Suzuki

· History Suzuki Loom Works was founded by Michio Suzuki in Hamamatsu, Japan in 1909. In 1920 the company was incorporated with Michio Suzuki as President.In 1952 the company, headed by Shunzo Suzuki, the second President, developed a breakthrough product, the "Power Free Bicycle", a forerunner of today’s motor scooter. This bike, with a small engine nestled within the frame above the pedals was a major success on the Japanese domestic market.Suzuki stunned the motorcycle world in 1962 when it won the prestigious Isle of Man TT Motorcycle race. The favorable publicity generated by that event encouraged the company to promote its motorcycle products through competitive events. Since then, the Suzuki name has become synonymous with leading edge performance. The company has repeatedly matched its products against the world’s best and often been judged number one.Suzuki’s first outboard motor was introduced in 1965. All Terrain Vehicles (ATV’s) were added to the line up in 1982.Suzuki motorcycles were first sold by Suzuki Canada Ltd. in 1973. In 1979, the LJ80 (below, far left) was first imported into Canada. This was the forerunner of the popular four-wheel drive Samurai (below, second from left), Sidekick (below, second from right), Sidekick Sport (below, far right) and now Vitara Convertible, 4 door Vitara and Grand Vitara.Today Suzuki engines power Arctic Cat snowmobiles, personal watercraft and even Toro lawnmowers. The steady growth in terms of product diversity and consumer demand enabled Suzuki to sell over a million automobiles to overseas markets for the first time in 1995/96. Overall, Suzuki has surpassed 23 million total automobile produced since production started. Suzuki’s next challenge is the new target of "GLOBAL 5"; 2.5 million annual sales worldwide, this would represent 5% of total annual automobile sales of all makes worldwide today.In 2005 Suzuki Auto offers: XL-7, Grand Vitara, Verona, Aerio Sedan, Aerio SX, Forenza, Forenza Wagon, Reno.Suzuki offers bikes in 9 classes: Sportbike, Cruiser, Motocross, Touring, Standart, Dual Sport, Supermoto, Off-road, Kids. New line of cruisers - Boulevard is the top to look for.· Suzuki Auto official sitewww.suzukiauto.com· Suzuki Motorcycles official sitewww.suzukicycles.com