] motif Suzuki established with the ''Katana.''<ref>{{cite news|last=Stermer|first=Bill|title=2009 Suzuki Gladius Road Test|url=http://www.ridermagazine.com/manufacturer/suzuki/2009-suzuki-gladius-650-road-test.htm/|access-date=23 October 2013|newspaper=Rider Magazine|date=June 2009|quote=In researching the market, Suzuki determined that with the influx of young people the average age of motorcycle buyers was no longer increasing. They further determined that the younger buyers entering the market desired practical and economical transportation, and thus the Gladius was born. The intent was for it to be more versatile than the Katanas by making it a naked bike with an upright seating position. It was originally targeted for the European market so they wanted something that was hip, urban and modern. Suzuki even sent Japanese designers to Europe for several months to study its fashion, architecture and motorcycle culture. The result is the flowing shapes and forward thrust, what Suzuki calls 'style meets technology.'|archive-date=24 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224231043/http://ridermagazine.com/manufacturer/suzuki/2009-suzuki-gladius-650-road-test.htm/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Gladius motorcycle won a Good Design Award (aka ''G Mark'') from the [[Japan Institute of Design Promotion]].<ref>{{cite web|title=MOTORCYCLE [GLADIUS]|url=http://www.g-mark.org/award/describe/35123|work=Good Design Award|publisher=Japan Institute of Design Promotion|year=2009|access-date=23 October 2013}}</ref>
* [[Suzuki GSX-R1000|GSX-R1000]] – This top-of-the-line [[superbike]] debuted in 2000,<ref>{{cite news|last=Ash|first=Kevin|title=Open the throttle for a big thrill|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/4747856/Open-the-throttle-for-a-big-thrill.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/4747856/Open-the-throttle-for-a-big-thrill.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=24 October 2013|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=19 December 2000|quote=BUY a Suzuki GSX-R1000 today! Right now! It doesn't matter if you're normally into tourers, trail bikes or whatever. If there is any soul in you, any quest whatsoever to experience truly mind-expanding excitement, then at some point in your life you really must own – or at the very least ride – this latest flagship supersports machine from the 500cc grand prix world championship-winning manufacturer. This bike not only offers more than any road-going sports bike before it in terms of power, handling and braking, it also plugs the rider into its dynamics with such clarity and obedient responsiveness that it feels as if your very nerve endings have been spliced into the wiring loom.}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and remains the largest model of the GSX-R series.<ref name="GSX-R1,000,000" /><ref name="GSX-R50th" />
* [[Suzuki Burgman|Burgman 650]] (AN650) was the largest of a series of urban scooters produced in Japan (marketed as ''Skywave'' domestically) as well as in Italy and Spain with engine capacities of 125&nbsp;cc and up. When it appeared in 2002 the 650 was the largest-displacement [[Scooter (motorcycle)|scooter]] in the world, and first two-wheel vehicle to have an electrically controlled [[Continuously Variable Transmission]].<ref>{{cite journal|title=Suzuki Electrically-controlled Continuously Variable Transmission (SECVT)|journal=Global Communications Magazine|year=2002|volume=1|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/gcm/bigheart/002.html|access-date=18 October 2013|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corp|quote='Unlike the conventional centrifugal CVT using a rubber belt, the SECVT adjusts the CVT ratio by varying the drive-pulley diameter with an electric actuator motor,' relates Kazutoshi Ohashi who led development of the SECVT control systems in Group I, Miyakoda R&D Centre. 'The SECVT controller calculates the target engine revolution based on the vehicle speed and throttle position, and automatically adjusts the CVT ratio. Unlike conventional systems that adjust the CVT ratio only to the engine revolution, the SECVT's calculation is made with the throttle position – the rider's acceleration choice – also taken into consideration. That optimizes the CVT ratio for actual riding conditions.'|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024134532/http://www.globalsuzuki.com/gcm/bigheart/002.html|archive-date=24 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ash|first=Kevin|title=Press here for 'power' mode|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motorbikes/2717275/Press-here-for-power-mode.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motorbikes/2717275/Press-here-for-power-mode.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=18 October 2013|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=29 June 2002|quote=Suzuki's entry into the new superscooter class might be something of a latecomer, but, if anything, it's been even more eagerly awaited than the first machine on this improbable scene, Yamaha's 500cc Tmax. This has nothing to do with the fact the Burgman has an even bigger engine – its 54bhp, 638cc twin includes such high-performance features as double overhead cams, fuel injection and liquid cooling – but its transmission breaks new ground even in this innovative category.}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The [[Japan Institute of Design Promotion]] awarded the ''G Mark'' Good Design Award to the Skywave 650 in 2003, to the entire Skywave series in 2006 and to the updated Skywave 650LX in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=scooter [Skywave650]|url=http://www.g-mark.org/award/describe/28504|work=Good Design Award|publisher=Japan Institute of Design Promotion|year=2003|access-date=4 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=scooter [skywave series]|url=http://www.g-mark.org/award/describe/32454 |work=Good Design Award|publisher=Japan Institute of Design Promotion|year=2006|access-date=4 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SCOOTER [SKYWAVE650LX]|url=http://www.g-mark.org/award/describe/40035 |work=Good Design Award|publisher=Japan Institute of Design Promotion|year=2013|access-date=4 November 2013|quote=Suzuki's flagship scooter, the Skywave 650, has been updated with its styling, functionality, and fuel economy.}}</ref>
** [[Suzuki Choinori|Choinori]] was a lightweight, inexpensive, 50&nbsp;cc scooter and the antithesis of the [[Suzuki Burgman|Skywave 650]], but they were introduced at the same time in an effort to increase domestic sales in response to shrinking motorcycle exports.<ref>{{cite news|title=Suzuki set to increase output|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2682701.stm|access-date=23 October 2013|newspaper=BBC News|date=22 January 2003|quote=Motorcycle production is set to be boosted by strong demand from China, and the release of a new 50cc scooter called 'Choinori'.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Annual Report|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/ir/library/annualreport/pdf/2003/2003-1.pdf|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=23 October 2013|page=1|year=2003|quote=In the overseas markets, motorcycle exports to North America and other markets increased, but exports to Central and South America, Europe and other markets dropped. As a result, motorcycle exports as a whole saw a decrease from the previous year. On the other hand, due to increases in North America, Europe and other markets, automobile exports surpassed last year's level. Under such circumstances, Suzuki made efforts to increase sales in the domestic motorcycle market by enhancing our product lineup through the introduction of models such as the Choinori and the SKYWAVE 650. Literally meaning 'short time riding', the Choinori is a functional domestically produced 50cc scooter available at a highly competitive price of 59,800 yen while the SKYWAVE 650 is a large-size scooter featuring the world's first electronically controlled CVT system.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106114414/http://www.globalsuzuki.com/ir/library/annualreport/pdf/2003/2003-1.pdf|archive-date=6 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The 2002 Choinori is one of the [[:ja:自動車技術会|JSAE]] ''240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology''.<ref name="Choinori" /> The Choinori was awarded the ''G Mark'' Good Design Award in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|title=scooter [choinori]|url=http://www.g-mark.org/award/describe/28505|work=Good Design Award|publisher=Japan Institute of Design Promotion|year=2003|access-date=4 November 2013}}</ref>
* [[Suzuki Boulevard M109R|Boulevard M109R]] (VZR1800) V-twin, dubbed the Intruder M1800R in Europe, arrived in 2006 boasting a {{convert|112|mm|abbr=on}} bore with a {{convert|90.5|mm|abbr=on}} stroke, amongst the largest petrol engine [[piston]]s ever used in any production motorcycle (or passenger car).<ref>{{cite web|last=Winfield|first=Barry|title=Suzuki Boulevard M109R|url=http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2006-03-13/suzuki-boulevard-m109r|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131025210148/http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2006-03-13/suzuki-boulevard-m109r|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 October 2013|work=Businessweek.com|publisher=Bloomberg L.P.|access-date=25 October 2013|date=13 March 2006|quote=Nor does the new engine seem to notice the load it is being asked to carry. It's a 54-degree V-twin with dual overhead cams turned by a novel two-stage chain drive system that teams with a semi-dry-sump lubrication technique and plated aluminum cylinder bores to keep the engine relatively light and compact. Compact, that is, for a 1783cc twin with pistons that are 4.4-inches across. Fortunately for all of us, the engine uses a balancer shaft to keep the big twin's shaking forces from buzzing our brains out.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Luckhurst|first=Tim|title=Suzuki Intruder M1800R|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/motoring/road-tests/suzuki-intruder-m1800r-410924.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/motoring/road-tests/suzuki-intruder-m1800r-410924.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=25 October 2013|newspaper=The Independent|date=8 August 2006|quote=As soon as I saw the Suzuki Intruder a sound entered my head and refused to leave. It was not the sumptuous aural thrill provided by the largest pair of reciprocating pistons ever installed in an internal combustion engine. That came later. First I imagined the American musician Lyle Lovett singing, 'No, you're not from Texas, but Texas loves you anyway.'}}</ref><ref name="Products2000s">{{cite web|title=Products History 2000s|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/motorcycle/history/products/products_2000s.html|work=Global Suzuki|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corporation|access-date=25 October 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024231820/https://www.globalsuzuki.com/motorcycle/history/products/products_2000s.html|archive-date=24 October 2013}}</ref>
* [[Suzuki GSX 650 F|GSX-650F]] – introduced in 2008, this new sport touring model fills the void of the retired [[Suzuki Katana|Katana]]. The 2009 model has [[Anti-lock braking system|ABS]] standard.
* [[Suzuki DR125]] - a 124&nbsp;cc four stroke motorcycle.
* Suzuki DR650(SE) - a legendary 644&nbsp;cc four stroke dual sport motorcycle.
* [[Suzuki V-Strom 650|DL-650 V-Strom]] – a [[dual-sport motorcycle]]
* [[Suzuki Across (motorcycle)|GSX-250F Across]] – a small 250 cc engine sport [[touring motorcycle]] produced from 1990 until 1998. It is mostly known as a practical sports/touring bike, due to its rear petrol tank and a fully enclosed helmet storage area where the petrol tank usually is.
* Suzuki GSX-R250 – a motorcycle that was manufactured from 1987 to 1994. A couple of years after the presentation of the GSX-R750 the 250 cc GSX-R250 was released. Like the larger bike, the GSX-R250 had a box-frame (steel, not aluminium), full fairing, full-floater rear swing and a four-cylinder four-stroke engine. But while the GSX-R750 engine was air and oil-cooled, the baby brother had a liquid-cooled engine. Not many examples are seen outside Japan. 17-inch cast wheels and 300&nbsp;mm twin disc brake at the front. The GSX-R250 had impressive power and was made primarily as a road legal 250 cc racing bike reaching speeds of 200+km/h (124&nbsp;mph). Imported specimens may be seen in Australia and New Zealand commonly. Also, around 350 units were exported to Denmark around 1989 to 1992. Starting in 2017, the engine continued in the [[Suzuki V-Strom 250]].

====Other power sources====
[[File:Suzuki Burgman Fuel Cell cutaway model 2011 Tokyo Motor Show.jpg|thumb|Cutaway model of the Burgman Fuel Cell Scooter at the [[Tokyo Motor Show#2011|2011 Tokyo Motor Show]]|alt=]]

* [[Suzuki RE5|RE5]] was the first (and only) Japanese motorcycle produced with a [[Wankel engine|Wankel rotary engine]]. That, and its [[Giugiaro]] styling, make it one of the oddest and most collectible motorcycles of the 1970s.<ref>{{cite news|last=Duchene|first=Paul|title=Rotary bikes are real spin cycles|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2004/10/31/rotary-bikes-are-real-spin-cycles/|access-date=8 October 2013|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=31 October 2004|quote=Suzuki's RE5 arrived at the 1974 Tokyo Motor Show to huge fanfare. The hefty, 507-pound watercooled roadster used a 497-cc twin-rotor engine and sold for about $2,700. Suzuki rushed the RE5 into production, but a 3{{citefrac|1|2}}-month delay in delivery of the first bikes cooled demand. Then carburetor problems surfaced. Sales limped along until 1977, with only one production run of fewer than 5,000 bikes. The RE5 owners' registry lists 1,782 survivors worldwide.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Happy Birthday, Felix: The Eleven Coolest Wankel-Powered Vehicles Built|url=http://rumors.automobilemag.com/happy-birthday-felix-the-eleven-coolest-wankel-powered-vehicles-built-162677.html|work=Automobile Magazine|publisher=Source Interlink Media|access-date=8 October 2013|date=13 August 2012|quote=Despite licensing the engine from NSU, Suzuki poured much of its own research and development money into the RE5′s rotary mill. The company actually holds some 20 patents for different parts of the engine, including on the engine's subsystems. The Wankel was less than ideal for a motorcycle, however, as it had high fuel consumption and generated a lot of heat, necessitating the use of various systems for cooling.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108202750/http://rumors.automobilemag.com/happy-birthday-felix-the-eleven-coolest-wankel-powered-vehicles-built-162677.html|archive-date=8 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The 1974 RE5 is one of the [[:ja:自動車技術会|JSAE]] ''240 Landmarks of Japanese Automotive Technology'',<ref name="RE-5" /> and a 1976 model is in the [[American Motorcyclist Association|AMA]] ''Motorcycle Hall of Fame''.<ref>{{cite web|title=1976 Suzuki RE5 Rotary|url=http://www.motorcyclemuseum.org/asp/classics/bike.asp?id=39|work=Classic Bikes from the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum|publisher=American Motorcyclist Association|access-date=8 October 2013|quote=To Suzuki's credit, the high-tech RE5 worked fairly well. But all that complexity resulted in a hefty curb weight of 573 pounds. That bulk, coupled with the rotary's large appetite for fuel, resulted in gas mileage in the 30 to 35-mile-per-gallon range at a time when Americans were facing gas crises. And the bike's limited cruising range didn't endear it to the touring market it was designed for.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111180903/http://motorcyclemuseum.org/asp/classics/bike.asp?id=39|archive-date=11 January 2011}}</ref>
* Burgman Fuel-Cell Scooter uses electric-motor propulsion, powered by an air-cooled hydrogen [[fuel cell]]; its only emission is water. Following on a concept model at the [[Tokyo Motor Show#2009|2009 Tokyo Motor Show]], in 2011 the Burgman Fuel-Cell Scooter became the world's first fuel-cell vehicle to earn [[Motor vehicle type approval|Whole Vehicle Type Approval]] (WVTA) in the European Union, enabling the vehicle to be sold in all member states.<ref name="Gizmag" /><ref name="Products2000s" /> Suzuki is working toward commercial production of this scooter.<ref name="Mercury" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Ash|first=Kevin|title=Hydrogen fuel-cell Suzuki tested|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/green-motoring/7222183/Hydrogen-fuel-cell-Suzuki-tested.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/green-motoring/7222183/Hydrogen-fuel-cell-Suzuki-tested.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=26 October 2013|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=15 February 2010|quote=Suzuki plans to have a viable production fuel-cell two-wheeler on sale by 2015. It will cost more than a conventional, petrol-engined Burgman 125, which costs just over £3,000, but service costs will be minimal because the cell requires little maintenance and is intended to last the life of the vehicle. Compared with exorbitantly costly all-battery two-wheelers, there's no question hydrogen fuel cells present a more realistic alternative to petrol engines.}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

===Concept motorcycles===
[[File:Suzuki 2008 Biplane Concept Front at Tokyo Motor Show.jpg|thumb|Suzuki Biplane concept motorcycle at the [[Tokyo Motor Show#2007|2007 Tokyo Motor Show]]|alt=]]
[[File:Crosscage - Flickr - yuichirock.jpg|thumb|Suzuki Crosscage fuel-cell concept at the [[Tokyo Motor Show#2007|2007 Tokyo Motor Show]]|alt=]]
[[File:Tokyo Motor Show 2007 - DSC 7255 - Flickr - Nguyen Vu Hung (vuhung).jpg|thumb|[[Suzuki Gemma]] prototype scooter at the [[Tokyo Motor Show#2007|2007 Tokyo Motor Show]]|alt=]]

* '''Falcorustyco''' concept model at the [[Tokyo Motor Show#1985|1985 Tokyo Motor Show]] envisaged the motorcycle technologies that might be brought into play by 1995, including a 4-cycle square 4-cylinder 500&nbsp;cc engine, frameless body, front-and-rear swingarm suspension, center hub hydraulic power steering, chainless hydraulic drive and pop-up screen cowling.<ref name="BurnsConcept">{{cite web|last=Burns|first=John|title=Days of Future Past|url=http://www.cycleworld.com/2012/05/11/days-of-future-past/|work=Cycle World|publisher=Bonnier Corp.|access-date=27 October 2013|page=1|date=11 May 2012|quote=The first memorable concept bike of the modern era may have been the Suzuki '''Falcorustyco''' (''gyrfalcon'' in Latin – pictured above), which appeared at the 1985 Tokyo Motor Show. [...] Possibly still happily bemused at the reception the Falcorustyco had received, Suzuki was back at the 1986 Tokyoshow with the '''Nuda'''. This one, they said, is functional—not that anybody actually got to see it function.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The 2WD Freak Show... – Suzuki Falcorustyco concept|url=http://www.visordown.com/features/the-2wd-freak-show/14819-4.html|work=Visordown|publisher=Immediate Media Company|access-date=27 October 2013|page=4|date=19 October 2010|quote=In 1985 Suzuki produced this concept, the Falcorustyco. Really? It had a 500&nbsp;cc square four water-cooled engine with 16 valves and 3 camshafts, no gearbox and relied on hydraulic pumps to provide final drive to both wheels. Front and rear swinging arms provided hub-centered steering and the bike had electromagnet brakes.}}</ref><ref name="WestConcept">{{cite web|last=West|first=Phil|title=MCN's Top 10 concept bikes that were never made|url=http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/New-bikes/2010/january/jan0110-mcns-top-10-concept-bikes-never-made/|work=Motorcycle News|publisher=Bauer Media|access-date=27 October 2013|date=8 June 2010|quote=We've all drooled over Honda's CB1100R concept bike, willing Honda to bring it to the UK. On the other hand there was Suzuki's B-King and Yamaha's MT-01 that did hit the showroom floors. But what about the others? Over the last 25 years there have been dozens of show specials or concept bikes that the leading manufacturers have teased us with, never to go into production.}}</ref>
* '''Nuda''' was a full-time two-wheel drive prototype, incorporating power steering and a swing seat, in a carbon fiber honeycomb monocoque body, shown at the 1986 Tokyo Motor Show. Nuda concepts influenced the design of the [[Suzuki Hayabusa]].<ref name="BurnsConcept" /><ref name="WestConcept" /><ref>{{cite web|last=Diaz|first=Jesus|title=They Actually Had Real Tron Bikes in The '80s|url=http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2010/06/they-actually-had-real-tron-bikes-in-the-80s/|work=Gizmodo Australia|publisher=Allure Media|access-date=27 October 2013|date=16 June 2010|quote=Sometimes you look back in time and you see industrial designs that seem to be timeless. Like the Suzuki Nuda. It could come from 2045 or 1986, the year when it was actually introduced as a fully functional 174mph prototype.|archive-date=28 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328134114/https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2010/06/they-actually-had-real-tron-bikes-in-the-80s/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title='The future' 25 years on|url=http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-news--general-news/the-future-25-years-on/20316.html|work=Visordown|publisher=Immediate Media Company|access-date=27 October 2013|date=22 March 2012|quote=The wonder of the internet means documents that once could only have been found by rooting through reams of hidden paperwork or scrolling endless microfilm rolls are available to anyone who cares to look. But as far as we know no publication has ever revealed these images showing the secrets of the most advanced motorcycle of the 1980s.}}</ref>
* [[Suzuki B-King|B-King]] – The concept model was well received by the public when it went on display at the [[Tokyo Motor Show#2001|2001 Tokyo Motor Show]]. The addition of a turbocharger to the GSX1300R engine testified to massive power output, while electronics such as cellphone and GPS were stowed in the ultra-modern angular bodywork. The production model appeared six years later, largely unchanged except for its [[naturally aspirated engine]].<ref name="AshB-King" /><ref>{{cite web|last=Conner|first=Blake|title=2008 Suzuki B-King – First Look|url=http://www.cycleworld.com/2007/03/07/2008-suzuki-b-king-first-look/|work=Cycle World|publisher=Bonnier Corp|access-date=28 October 2013|date=7 March 2007|quote=Details on this much-hyped motorcycle were still suppressed by our Suzuki hosts, but the bike does closely resemble the showbike that raised our temperatures in the first place, even if, as previously announced, the concept B-bike's turbocharger didn't make the translation.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Burns|first=John|title=Days of Future Past|url=http://www.cycleworld.com/2012/05/11/days-of-future-past/2/|work=Cycle World|publisher=Bonnier Corp.|access-date=27 October 2013|page=2|date=11 May 2012|quote=Suzuki sold a few, mostly to owners who must've parked the things under a cover once the honeymoon was over and reality set in. You really don't see many B-Kings running around, do you? It's destined to be a serious Craigslist bargain in another few years when owners throw in the towel after admitting that fashion is never going to catch up to this motorcycle.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105121938/http://www.cycleworld.com/2012/05/11/days-of-future-past/2/|archive-date=5 November 2013}}</ref> B-King styling is reflected in the award-winning design of the [[Suzuki GSR600|GSR600]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Road sports bike [GSR series]|url=http://www.g-mark.org/award/describe/32453|work=Good Design Award|publisher=Japan Institute of Design Promotion|year=2006|access-date=4 November 2013}}</ref> and the [[Suzuki GSR750|GSR750]], as well as the [[Suzuki Inazuma 250|Inazuma]] GW250 and GW250S.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lost in translation|url=http://www.visordown.com/features/lost-in-translation/22663.html|work=Visordown|publisher=Immediate Media Company|access-date=28 October 2013|date=22 April 2013|quote=Nobody would call the B-King beautiful when it was shown as a concept bike, but onlookers clamoured for the machine to be put into production nonetheless. It was just ''so'' brutal.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Burns|first=John|title=Days of Future Past|url=http://www.cycleworld.com/2012/05/11/days-of-future-past/2/|work=Cycle World|publisher=Bonnier Corp.|access-date=28 October 2013|page=2|date=11 May 2012|quote=Suzuki sold a few, mostly to owners who must've parked the things under a cover once the honeymoon was over and reality set in. You really don't see many B-Kings running around, do you? It's destined to be a serious Craigslist bargain in another few years when owners throw in the towel after admitting that fashion is never going to catch up to this motorcycle.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105121938/http://www.cycleworld.com/2012/05/11/days-of-future-past/2/|archive-date=5 November 2013}}</ref>
* '''G-Strider''' concept model with 916&nbsp;cc engine, made public at the [[Tokyo Motor Show#2003|2003 Tokyo Motor Show]], was a half-scooter, half-[[cruiser (motorcycle)]] mash-up with an electrically controlled [[Continuously Variable Transmission]] incorporating a push-button manual mode, similar to the Burgman 650. Accentuating luxury, the G-Strider's handlebars, footrests, seat backrest, passenger backrest and windscreen were all electrically adjustable while under way to ensure the most comfortable riding position possible.<ref name="WestConcept" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Hanlon|first=Mike|title=Suzuki's radical G-Strider concept|url=http://www.gizmag.com/go/2303/|access-date=28 October 2013|newspaper=Gizmag|date=31 October 2003|quote=The G-Strider is as interesting and radical as it looks, and in many ways it builds on the direction taken by the Burgman 650&nbsp;cc scooter tested in Gizmo last year and simply bristles with new ideas and functionality.}}</ref><ref name="BurnsConcept3">{{cite web|last=Burns|first=John|title=Days of Future Past|url=http://www.cycleworld.com/2012/05/11/days-of-future-past/3/|work=Cycle World|publisher=Bonnier Corp.|access-date=28 October 2013|page=3|date=11 May 2012|quote=What the G-Strider did get right was its 'nextgeneration telematics system, with interactive communications over a bidirectional wireless infrastructure...all controlled via glove-friendly trackball.' Which is actually similar to the thumbdrive controller that sorts through all the electronics on BMW's new K1600s. This wouldn't be the first time BMW took some good cues from the generally proletarian Suzuki. [...] In 2007, Suzuki went so far as to announce that the Strat would be entering production at an unspecified future time. Shortly thereafter, as you may have noticed, the free-market system imploded, and our Suzuki contacts claim to have no knowledge of what became of the bike.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105160103/http://www.cycleworld.com/2012/05/11/days-of-future-past/3/|archive-date=5 November 2013}}</ref>
* [[Suzuki Stratosphere|Stratosphere]] prototype was shown at the [[Tokyo Motor Show#2005|Tokyo Motor Show]] in 2005, with an 1100&nbsp;cc engine pushed to the limits of space-saving design, resulting in an in-line six-cylinder as wide as a conventional in-line four-cylinder engine. Hammered aluminium and Damascus steel incorporate material characteristics into styling design. Prospects for a production model seemed good, considering that Suzuki's previous significant concept motorcycle, the B-King had made it into production, but the market changed before Stratosphere got the go-ahead.<ref name="WestConcept" /><ref name="BurnsConcept3" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Hanlon|first=Mike|title=Suzuki's Stratosphere unveiled: 180bhp, 1100cc six-cylinder machine|url=http://www.gizmag.com/go/4770/|access-date=28 October 2013|newspaper=Gizmag|date=31 October 2005|quote=The raw figures are 1100cc, 24 valves, 180 horses and a motor reportedly turbine-like smooth. The motor is an engineering masterpiece akin to the miniaturized sophistication of a Swiss watch and the aluminium fairing, electrically-adjustable windscreen, LED headlights, adjustable handlebars, built-in GPS navigation just add to the high-tech cred. We're not so sure about the orange seat, but love the Katanesque profile.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Barker|first=Stuart|title=The Joy of Six... (cylinders) – Suzuki Stratosphere|url=http://www.visordown.com/features/the-joy-of-six-cylinders/13231-3.html|work=Visordown|publisher=Immediate Media Company|access-date=28 October 2013|date=5 August 2012|quote=Probably the single most interesting concept bike shown in the last decade, Suzuki's Stratosphere briefly looked like it might reach production. Those hopes have now receded, with sales for expensive naked bikes dropping away sharply worldwide.}}</ref>
* '''Biplane''' was a blue-sky concept announced at the [[Tokyo Motor Show#2007|2007 Tokyo Motor Show]], designed to convey the joy of two-wheel mobility, inspired by the feeling of flying an airplane. Its shape generates a feeling of openness in a modern machine powered by a V-four engine.<ref name="Suzuki2007">{{cite web|title=Suzuki at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/globalnews/2007/1001.html|work=Global News|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corp|access-date=28 October 2013|date=1 October 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Suzuki Biplane Concept – First Look|url=http://www.cycleworld.com/2007/10/25/tokyo-%E2%80%9907-suzuki-biplane-concept-first-look/|work=Cycle World|publisher=Bonnier Corp|access-date=28 October 2013|quote=This is the Suzuki Biplane, penned at Suzuki's recently re-opened U.S. design center. Suzuki's goal was to give the rider the sensation of flying in a vintage biplane with no canopy, a distilled, in-the-wind riding experience. It (conceptually) uses a V-Four motor, with cylinder heads and exhaust headers visible on the sides, just like the fabric-skinned twin-wingers of the last century. The front end gets a girder fork (kinda like the Confederate Wraith) and rim-mounted brake discs (a la Buell XB). The exhaust is tucked in underneath the cowling, and the link-type rear suspension can be seen under the tractor-style seat.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109161054/http://www.cycleworld.com/2007/10/25/tokyo-%E2%80%9907-suzuki-biplane-concept-first-look/|archive-date=9 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="Garrett">{{cite news|last=Garrett|first=Jerry|title=Tokyo Motor Show: Two-Wheel Thunderdome|url=http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/29/tokyo-motor-show-two-wheeled-thunderdome/|access-date=28 October 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=29 October 2007|quote=The Suzukis are wild. Silent runner: the Crosscage is a fuel cell bike that really works; no gas engine at all. The powerplant is made by Intelligent Energy of the U.K., the same group that made the ENV fuel cell bike I tested – and thought was viable even if it sounded like a U.F.O., not a bike. The Biplane supposedly has a V-4, but the show bike is most likely a make-believe mockup. Looks to be straight out of a video game. When will either Suzuki be produced? Right after the 12th of Never.}}</ref>
* '''Crosscage''' concept model was displayed at the [[Tokyo Motor Show#2007|2007 Tokyo Motor Show]]. Combining a high-performance secondary battery and a compact, lightweight air-cooled fuel-cell system from British specialist company [[Intelligent Energy]] enabled quick activation with low fuel consumption. The lithium-ion battery assured reserve power as well as minimal environmental impact. Light weight not only made this bike environment-friendly but also sporty.<ref name="Suzuki2007" /><ref name="Garrett" />
* [[Suzuki Gemma|Gemma]] prototype model was introduced at the [[Tokyo Motor Show#2007|2007 Tokyo Motor Show]]. The distinctive "full-flat 2-seater," 250&nbsp;cc four-stroke single-cylinder scooter is low and sleek and gives the rider and passenger feel a greater sense of intimacy. The luggage compartment in front of the rider holds a helmet. Gemma went into production in Japan the following year for the domestic market.<ref>{{cite web|last=Newbigging|first=Chris|title=Tokyo Show: Suzuki unveil gemma concept scooter|url=http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/mcn/2007/October/october23-30/oct2407tokyoshowsuzukiunveilgemmaconceptscooter/|work=Motorcycle News|publisher=Bauer Media|access-date=28 October 2013|date=24 October 2007|quote=The 250cc four-stroke scooter has a long, low riding position designed specifically to transport two adults around a city in comfort, according to Suzuki. The large dual seat is almost completely flat to keep rider and passenger weight low, and a large lockable cubby hole in front of the rider is big enough to take a helmet. The gemma is currently just a concept, but the concept appears well developed enough to reach production if the Japanese public like the idea.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=First Look: Suzuki Gemma 250|url=http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-news--general-news/first-look-suzuki-gemma-250/5054.html|work=Visordown|publisher=Immediate Media Company|access-date=28 October 2013|date=3 July 2008|quote=The scooter looks set for the Japanese market only for the time being, but given the recent fuel price hikes there are strong rumours of it finding its way over here. Using the motor from the four-stroke 250cc Burgman, but with a new management system, the bike will be a full seven kilos lighter than the Burgman, 10&nbsp;cm longer with a longer wheelbase for stability.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gemma|url=http://www1.suzuki.co.jp/motor/ul250k8/|work=Domestic Site|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corp|access-date=28 October 2013|archive-date=8 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108194430/http://www1.suzuki.co.jp/motor/ul250k8/|url-status=dead}}{{in lang|ja}}</ref>
* [[Suzuki Recursion|Recursion]] turbo parallel-twin middleweight, shown at the [[Tokyo Motor Show#2013|2013 Tokyo Motor Show]].

==All-terrain vehicles (ATVs)==
[[File:2004 Suzuki LT-Z400.jpg|thumb|A 2004 LT-Z400 with custom modifications]]

* Trail Buddy 50 (ALT50)
* QuadRunner 50 (LT50)
* QuadSport 50 (LT-A50)
* QuadSport 50 (LT-Z50)
* QuadSport 80 (LT80)
* QuadSport 90 (LT-Z90)
* ALT125 3x6
* [[Suzuki LT125D|LT125D]] 4x6
* QuadRunner 160 (LT-F160)
* ALT185 3x6
* LT185
* [[Suzuki LT 230|LT230]]
**LT230G
**LT230S
* QuadRunner 250 (LT250E)
* QuadRacer 250 ([[Suzuki LT250R|LT250R]])
* QuadSport 250 (LT250S)
* QuadSport 250 (LT-Z250)
* Ozark 250
* King Quad 300
* LT300E
* [[Suzuki Eiger 400|Eiger 400]]
* KingQuad 400
* LT-Z400
* [[Suzuki LT-R450|LT-R450]]
* QuadRacer 500 (LT500R) 
* KingQuad 500
* Quadmaster 500
* KingQuad 450
* KingQuad 700
* KingQuad 750

==Event sponsorship==
Suzuki is a major sponsor of [[luge]], [[biathlon]], and [[cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skiing]] sporting events.<ref>{{cite web|title=Suzuki sponsors FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Sapporo 2007|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/globalnews/2007/0129.html|work=Global News|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corp|access-date=29 October 2013|date=29 January 2007|quote=Suzuki Motor Corporation will sponsor FIS Nordic World Ski Championships that will be held in Sapporo, Japan from February 2007.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Michael|first=Long|title=Suzuki sponsors Australia's National Snowsport Championships|url=http://www.sportspromedia.com/news/suzuki_title_sponsors_australias_national_snowsport_championships/|work=SportsPro Media|publisher=Henley Media Group|access-date=29 October 2013|date=20 July 2010|quote=The national and internationally recognised authority governing competitive snow sports in Australia, Ski & Snowboard Australia, has signed the Australian branch of the Japanese automobile manufacturer Suzuki as the official sponsor of the upcoming National Snowsport Championships.}}</ref> They were the title sponsor of the 2008 to 2020 edition of the [[ASEAN Football Championship]] (as the AFF Suzuki Cup)<ref>{{cite web|title=Suzuki becomes title sponsor of ASEAN Football Federation Cup|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/globalnews/2008/0807b.html|work=Global News|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corp|access-date=29 October 2013|date=7 August 2008|quote=The AFF Suzuki Cup 2008 is the biggest football tournament in the ASEAN region since 1996. Aimed at raising the standard of ASEAN football to a world-class level and at making football more popular in the region, it will decide the top footballing nation among the AFF's 11 members: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Timor-Leste.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Suzuki is again title sponsor of ASEAN Football Federation Cup|url=http://www.globalsuzuki.com/globalnews/2010/0804.html|work=Global News|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corp|access-date=29 October 2013|date=4 August 2010|quote=Suzuki Motor Corporation is pleased to announce its renewed support for the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Cup as the tournament's title sponsor. Suzuki was title sponsor for the first time in 2008.}}</ref> and have sponsored English [[Football League Two|League Two]] club [[Milton Keynes Dons F.C.|Milton Keynes Dons]], Italian [[Serie A]] club [[Torino F.C.|Torino]] and Polish [[Ekstraklasa]] club [[Korona Kielce]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Suzuki Motor Poland głównym sponsorem Korony Kielce.|url=https://suzuki.pl/auto/aktualnosci/suzuki-motor-poland-glownym-sponsorem-korony-kielce|work=Global News|publisher=Suzuki Motor Corp|access-date=4 July 2018|date=4 July 2018|quote=Suzuki Motor Poland rozszerza współpracę z kieleckim klubem. Od sezonu 2018/2019 będzie sponsorem głównym Korony Kielce. Logotyp Suzuki będzie zajmował centralne miejsce na koszulkach meczowych.}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Companies}}
* [[List of Suzuki engines]]
* [[Suzuki World Rally Team]]
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* [https://job4youindia.in/suzuki-motors-recruitment/ Suzuki Motors Recruitments]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Suzuki}}
* {{Official website}}
* [https://www.suzukirndindia.com/ Suzuki R&D Center]
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[[Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1909]]
[[Category:Japanese companies established in 1909]]
[[Category:Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange]]
[[Category:Companies in the Nikkei 225]]
[[Category:Car brands]]
[[Category:Conglomerate companies established in 1909]]
[[Category:1940s initial public offerings]]
[[Category:Motor vehicle engine manufacturers]]
[[Category:Motorcycle engine manufacturers]]
[[Category:Engine manufacturers of Japan]]
[[Category:Marine engine manufacturers]]