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스즈키 자동차
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スズキ株式会社
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산업자동차
설립.1909년 10월, 112년 전(1909-10년) (스즈키 룸웍스)
설립자스즈키 미치오
본사
하마마쓰 시즈오카 시
,
일본.
서비스 지역
전 세계
주요 인물
스즈키 오사무
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하라야마 야스히토
(부회장)
스즈키 도시히로
(사장님)
상품들자동차, 엔진, 오토바이, ATV, 선외기
생산량
Decrease2,966,659 (표준)[1]
수익.Decrease 3조 5천억엔 ([2]표준)
Decrease 2,150억엔 ([2]표준)
Decrease 1,340억엔 ([2]표준)
총자산Increase 3조3천300억엔([2]표준)
총자본Increase 1조 8천억엔 ([2]표준)
소유자
종업원수
68,499 (표준)[2]
자회사
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스즈키 자동차 주식회사(Suzki Motor Corporation)[4]는, [5]하마마츠시 미나미구에 본사를 둔 일본의 다국적 기업이다.스즈키는 자동차, 오토바이, 전지형 차량(ATV), 선외기, 휠체어 등 다양한 소형 내연기관을 제조하고 있다.2016년, 스즈키는 세계 [6]생산량에서 11번째로 큰 자동차 회사였다.스즈키는 직원 4만5000명 이상, 23개국에 35개의 생산 시설, 192개국에 133개의 디스트리뷰터를 가지고 있다.세계 자동차 판매량은 세계 10위,[7] 국내 판매량은 국내 [8]3위다.

스즈키의 국내 오토바이 판매량은 일본에서 [9]세 번째로 많다.

역사

1909년 스즈키 미치오(1887~1982)는 일본 하마마쓰의 작은 해안 마을에 스즈키 직공소를 설립했다.스즈키가 일본의 거대 실크 [10]산업을 위해 직물 직물을 만들면서 사업이 번창했다.1929년 스즈키 미치오는 해외로 수출된 새로운 종류의 직조기를 발명했다.이 회사의 첫 30년은 이러한 [11]기계의 개발과 생산에 초점을 맞췄습니다.

스즈키씨는, LOM의 성공에도 불구하고, 다양화의 메리트가 있다고 생각하고, 다른 제품을 검토하기 시작했다.소비자 수요를 바탕으로 그는 소형차를 만드는 것이 가장 실용적인 새로운 모험이라고 결정했다.이 프로젝트는 1937년에 시작되어 2년 이내에 스즈키는 소형 시제차를 여러 대 완성했다.이 최초의 스즈키 자동차는 당시 혁신적인 액냉식 4행정 4기통 엔진으로 구동되었다.주조 알루미늄 크랭크케이스와 기어박스를 장착했으며 배기량 [citation needed]800cc 미만에서 13마력(9.7kW)의 출력을 냈습니다.

제2차 세계 대전 발발과 함께, 정부가 민간 승용차를 「비필수 상품」이라고 선언했을 때, 스즈키의 신차 생산 계획은 중단되었다.전쟁이 끝나자 스즈키는 직물 생산으로 돌아갔다.직기 생산은 미국 정부가 일본으로의 면화 수송을 승인하면서 증가세를 보였다.스즈키의 운명은, 국내의 섬유 메이커로부터의 주문이 증가하기 시작하면서 밝아졌다.그러나 1951년 [citation needed]면화시장이 붕괴되면서 기쁨은 잠시였다.

이 거대한 도전에 직면한 스즈키는 자동차 생산에 복귀했다.전쟁 후, 일본인들은 저렴하고 신뢰할 수 있는 개인 교통수단을 매우 필요로 했다.많은 회사들이 일반적인 자전거에 부착할 수 있는 "클립 온" 가스 엔진들을 제공하기 시작했다.스즈키의 최초의 이륜차는, 「파워 프리」라고 불리는 모터가 장착된 자전거였다.저렴하고 제작과 유지보수가 간편하도록 설계된 1952년형 Power Free는 36cc,[12] 1마력, 2행정 엔진을 탑재했습니다.새로운 더블 스프로킷 기어 시스템을 통해 탑승자는 엔진 보조 페달을 밟거나 엔진 보조 페달을 밟지 않고 페달을 분리하여 엔진 출력만으로 [13]주행할 수 있습니다.신민주정부 특허청은 스즈키에게 오토바이 공학 연구를 계속하기 위한 재정보조금을 지급했다.

1955년 수줄라이트

1954년까지 스즈키는 월 6000대의 오토바이를 생산해, 회사명을 스즈키 자동차 주식회사로 공식 변경했다.첫 오토바이의 성공에 이어 스즈키는 1955년형 스즈키 수줄라이트라는 더욱 성공적인 자동차를 만들었다.수줄라이트는 전륜구동, 4륜 독립 서스펜션, 랙 앤 피니언 스티어링을 장착해 판매되었는데, 30년이 [citation needed]지나서야 일반적이었습니다.

폴크스바겐은 2009년부터 2015년까지 스즈키의 비지배지분 19.9%를 보유하고 있다.스즈키는 폭스바겐이 약속한 기술을 공유하지 않는다고 비난했고 폭스바겐은 스즈키가 [14]피아트로부터 디젤 엔진을 구입하는 거래에 반대했기 때문에 이러한 상황은 지속되지 않았다.국제중재재판소는 폭스바겐에 스즈키에게 [14]지분을 되팔 것을 명령했다.스즈키는 2015년 [15]9월에 주식 환매를 완료하기 위해 38억 달러를 지불했다.

리더십

스즈키 미치오( suzuki木io夫)에 의해 설립되었으며, 현 회장은 [17]4번째 사위 스즈키 오사무([16] suzuki木 suzuki)이며, 스즈키 오사무( year木amu) 회장은 2021년 6월에 은퇴하여 아들 토시히로([18]藤hiro)에게 물려줄 예정이다.

타임라인

스즈키 직기 회사는 1909년에 견직물과 면직물을 짜는 직물 제조 업체로 시작했다.스즈키 미치오는 보다 나은, 보다 사용하기 쉬운 룸을 만드는 데 주력했고, 30년 동안 이러한 기계의 개발에 주력했습니다.자동차 제품으로 다양화하려는 미치오의 바람은 [19]제2차 세계대전으로 중단되었다.스즈키 자동차는 4행정 엔진 제작을 시작하기 전에 2행정 엔진(오토바이와 [20]자동차용)으로 알려져 있었다.전후, 스즈키는 2 스트로크 모터 사이클을 만들었지만, 종국에는 하야부사와 GSX-R 오토바이, 쿼드러너, 그리고 세계 각지의 트랙을 지배하고 있는 것으로 알려지게 되었다.1955년에 첫 차를 생산한 후에도 [21]그 회사는 1961년까지 자동차 부서를 보유하지 않았다.오늘날 스즈키는 세계에서 가장 큰 자동차 회사 중 하나이며, 일본이나 인도를 포함한 주요 시장의 주요 브랜드 명성이지만,[22] 북미에서는 더 이상 자동차를 판매하지 않습니다.

1909–1959

스즈키 미치오
  • 1909년:[23] 스즈키 미치오가 일본 시즈오카 현 하마마쓰 시에 스즈키 룸웍스를 설립.
  • 1920년 : 스즈키 미치오 사장과 함께 [23]스즈키 직기 제조 주식회사로 재편성, 법인화, 자본금 50만엔으로 자본화.
  • 1937년: 스즈키는 소형차 제조 다각화 프로젝트를 시작한다.2년 이내에 몇 가지 혁신적인 시제품이 완성되지만, 정부는 민간 승용차를 제2차 세계 대전 초기에 "비필수 상품"으로 선언하여 생산 [19]계획을 좌절시켰다.
  • 1940년 : 일본 [5][23]시즈오카현 하마나군 가미무라시에 다카츠카 공장을 설립.
  • 1945년: 심각한 전쟁 피해로 공장 폐쇄.회사 사무실은 다카츠카 공장 [23]부지로 이전한다.
  • 1947년 : 본사가 [5][23]현주소로 이전.
  • 1949년 : 도쿄,[23] 오사카, 나고야 증권거래소 상장.
  • 1950년:[23] 노동난으로 회사가 재정위기에 빠졌습니다.
  • 1952년: "파워 프리" 모터 자전거 시장 [12][21]출시.
  • 1953년: Diamond Free 60cc, 2사이클 모터 자전거 도입, 이후 배기량이 [24]70cc로 증가.
  • 1954년: 회사명을 스즈키 자동차 [23]주식회사로 변경.
  • 1955년: 콜레다 COX 125cc 4행정 싱글실린더,[24] 콜레다 ST 125cc 2행정 싱글실린더 모터사이클 출시.
    • 일본의 미니 바이클 [25]시대가 시작되면서 도입된 수줄라이트(360cc·2행정) 전륜구동차.
  • 1957년 : 스즈키 미치오가 고문으로, 그의 아들 스즈키 슌조가 [23][26]사장으로 임명.
  • 1958년: S마크가 기업 [23]엠블럼으로 채택되었습니다.
  • 1959년: 콜레다 셀 트윈(2기통) 125cc, 전기 시동기 부착 2행정 오토바이 출시.
    • 올 뉴 Susulight TL 360cc 경량 광고, 2 스트로크 미니히클 등장.[23]
    • 9월 26일 태풍 베라(이즈완)가 스즈키의 조립공장을 [27]파괴했다.

1960–1969

  • 1960년 3월 스즈키의 새로운 현대식 조립라인 공장 준공.[27]
    • 스즈키는 마츠모토 토시오, 이치노 미치오, 레이 페이와 함께 제조명 콜레다로 오토바이 레이스 팀에 참가하여 맨 섬 TT [28]레이스에서 15위, 16위, 18위를 차지했다.
  • 1961년 : 스즈키 직기 제조 [23]주식회사로부터 직기 부문 분리.
    • 스즈키는 이토 미쓰오, 이치노 미치오, 마스다 사다오, 마쓰모토 토시오, 패디 드라이버, 휴 앤더슨, 알라스테어 킹의 2명이 250CC 아일랜드 [30][31]레이스에서 10위와 12위를 차지해 스즈키라는[29] 이름으로 RT61 125cc와 RV61 250cc의 레이스 오토바이를 그랑프리에 출전시킨다.
    • 일본 [23][32]아이치현 도요카와시의 신공장에서, 스줄라이트 캐리 360cc, 2 스트로크 경량 트럭의 생산이 개시된다.
  • 1962년: 50cc급 오토바이 레이스 첫 시즌 우승은 맨섬 TT에서 스즈키, 혼다, 크라이들러의 3파전 끝에 이루어졌다.우승 RM62 머신은 지난해 [33][34]동독 MZ팀을 떠나 스즈키에 온 에른스트 데그너가 타고 있었다.
  • 1963년: 이토 미쓰오 선수는 스즈키 팀 동료 데그너가 쓰러진 후 50cc 레이스 마지막 바퀴에서 선두를 달리며 맨섬 TT에서 우승한 최초의 일본인 라이더로서 역사를 썼다.스즈키는 이번 시즌 월드 그랑프리 모터사이클 [33][35]레이스에서 50cc급과 125cc급에서 모두 라이더와 메이커 챔피언십을 석권했다.
    • 미국 오토바이 시장에 진출하기 위해 미국 스즈키 자동차(Suzki Motor Corp.)[36]로 로스앤젤레스에 자회사가 문을 연다.
  • 1965년: D55 5.5마력,[23] 2행정 엔진의 출시로 선외기 시장에 진출.
    • Fronte 800 2행정 준중형 승용차 소개.[37]
    • T20 오토바이는 미국 시장을 겨냥해 '세계에서 가장 빠른 250cc 오토바이'로 소개됐지만 [38]전 세계의 주목을 받고 있다.
파리 '살롱 드 라 모토 2011' 스즈키 T500
  • 1967년: 태국은 일본 이외의 최초의 오토바이 조립 공장을 설립하여 타이 스즈키 자동차 [23]주식회사를 설립.
  • 1968년: 1967년 시즌 우승 후 FIM 규정 변경으로 스즈키 모터사이클 레이스 팀은 월드 그랑프리에서 탈퇴한다.1968년 스즈키 GP챔피언십 [33]7시즌째인 1967년 한스 게오르크 안셰이트가 사일러로 타고 있다.
    • 풀 캡 오버 디자인의 [23]2 스트로크 미니밴인 캐리 밴 360cc의 등장.
    • 공랭식 병행 트윈 500cc 엔진을 탑재한 T500 모터사이클 출시,[38] 당시 2행정 중 최대 배기량.
  • 1969년: 일본 [23]도야마현 오야베시에 건설된 오토바이 공장.

1970–1979

스즈키 지미 LJ10
  • 1970년: 주조 공장은 일본 시즈오카 현 오가사에 건설되고 자동차 공장은 [40][41]시즈오카 현 코사이 시에 건설된다.
    • 프랭크 화이트웨이는 에디 크룩스가 [42]준비한 생산용 T500 오토바이를 타고 맨섬 TT 경주에서 500cc급에서 쉽게 우승한다.
    • 360cc 트윈 실린더 공랭식 2행정 [43][44]엔진을 탑재한 최초의 양산형 4x4 국산 미니카 LJ10이 일본에서 출시된다.
  • 1971년 : 일본 [32][41]아이치현 도요카와시에 중대형 오토바이 생산 공장이 들어섰다.
  • 1972년 [41]: 일본 아키타현에 스즈키 부품 제조 주식회사를 설립.
    • Hustler 400([46]TS400) 오토바이는 TM400의 스트리트 버전으로 출시되었습니다.
  • 1973년 : 스즈키 지쓰지로가 사장으로, 스즈키 슌조가 회장으로 임명.
    • 캐나다 법인 스즈키 캐나다 주식회사(Suzki Canada Ltd.)는 캐나다의 [26]오토바이 딜러에게 기계와 부품을 공급하기 위해 노스요크에 설립되었습니다.
  • 1974년: 인도네시아 법인 자카르타에 P.T. 스즈키 인도네시아 [41]제조소 설립.
    • 동사는, 스즈키 모터 체어 Z600 모터 휠체어의 [41]출시를 계기로, 의료 기기 분야에 진출.
    • 스즈키 홈이 프리팹 「미니 하우스」의 2종과 3종류의 [41]수납장을 마케팅하면서, 주택 분야로의 확대가 시작되었다.
    • RE5는 세계 [48]최초로 회전 엔진을 탑재한 일본 생산 오토바이로 소개되었습니다.
  • 1975년: 자동차 배기가스 규제 준수 지연은 [41]회사에 심각한 문제를 야기합니다.
    • 필리핀 유통업자 루피노 D.Antonio and Associates는 [49]필리핀에서 오토바이 판매를 확대하기 위해 Skuzki(일본)와 합작회사를 설립했습니다.
    • 호주에서 출시된 LJ50(Jimny) 4x4는 보다 강력한 수출 전용 550cc 수냉식 2행정 스트레이트 3엔진입니다.[44][50]
    • RM125는 Gaston Rahier가 125cc World Motocross GP에서 우승한 워크 머신 RA75의 생산 버전으로 소개되었습니다.1975년부터 1984년까지 스즈키는 가스톤 라헤르, 와타나베 아키라, 해리 에버츠, 에릭 게보어스, 미셸 [46]리날디와 함께 10년 연속 이 클래스를 지배하고 있다.
    • 일본 밖에서 집회가 시작된 것은 파키스탄에서 [51]처음입니다.ST90 Carry 및 LJ80(Jimny)의 조립 키트는 모두 800cc 엔진과 [52]함께 출고됩니다.생산과 판매는 PACO(파키스탄 자동차 회사)[51][52]의 후원으로 두 개의 현지 법인(신드 엔지니어링과 나야 다우어 모터)에 의해 이루어졌다.
  • 1976년: GS시리즈 모터사이클 출시, GS750과 GS400은 20년 [46]만에 스즈키에서 나온 4행정 머신입니다.
  • 1977년: 세르보 2행정 미니히클 국내 시장에 첫 선을 보인 수출 버전은 다음 해에 4행정 엔진을 [41]장착하여 출시되었습니다.
    • LJ 유틸리티 4x4 시리즈의 마지막 모델인 LJ80은 새로운 4기통 수냉 800cc 4행정 엔진을 장착하고 이듬해 [44][54]호주와 유럽으로 수출됩니다.베리 신, 스즈키 제2회 500cc 세계선수권 우승
  • 1978년 : 스즈키 오사무 사장으로 임명, 스즈키 지쓰지로 [41]회장으로 임명.
  • 1979년 : Alto 2 스트로크 미니 바이클 도입.[41]이 차는, 스즈키를 일본 자동차·트럭 메이커 7위로 끌어올리는 대히트를 쳤고, 후에 이스즈·[55]제너럴 모터스와의 제휴로 동사의 교섭 포지션에 공헌했다.

1980–1989

스즈키 가타나 GSX1100
스즈키 마이티 보이
  • 1983년 스즈키 지치로 회장직에서 물러난다.[57]
    • 소형차 전용으로 시즈오카 제2의 코사이 자동차 [40][57]공장이 건설되고 있다.
    • RG250 motor 오토바이는 레이스 [70]트랙용으로 개발된 기술을 탑재한 최초의 본격적인 레이서 리플리카로 출시되었습니다.
    • 마이티보이 550cc, 4사이클 미니 상용차 [57]출시
    • 컬투스(Swift/Forsa/SA310) 1리터 승용차가 [71]첫선을 보였습니다.
    • 스즈키 자동차의 생산은 인도 [57]뉴델리의 마루티 우디오그 주식회사에서 시작된다.
마루티 800/스즈키 메흐란, 스즈키 마루티가 인도에서 제조·판매, 파키스탄에서 박 스즈키[51] 자동차 조립·유통
  • 1984년 : 뉴질랜드 왕가누이에 스즈키 뉴질랜드 주식회사 설립.스즈키 프랑스 S.A.는 프랑스 트라페에 설립되었습니다.스즈키 자동차 GmbH 도이칠란트는 독일 [57]헤펜하임에서 설립되었습니다.
    • 스즈키는 미국 제너럴모터스(GM)[72]에 1리터 컬터스를 수출하기 시작한다.
    • 1.3리터 4기통 엔진과 5단 변속 장치를 갖춘 업그레이드된 SJ 4x4가 출시되었습니다.SJ413은 이듬해 미국 시장(사무라이)에서 판매되며,[73][74][75] 최종적으로 100개국 이상에서 판매된다.
    • 스즈키는 중국항공기술수출입공사와 [57]자동차 생산기술지원계약을 체결한다.
    • 오일 냉각 4기통 DOHC [76]엔진이 장착된 GSX-R750 모터사이클 소개
  • 1985년 : Alto의 일본 내 총 판매량 100만대 [77]달성.
  • 1986년 : 미국 [57]내 사업 통합을 위해 캘리포니아 주 브레아에 미국 스즈키 자동차 회사를 설립.
    • 스즈키는 합작회사 [82]설립을 위해 캐나다 제너럴모터스(GM)와 협력하기로 합의했다.
스즈키 VS 1400 침입자
  • 1987년 : 일본으로부터의 자동차 총수출 200만대 달성.자동차의 연간 세계 판매량은 100만대에 [57]달합니다.
    • 컬투스/스위프트 생산은 [citation needed]콜롬비아에서 시작되었습니다.
    • 스즈키는 마츠다 자동차와 마이크로 미니 [83]자동차 제조에 관한 협력에 합의했다.
  • 1988년: 에스쿠도(비타라/사이드킥) 1.6리터, 4사이클 콤팩트 4x4 차량 출시.[84]
  • 1989년 : 자동차 총생산 1000만대 [57]달성.

1990–1999

"스즈키 세계를 배경으로 한 보석"헝가리 에스테르곰에 있는 이 공장은 약 350,000 평방미터(3,800,000 평방 피트)[87]의 부지에 지어졌다.
  • 1990년 : 회사명을 [88]스즈키 자동차로 변경.
    • Kei 자동차 규격이 향상되었습니다.신형 미니 차량은 최신 사양으로 출시됩니다. 엔진 용량은 660cc로 증가되고 전체 길이는 3.3m([89]10.8피트)까지 확장됩니다.
  • 1991년: 연결 매출은 1조엔에 [88]달합니다.
    • 스즈키는 헝가리에서 자동차 생산 계약을 맺고 마자르 [87][90]스즈키를 설립한다.
    • 스즈키 자동차의 생산은 [91]대우조선중공업과의 기술 제휴를 통해 한국에서 시작된다.
    • 카푸치노 미니 2인승 컨버터블 [92]출시
  • 1992년 : 파키스탄 [88]카라치의 박 스즈키 자동차의 신공장에서 스즈키 자동차의 생산을 개시.
  • 1993년 : 타이 스즈키 자동차의 오토바이 총생산량 200만대 달성.[88]
  • 1994년 : 스즈키 자동차의 일본 내 총 판매량 1000만대 [88]달성.
    • 인도의 마루티 우디요그는 자동차 총 생산량이 100만대에 [98]이른다.
    • 스즈키와 이스즈 자동차는, 제휴 관계를 [88]해소하기로 합의했습니다.
  • 1995년 스즈키 미니히클의 일본 내 판매 총액은 1000만대, 오토바이 수출 총액은 2000만대.[88]
    • 스즈키는 스페인의 산타나 S.A.와의 자본 제휴에서 손을 떼지만 자동차 관련 기술 협력은 [88][99]계속하고 있다.
  • 1996년 : 캐리 일본 내 총 판매량 300만대 [88]달성
  • 1997년 : 해외시장 [88]자동차 누적판매 1000만대 달성
스즈키 하야부사 GSX1300R
  • 1998년 스즈키와 제너럴모터스(GM)는 소형차 공동개발에 합의하고 양사는 사업연계 강화와 전략적 제휴를 맺기로 했다.GM, 스즈키 지분 3.3%에서 10%[108]로 변경
  • 1999년 : 오토바이 총생산 4000만대, 왜건R의 일본내 총판매 100만대 [88]달성.
    • 장시창허스즈키자동차는 중국 정부로부터 상용차 [88]생산을 공식 승인받았다.
    • 제너럴 모터스 아르헨티나, S.A., 스즈키 자동차는 아르헨티나 제너럴 모터스가 모든 스즈키 자동차 [119]제품을 유통하는 산·상업 제휴를 맺고 있다.

2000–2009

  • 2000년: 설립 [120]80주년을 기념합니다.
  • 2001년: Jimny/SJ의 전 세계 판매량은 200만대,[122] Alto의 생산량은 400만대에 달합니다.
    • 스즈키씨는 매립 [122]폐기물의 「제로 레벨」목표를 달성하고 있다.
    • 제네바 [123][124]모터쇼에서 소개된 에어리오 소형차(뉴에이지에서의 삶을 위한 일명 리아나).
    • 스즈키 자동차(일본)와 미국 스즈키 자동차는, 미국·[125]캐나다에서의 판매와 수출용의 전지형 차량을 만들기 위해서, 미국·캐나다의 스즈키 제조소(SMAC)를 공동 설립하고 있다.
  • 2002년: 세계시장 [126]누적 자동차 판매 3000만대 달성.
2003년 오사카 오토메세에서 스즈키의 컨셉 S2가 2세대 스위프트의 디자인 컨셉을 공개

2010–2015

  • 2010년 : 스즈키 자동차의 일본 내 총 판매대수는 2000만대.[160]
    • 1월 : 폭스바겐 그룹이 스즈키 주식의 [161]19.9%를 매입 완료.
    • 버마의 양곤에 있는 그 공장은 1998년부터 2010년 사이에 정부와의 합작 사업이 [111]만료된 후 문을 닫았다.
  • 2011년: 스즈키는 인도네시아가 향후 몇 [162]년 동안 최대 8억달러의 투자로 지역 생산 거점이 될 것이라고 발표했습니다.
    • 2월: 스즈키 제조소(SMAC)는 로마 조지아 공장 설립 10주년을 기념하여 과거 [163]10년간 14억달러의 매출을 올렸습니다.
    • 11월 : 스즈키는 VW와의 제휴를 계약조건에 따라 [164][165][166]종료하고 폭스바겐 그룹이 보유한 스즈키 주식의 반환을 위한 중재절차를 개시한다.
  • 2012년 스즈키 마루티의 인도 국내 총판매량 1000만대 달성국내 미니히클의 국내 총 판매량은 2000만대에 [167]이른다.
    • 1월: 스즈키는 급성장하는 동남아시아 시장을 위해 인도네시아 제3공장으로서 새로운 엔진 공장을 건설할 계획을 발표한다.스즈키는 자카르타 외곽의 산업단지에 130만 평방미터 부지에 100억 파운드(1억3000만 달러)를 들였고, 이 발전소는 [168]건설하는 데 300억 파운드가 들 것이다.
    • 2월: 스즈키 자동차와 수소 연료 전지 제조사인 영국의 러프버러 인텔리전트 에너지사가 제로 배기가스 [169][170]차량의 상용화를 가속화하기 위한 합작 사업을 발표.
    • 3월 : 스즈키 자동차 타이, 신형 스위프트 소형차 [171]생산·판매 개시.
    • 11월:미국 스즈키 자동차는 제11장 파산보호를 신청한다.스즈키 자동차는 소형차, 엔화 강세, 성장을 저해한 엄격한 미국의 안전 규제에 초점을 맞추고 있기 때문에, 미국 시장에서의 자동차 제조를 중단하고, 오토바이, ATV, 해양 [172][173]기기에 초점을 맞출 것이라고 발표했다.미국의 매출은 2007년에 최고조에 달했지만 [115][174][175]2011년에는 그 4분의 1로 떨어졌다.
    • 스즈키는 양곤에 새로운 공장을 설립해 공장을 재건하는 허가를 받았다.2012년에 [111]폐업한 미얀마에서의 차량과 스페어 부품 생산이 재개된다.
    • 1985년부터 [176]스즈키 GSX-R 시리즈로 생산된 100만대의 오토바이를 기념한 100만대 기념판 GSX-R1000 모델.
2013 제네바 모터쇼에서 스즈키 신형 대형 SX4 출시
  • 2013:
    • 창립 50주년 스페셜 에디션 GSX-R1000 모델은 스즈키의 1963년 미국 오토바이 [177]시장 진출을 축하한다.
    • 3월 : [178]2012년 발표와는 달리 스즈키 캐나다는 미국 파산절차의 일환으로 캐나다에서의 자동차 제조업을 중단한다고 발표하였으며,[179] 미국에서도 오토바이, ATV, 해양기기의 판매를 계속하는 것이 검토되고 있다.
    • 7월: 뉴스 보도에 따르면 폴크스바겐과 스즈키 간의 과거 제휴에 대한 불협화음이 양사 [183]간의 재협상의 결과로 해결될 수도 있다고 한다.스즈키 도시히로( to木shi弘) 부사장은 "여러 가지 보도가 있었지만 [184]그런 사실은 전혀 없기 때문에 이 문제에 대해 말씀드릴 수 있는 것이 없다"고 곧 부인했다.
    • 10월 : 스즈키 씨는 프론트 브레이크가 [185][186]제대로 작동하지 않을 수 있기 때문에 미국에서 210,228대의 오토바이를 리콜합니다.
  • 2015:
    • 상설중재재판소는 VW가 보유한 스즈키 주식을 매각해야 한다는 판단을 내리고 VW가 보유한 스즈키 주식(19.9%)과의 제휴를 공식 해산했다.

2018년 ~ 현재

  • 스즈키는 2018년 9월에 중국에서 철수했다.
  • 스즈키가 인도네시아에서 [187]새로운 2019년 캐리 스몰 CV를 출시.
  • 2019년 8월, 도요타는 스즈키 주식의 4.9%를 취득한다고 발표해,[188] 그 대가로 스즈키가 도요타 주식의 0.2%를 취득했다.

자회사

마루티 스즈키 인도 주식회사(구 마루티 우디오그)

주요 기사 : 스즈키 마루티
스즈키의 5번째 글로벌 카 모델인 마루티 스즈키 에이스타는 인도에서만 제작되어 [189]알토로서 수출되고 있다.스즈키 마루티는 자동차 판매량에서 가장 큰 스즈키 브랜드 회사일 뿐만 아니라, 일본 이외에서도 스즈키의 주요 연구개발 부문을 담당하고 있다.
2005년 마이소르 사파리 랠리에서 마루티 발레노랄리 자동차

마루티 스즈키 인도 주식회사는, 하리아나 구르가온에 거점을 둔 인도의 자동차 메이커로, 일본 자동차 [190]회사 스즈키 자동차의 자회사입니다.스즈키 마루티는 2011년 [191]4월 1일부터 2012년 3월 30일까지 113만3695대를 생산했다.스즈키 자동차는 스즈키 마루티의 지분 54.2%를 소유하고 있으며, 나머지는 인도의 여러 공공 및 금융기관이 소유하고 있다.이 회사는 1981년에 설립되었으며 봄베이 증권거래소와 인도 [192]국립 증권거래소에 상장되어 있다.

마루티 스즈키는, 스즈키씨와 함께, 인도계 기업의 정부 기관 「마루티 우디오그 리미티드」로 태어나, 인도 중산층 전용의 저가의 자동차를 제조하고 있다.오랜 세월에 걸쳐, 고객의 진화에 수반해, 제품의 범위가 넓어지고 소유권이 바뀌어 왔습니다.

마루티 스즈키는 마루티 800부터 프리미엄 세단 마루티 스즈키 키자시, 럭셔리 SUV 마루티 스즈키 그랜드 비타라까지 다양한 모델을 제공하고 있다.마루티 800은 1983년 이 회사가 출시한 첫 모델이며, 1984년 미니밴 마루티 옴니가 뒤를 이었다.1985년에 출시된 Maruti Gypsy는 인도 육군과 인도 경찰청이 주요 고객이 되면서 널리 사용되기 시작했습니다.1994년 단명한 Maruti 1000이 Maruti Expect로 대체되었다.

1993년에 출시된 마루티 젠은 동사의 두 번째 소형차 모델이다.이 회사는 1999년에 마루티 발레노에 이어 또 다른 소형차 마루티 왜건-R을 출시했다.이후 스즈키 SX4로 대체되었다.SX4는 Ciaz에 의해 추가로 대체되었다.

2000년에 마루티 알토가 출시되었습니다.2003년에 출시된 마루티 스즈키 그랜드 비타라, 2004년에 출시된 마루티 베르사, 2005년에 출시된 마루티 스즈키 스위프트, 2007년에 출시된 마루티 젠 에틸로, 마루티 스즈키 SX4 등이 있다.

2011년 2월 14일, 마루티는 Alto의 총 누적 생산량 100만 대를 달성했다고 발표했다.알토는 2000년 9월 출시된 지 7년 5개월 만에 100만대 판매를 돌파했다.그 중 마지막 절반은 25개월 만에 달성되었다.알토는 마루티 스즈키에 의해 마루티 800과 옴니에 이어 세 번째로 100만대를 돌파했다.

2012년 1월, 뉴델리 오토 엑스포에서 마루티 스즈키 XA [193][194]알파라고 하는 신차를 발표해, 2013년 중순부터 생산을 개시.스즈키 마루티는 준중형 SUV 부문의 경쟁자로 2016년 인도 오토 엑스포에서 비타라 브레자를 공개했다.

마루티 수출 주식회사는 마루티의 수출 자회사로, 마루티 스즈키, 국제 스즈키 자동차 및 그 외의 계열사의 수출자 자격 이외에는, 국내 인도 시장에서 영업하지 않습니다.첫 480대의 상업용 화물이 헝가리로 보내졌다.같은 나라에 571대의 화물을 보내는 것으로, 마루티는 기준치인 300만대를 돌파했다.초기 수출부터 정부가 적극적으로 장려해 온 측면 중 하나였다.

미국 스즈키 자동차

미국 스즈키 본사는 캘리포니아 주 브레아에 있습니다.이 회사는 2012년 11월에 [195][196]미국에서의 자동차 판매를 중단한다고 발표했다.

제너럴 모터스와의 계약을 통해 스즈키는 1985년부터 미국에서 쉐보레 스프린트로 스즈키 컬터스를 판매하기 시작했다.이 모델은 처음에는 3도어 해치백으로 판매되었으며 쉐보레에서 가장 작은 모델이 될 것입니다.

2004년 스즈키 XL-7

사무라이는 1985년에 1986년식부터 도입되어 새롭게 탄생한 미국 스즈키사에 의해 미국에 도입된 최초의 차이기도 하다.스즈키보다 미국에서 첫 해에 더 많은 자동차를 판매한 일본 회사는 없었다.사무라이는 컨버터블이나 하드탑으로 사용할 수 있었고 회사의 슬로건은 Never a Dull Moment였다.1988년 컨슈머 리포트가 사무라이가 전복되기 쉽다고 주장하기 전까지 사무라이는 성공적이었다.이로 인해 1996년 소송이 많이 알려졌고, 2004년이 되어서야 해결되었다.

1989년 미국인 스즈키는 2세대 스즈키 컬투스인 스위프트를 선보였다.스위프트는 1990년에 GTi와 GLX 해치백으로 출시되었고 4도어 세단이 뒤를 이었다.1989년에는 사이드킥이라고 불리는 새로운 소형 SUV가 도입되었다.1991년에는 북미 최초의 4도어 미니 SUV인 4도어 스즈키 사이드킥이 도입되었다.Swift와 Sidkick은 GM의 Geo Metro와 Geo Tracker와 사촌지간으로 주로 스즈키와 GM의 합작사인 CAMI에 의해 캐나다 온타리오주 Ingersoll에서 생산되었습니다.Swift GT/GTi와 4도어 모델은 일본에서 수입되었습니다.스즈키 사무라이의 컨슈머 리포트에 의한 부정적인 평가는, 그 후 연간 판매 대수가 2만대 미만으로 떨어짐에 따라, 미국 스즈키에 일시적인 차질을 가져왔다.

1995년 미국인 스즈키는 Expect를 도입하고 Swift를 재설계했다.Swift GT는 CAMI에서 제조된 북미에만 한정되어 있으며, 이 모델들은 북미에서 듀얼 프론트 에어백을 장착한 최초의 스즈키 차량이다.스테이션 왜건 버전의 엑셀은 1996년에 도입되었다.올해 전 세계 스즈키 생산량은 97만5000대[which?] 이상에 달했다.

또한 1996년 미국인 스즈키는 2도어 SUV X-90과 개량형 사이드킥 스포츠 모델인 95마력(71kW) 1.6리터 엔진, 15인치 휠을 출시했다.사이드킥은 1999년에 비타라와 그랜드 비타라로 대체되었다.그랜드 비타라는 V6기통 엔진과 4륜 ABS 브레이크를 갖춘 스즈키 최초의 모델이다.

XL-7은 1998년에 그랜드 비타라의 확장 버전으로 소개되었습니다.XL-7은 2.7리터 V6기통 엔진과 3열 시트를 탑재했다.이것은 지금까지 스즈키에서 가장 큰 차입니다.

스위프트는 2001년에 모델 라인업에서 제외되었고, 엑셀은 2002년에 4도어 세단과 5도어 크로스오버 옵션으로 제공되었던 신형 에어리오로 대체되었다.

제너럴모터스(GM)와 스즈키는 2004년 파산한 대우자동차를 공동으로 인수해 GMDAT로 이름을 바꿨다.포렌자는 2005년에 스테이션 왜건과 해치백 차체 스타일을 얻었으며, 해치백은 리노라는 이름으로 판매되었다.

2006년은 미국인 스즈키가 미국에서 10만대 이상의 자동차를 판매한 첫 해였다.스즈키는 2006년에 그랜드 비타라를 재설계하고 2007년에 올 뉴 SX4와 XL7을 출시했다.스즈키 SX4는 피아트와의 합작품, XL7(Grand Vitara XL-7로부터의 단축명칭)은 잉겔의 CAMI Automotive Inc.에서 GM과의 합작품으로서 생산되었다.스즈키는 수요가 적다는 이유로 2009년 중반 XL7 생산을 무기한 중단한 뒤 그해 말 CAMI 지분을 GM에 매각했다.

스즈키는 어려운 국내 오토마크에도 불구하고 2008년 2007년 판매량을 따라잡았다.그러나,[198] 2008년의 17%매출에 이어, 2009년에는 스즈키의 매상이 48.[197]5%감소했습니다.스즈키는 2010년식 스트리트 오토바이를 미국에 수입하지 않고 대신 2009년식부터 [199][200]판매된 재고량에 의존했다.2011년식부터 [201]미국에 새로운 스트리트 바이크 모델이 재개되었습니다.

2012년 11월, 스즈키는 미국 사업부가 파산 신청을 하고, 미국에서의 자동차 판매를 중단한다고 발표했습니다.미국에서는 [195]오토바이, ATV, 수산물을 계속 판매할 계획이다.2012년 10개월 동안 스즈키는 미국에서 21,188대의 자동차를 판매했을 뿐이다.엔고와 스즈키의 한정 모델 제공의 조합이, [196]하락의 원인으로 지적되고 있다.

박스즈키 자동차

스즈키 FX는 박 스즈키가 파키스탄에서 조립한 최초의 차였다.

1983년 [202]8월, 일본 스즈키 자동차 주식회사(SMC)와 파키스탄 자동차 주식회사(PACO)의 합작 계약 조건에 따라, Pak Suzki Motor Company Limited(PSMCL)가 주식회사로서 설립되었습니다.

새로운 회사는 아와미 오토스의 생산 설비를 포함한 자산을 인수했다.PSMCL은 1984년 1월에 승용차, 픽업, 밴 및 4x4 차량을 주요 목표로 상업 운영을 시작했습니다.

빈카심의 그린필드 자동차 공장 기공식은 1989년 초 당시 파키스탄 총리가 수행했다.

1990년 초 이 공장의 제1상 준공과 동시에, 스즈키 엔진을 사내 조립했다.1992년에 신공장이 완공되어 스즈키 생산은 신공장으로 넘어갔고, 3박스 1300cc의 마갈라 자동차도 생산 범위에 추가되었다.

1992년 9월에 민영화되어 일본 경영 직할이 되었다.SMC은 민영화 당시 25%에서 40%로 지분을 늘렸고, 이후 2001년 12월 31일까지는 73.09%로 점진적으로 지분을 늘렸습니다.

빈카심 공장은 1994년 7월 연간 5만대로 생산능력을 확대해 2003년 12월까지 30만대가 생산됐다.

스즈키 캐나다 주식회사

  • 1973 - 6월 1일 스즈키 캐나다 주식회사는 온타리오주 노스요크에 사무실을 두고 설립되었습니다.캐나다 전역의 스즈키 딜러에게 보내는 오토바이, 부품 및 액세서리 제품 라인.
  • 1974년 - 캐나다 서부의 서비스 딜러에게 벤쿠버 지사 및 창고를 개설.
  • 1980년 가을~스즈키 캐나다는 캐나다 동부에서 4륜 구동 LJ80의 마케팅과 판매를 개시해, 11월 1일에 회사명을 스즈키 캐나다가 주식회사(Suzki Canada Ltd.)에서 스즈키 캐나다가 주식회사(Suzuki Canada Inc.로 변경.
  • 1982년 – 캐나다에 스즈키 전지형 차량(ATV) 라인 도입.
  • 1983 – 캐나다 서부에 스즈키 선외기 라인 도입. 1983년 2월 1일 - 서부지사는 브리티시컬럼비아주 리치몬드에 있는 확장 시설로 이전.
  • 1984년 - 스즈키 포르사(스즈키 컬투스) 자동차 판매 개시.
  • 1986년 – 6억달러 규모의 스즈키-GM 합작회사 CAMI Automotive Inc.가 차량 제조를 발표했습니다.생산은 1989년 온타리오 주 잉거솔에서 시작될 예정이다.
  • 1987년 - 1월 25일 - 스즈키 캐나다 주식회사가 110,000 평방 피트 (10,0002 m)로 이전.온타리오 리치몬드 힐에 있는 본사 및 창고 시설입니다.
  • 1988년 가을 – 스즈키는 CAMI가 제작한 2도어 스즈키 사이드킥을 판매하기 시작했다.
  • 2009년 가을 – 스즈키는 CAMI 참여를 [203]GM에 매각했습니다.

2013년, 스즈키 캐나다는 미국 사업부에 따라 2014년식 이후 캐나다에서의 자동차 판매를 중단한다고 발표했다.스즈키 캐나다는 오토바이, ATV 및 선외기 [204]판매뿐만 아니라 딜러 네트워크를 통해 계속해서 차량에 부품과 서비스를 제공할 것입니다.

스즈키 GB PLC

스즈키 GB PLC는 영국에서 자동차, 오토바이, ATV 및 마린 엔진의 제조사 대리점 및 대리점이며, 본사는 밀턴 케인즈에 있습니다.스즈키 자동차의 완전 출자 자회사는 아일랜드에서 스즈키 자동차(아일랜드) 주식회사입니다.

  • 1963년 스즈키는 스즈키(영국)유한공사를 통해 오토바이의 정식 수입을 시작했다.
  • 1968년 스즈키(영국) 유한회사는 경영에 들어갔고, 햄브로스 은행은 트로이 목마(자동차)의 피터 아그에게 회사를 매각했다.그는 스즈키 GB 리미티드라는 새로운 회사를 설립하여 스즈키의 영국 독립 유통을 인수했다.
  • 1975년 경, 헤론 주식회사는 스즈키 GB 리미티드를 인수해, 그 후 헤론 스즈키 GB 리미티드로 알려지게 되었다.
  • 1975년부터 1980년대까지 헤론 인터내셔널은 배리 신, 랜디 마몰라, 그레미 크로스비, 믹 그랜트, 롭 맥엘네아 등의 라이더와 함께 스즈키 공장 레이싱 팀을 그랑프리 모터사이클 레이싱에 후원했다.
  • 1989년에 헤론 스즈키 GB 유한회사는 헤론 스즈키 주식회사가 되었다.
  • 1994년에는 스즈키 GB PLC가 영국 내 모든 스즈키 제품의 직접 유통을 인수했다.

스즈키 인도모빌 모터

주요 기사 : 스즈키 인도모빌 모터
스즈키 캐리, 인도네시아에서 가장 많이 팔린 차
스즈키 APV, 인도네시아 조립


스즈키 GSX-R150

PT 스즈키 인도모빌 모터(구 PT Indomobil Suzki International~2008년 12월까지)는 스즈키 자동차와 인도모빌 그룹의 합작 기업이다.동사는 인도네시아 자카르타에 소재해, 현지 시장용의 스즈키 차량 제조를 전문으로 하고 있다.PT Indomobil Niaga [205]International은 별도 회사인 스즈키 Indomobil Sales(SIS)가 스즈키 자동차와 오토바이의 판매와 마케팅을 담당했다.

스즈키는 1970년 수입회사 PT에 대해 인도네시아 시장에서 첫 활동을 했다.인도히어로 철강 엔지니어링 회사6년 후, 그들은 인도모빌 그룹의 가장 오래된 부분인 자카르타에 제조 시설을 건설했다.

첫 번째 제품은 ST20 Carry(1978년 도입)로 Angkot으로 [206]널리 사용되었습니다."Trungtung"이라는 별명이 붙은 이 건물은 [207]적어도 1983년까지 지어졌습니다.캐리의 2 스트로크 엔진에서 나는 소리를 의성어로 표현한 것입니다.

2011년에는 인도네시아에서 저비용 그린카(LCGC)를 생산하기 위해 8억 달러를 투자했습니다.2013년 스즈키는 총 10억 [208]달러를 투자하여 시카랑에 또 다른 공장을 열었다.이 공장은 국내외 시장용 에르티가 MPV와 카리문 왜건 [209]R용 K10B 엔진을 생산했다.

스즈키 모터사이클 인도 프라이빗

주요 기사 : 스즈키 모터사이클 인도 주식회사

스즈키 모터사이클 India, Private Limited(SMIL)는 일본 스즈키의 인도 자회사입니다.이 회사는 하리아나 구르가온에 연간 540,000대의 [210]제조 공장을 가지고 있다.

생산 시설

자동차

생산용 자동차

주요 기사:스즈키 자동차 목록

콘셉트 자동차

GSX-R/4 콘셉트카
2007년 도쿄 모터쇼에서 스즈키 픽시+SSC 콘셉트 차량
2011년 도쿄 모터쇼에서 스즈키 G70(성씨 레지나) 콘셉트카 개최
2011년 도쿄 모터쇼 스즈키 Q컨셉트카
  • GSX-R/4 컨셉트카는 2001년에 발표되었습니다.GSX1300R 하야부사 모터사이클에서 가져온 1,300cm3(79cuin) 엔진을 장착하여 자동차의 자세와 스포츠 바이크의 배치를 결합합니다(스즈키는 미국에서 특히 오토바이 판매에 성공했습니다).고회전 인라인 4 엔진은 무게가 1500파운드 [211]미만인 베어본 2인승 로드스터에 약 175마력을 공급했다.
  • Pixy + SSC 컨셉은 2007년 도쿄 모터쇼에서 소개되었습니다.Pixy는 도요타 i유닛이나 i-REAL과 비슷하지만 고속도로 주행용으로 SSC(일명 스즈키 공유 코치) 내부에 도킹할 수 있다는 점에서 다르다.수소연료전지와 솔라패널에 의해 발전하여 SSC 캐리어밴을 구동함과 동시에 [212][213]Pixy를 충전한다.
  • X-HEAD는 2007년 도쿄 오토쇼에서 첫선을 보인 컨셉트 카입니다.그것은 덤프트럭과 비슷하게 생긴 다소 특이한 디자인을 가지고 있다.타이어에 X 무늬가 붙어 있지만, 이름의 X는 다목적 기능에서 [214]기인합니다.
  • 스즈키 컨셉 X는 2005년 북미 국제 오토쇼에서 북미 시장의 [215]젊은 구매자를 겨냥한 스즈키 중형 스포츠 유틸리티 차량의 스타일링의 큰 출발로 첫 선을 보였다.이 컨셉트 차량은 2006년 [216]말에 출시된 2세대 XL7로 진화했습니다.
  • G70은 2011년 도쿄모터쇼에서 레지나로 등장했지만 2012년 살롱인터내셔널·오토[218]·차이나에서 이산화탄소(CO2) 배출 목표를 70g/km[217] 이하로 달성한 것을 나타내면서 이름을 바꿨다(모델명으로서 레지나는 마케팅 실패가 될 수도 있다).G70은 Alto를 대체할 가능성이 있는 차세대 글로벌 소형차의 컨셉으로, 길이 3,550mm(140인치) 및 폭 1,630mm(64인치)의 G70에 무게가 730kg(1,610lb)인 Alto보다 작고 가볍습니다.이 엔진은 매우 경제적인 800입방센티미터(49cuin)의 직분사 터보 가솔린 엔진과 연속 가변 변속기가 결합되어 있으며, 100km당 3.1리터(91mpg‑imp; 76mpg‑US)[219][220][221]의 연비를 자랑합니다.
  • 2011년 도쿄 모터쇼에서 처음 선보인 Q컨셉트는 MIT 시티카, 닛산 피보, 도요타 PM과 같은 버블카다.길이가 2,500밀리미터(98인치)에 불과한 Q 콘셉트는 운전자와 승객 한 명이 함께 탑승하지만 오토바이보다 편안하고 안장 대신 좌석이 있습니다.주로 10km 이내(6.2mi)의 단거리 여행을 위해 설계된 이 차는 사용 가능한 거의 모든 [220][221]공간에 주차할 수 있어야 한다.
  • 2015 제네바 모터쇼에서 iK-2 컨셉트를 공개.
  • 스즈키는 2015년 제네바 모터쇼에서 4x4 미니 SUV 콘셉트 iM-4를 선보였다.

오토바이

스즈키는 1952년에 모터사이클을 제조하기 시작했고,[24] 최초의 모델은 모터사이클이다.1955년부터 1976년까지[46] 이 회사는 2행정 엔진만 탑재한 오토바이를 생산했으며, 가장 큰 2행정 모델은 수냉식 3기통 G2F5입니다.

스즈키가 2타 대회에서 성공한 큰 요인은 1961년 [222]서독으로 망명한 동독 그랑프리 레이서 에른스트 데그너였다.그는 동독 제조사 MZ의 2타 엔진에 대한 전문 지식을 가져왔다.데그너가 가져온 비밀은 발터 카든의 작품이었는데, 그는 부스트 포트,[223][224] 팽창실, 회전 [225]밸브라는 세 가지 중요한 기술을 처음으로 결합했다.

스즈키는 데그너를 고용해 1962년 시즌 50cc급 FIM 세계선수권대회에서 우승했다.스즈키는 조엘 로버트가 1970년 250cc 타이틀을 획득했을 때 모터크로스 세계선수권에서 우승한 최초의 일본 메이커가 되었다.1970년대에 스즈키는 배리 신 마르코 루치넬리 1981 프랑코 유니니 1982가 프리미어 500cc급에서 세계 챔피언을 차지하면서 오토바이 레이싱계에 입문했다.

1976년 스즈키는 4행정 엔진인 GS400과 GS750을 장착한 1950년대 콜레다[24] COX 이후 첫 오토바이를 선보였다.

1994년, 스즈키는 난징 진청 기계와 제휴해, 중국의 오토바이 메이커이자 수출업자인 진청 스즈키를 설립했습니다.

스즈키는 계속 MotoGP에 참가하여 2000년 시즌에서 마지막으로 우승을 차지했다.2006년부터 2011년까지 리즐라의 후원을 받아 리즐라 스즈키 모토GP팀으로 불렸다.2011년 11월 18일,[226] 스즈키는 자연재해와 불황으로 인해 2014년까지 GP 레이싱이 중단되었다고 발표했다.스즈키는 2015년에 [227]MotoGP로 복귀했다.

MotoGP에서의 다음 몇 년은 스즈키에게는 다소 실험적인 성공이었지만, 스즈키의 100주년 기념일에 스페인의 라이더 조안 미르는 스즈키의 2000년 케니 로버츠 주니어의 월드 챔피언십 우승 이후 첫 GP 우승인 2020 MotoGP 월드 챔피언십에서 우승함으로써 세계를 놀라게 했다.

게다가 스즈키는 맨 섬 TT [228]레이스에서 합계 93승을 기록하고 있다.스즈키 선수는 또, 각종 레이스 부문에서도 100회 준우승해, 합계 92회의 [228]3위를 차지했다.

모델

주요 기사:스즈키 자동차 목록

스즈키 모터사이클에는 다음과 같은 것이 있습니다.

2행정 엔진

파리 'Le Salon de la Moto 2011'에서 스즈키 T20(전면), T500 타이탄(후면
2006년 바버 빈티지 모터스포트 박물관 스즈키 RGV250γ
  • X6 허슬러 트윈(일명 T20 Super Six)은 1966년부터 1968년까지 "세계에서 가장 빠른 250cc 오토바이"로 판매되었습니다.그것은 스즈키의 새로운 포시포스 자동 오일 분사 시스템(나중에 스즈키 [19][20][229]CCI로 불림)을 갖추고 있었다.생산량은 [230]월 5000대 이상으로 최고조에 달했다.2013년, 스즈키는 유럽의 허슬러 모터사이클 상표권을 갱신해, 복고풍 250 [231][232]트윈의 소문을 낳았다.1967년식 T20 슈퍼 식스는 The Art of the Motorcycle [233]전시회의 라스베이거스 쇼에 포함되었다.
  • T500 Titan(일명 T500 Cobra, GT500)은 500cc 공랭식 병렬 트윈 엔진을 탑재하여 내구성, 과열 및 진동 문제를 극복했습니다.6500rpm에서 47m의 출력(35kW), 최고속도 시속 180km(110mph)로 1968년 스즈키의 대표 머신으로 자리잡아 수집가나 카페 [234][235][236][237]레이서들에게 인기가 높다.
  • 직진 3단 엔진을 탑재한 GT750 르망(Le Mans)은 일본 최초의 수냉 엔진 장착 오토바이로 '워터 버팔로'[19][234]라는 별명을 얻었다.일본 자동차 기술자 협회(일본어)는 일본 자동차 [45]기술의 240개 랜드마크 중 하나로 1971년형 스즈키 GT750을 포함합니다.
  • TM400 사이클론 생산 모토크로서는 500cc급 모토크로스 월드 챔피언십 레이스에 참가하도록 설계되었다.1971년에 도입되어 숙련된 라이더도 조종하기 어려운 것으로 악명이 높다.1975년에 [238][239][240]재설계.
  • RM125 생산용 모터크로서는 TM125를 대체하기 위해 1975년에 첫 선을 보였습니다.50cc에서 [241]500cc까지 미래의 RM 시리즈 라인업의 성공적인 선구자였습니다.
  • RM250은 1982년에 완전히 재설계되었으며, 액체 냉각 싱글 실린더는 당시 생산되던 250cc 모터크로서보다 더 많은 출력을 제공합니다.스즈키의 오리지널 풀 플로터 링크형 리어 서스펜션이 1년 [242]전에 도입되었다.
  • 1983년의 RG250 Gamma는 1980년대의 신세대 경주용 복제 스포츠 바이크 중 하나였다.알루미늄 프레임, 풀 페어링, 고출력 스트레이트 트윈 [243][244]엔진을 탑재했습니다.1983년식 RG250 is은 일본 자동차 기술의 [70]JSAE 240 랜드마크 중 하나입니다.
  • 1985년의 RG500 Gamma는 RG250과 비슷했지만, 4각 엔진을 [245]탑재했다.
  • Kevin Schwantz의 RGV500 GP 경주용 자전거의 도로 주행 복제품인 RGV250 Gamma는 1988년 RG250을 V-트윈 [246]엔진으로 대체했다.

4행정 엔진

2006년 바버 빈티지 모터스포트 박물관의 스즈키 GS1000S
스즈키 DR800S
2007년 도쿄 모터쇼 스즈키 GSX-R1000
  • GS시리즈 – 1976년형 GS750은 스즈키가 20년 만에 출시한 4 스트로크 머신이다.이듬해 스즈키의 첫 1리터 머신인 GS1000E가 등장했고, 1979년에는 요시무라 GS1000 [19][20]슈퍼바이크의 GS1000S 카피가 나왔다.
  • Katana – GSX1100S는 1980년에 유럽에서 출시되었으며, GSX1000S는 1981년 모델로 미국과 캐나다에 출시되어 스포츠 바이크 스타일을 혁신했습니다.[247]1982년식 가타나 GS1000SV는 AMA 모터사이클 명예의 전당 박물관에 [248]전시된 클래식 바이크 목록과 The Art of the Motorcycle [233]전시회에 올랐다.
  • GSX-R750는 1980년대의 현대의 경주replica 시대 시작된 일본의 스포츠 자전거의.[249]그것은air/oil 냉각, 가벼운 무게와 강력한 엔진을 갖고 있다[250][251]자동차 공학 협회 일본의(일본어로)한 일본 자동차 Technology,[76]의 240명소와 그 예술 오토바이에 등의 1984년 스즈키 GSX-R750을 포함한다.[233]
  • 1985년에 침입자 750의 OHC 4-valve 45도 V-twin 엔진과 함께 한 최초의 일본 순양함 모터 사이클(미국 라이더들에게 호소하도록 설계된).1997년에,cruiser-style 오토바이를 모는 것이 미국 street-bike 시장의 거의 60%를 감안할 수 있다.[58][252]
  • GSX-R1100, GSX-R750과 관련된 1986년에 등장했다.[58][253]그 같은 기본적인 엔진 1995년과 생산에 2006.[254][255]을 통해 남아 있는 도둑 1200에 힘이 다시 나타날 것이다.
  • 스즈키 GSF1200인-1996년fully-faired RF900 크고 GSXR-powered인 현실 세계의 인간 공학 및 능력과 놀라운 연기 제안한 후,"숭배"모델의 것이 되어와개봉.이들 부대 널리 road-race 오픈 로드 투어링까지, 그들의 정말 엄격함과 거대한 토크 생산으로 유명한 사용되고 있다.많은 사람들이 아직 작동되고 있다.그carbureted, 공기(석유)-cooled 디자인 1996년부터 2002년까지, 나중에 스즈키 연료 주입 및 후속 모델에 액체 상태의 냉각에 옮겼다.그 이 시리즈의 마지막이었어 그 GSX1250Fa.비록 엄밀히 말하면"도둑"로 분류되지 않, 물론 사진의 긴, 인기 있는 대열의 꽁무니에 있었다.블랙, full-fairing과 GSX/Fa만 2년 동안, 2010년과 2011년 사이에 팔았다.비평가들은 그것의 인간 공학고 실용적"Do-It-All"기능을 위해;그러나 시장 욕망은 최종 모델의 무거운 무게와 상대적으로 출력이 낮다는 것 때문에 축 늘어졌다 이전의 GSF 같은 모델을 환영했습니다.
  • 생산 오토바이에서 사막 익스프레스 DR800S(독일어로)off-roader은 DR750S(독일어로)로 두 모델년 동안 1990년 과학자들의 변위 779cc으로 증가할 때까지 기존의 그 DR-BIG으로 불리던, 여전히 세계 최대 단일기통 엔진.[256]1999년까지 유럽에서 사용 가능했지만 미국 시장에는 [257]수출되지 않았다.V-Strom 트윈으로 [258]대체된 DR-BIG는 2014년 V-Strom 1000 ABS의 전면적인 정비를 위한 디자인 영감으로 자리 잡았습니다.2020년 현재, DR-BIG는 개정판 스즈키 V-Strom 1050의 영감으로서 기능하고 있다.
  • 스즈키 RF 시리즈 스즈키 RF 시리즈는 스포츠 투어링 오토바이입니다.엔진은 400cc, 600cc, 900cc의 세 가지 종류가 있습니다.그것은 1994년부터 1998년까지 생산되었다.
  • TL1000S는 스즈키 최초의 V-트윈 엔진 [259]스포츠 바이크로 1996년 국제 모터사이클·스쿠터 쇼에서 첫선을 보였다.이 엔진은 실린더당 4개의 밸브가 있는 90° V-트윈 액체 냉각 DOHC 엔진으로,[258] 2012년까지 생산될 예정입니다.TL1000S 모터사이클은 2001년에 생산이 중단되었지만 엔진은 TL1000R, SV1000, SV1000S,[260] V-Strom 1000 및 스즈키 V-Strom [261]1050에 장착될 예정입니다.
  • GSX-R600 – GSX-R750의 소형 버전.이전에도 [262]가짜가 있었지만 진품은 1997년에 도착해 이후 [263][264][265]자주 갱신되고 있다.
  • 하야부사(GSX-1300R)는 1998년에 도입되어 스즈키의 대표 스포츠 [266][267]바이크로 남아 있다.1998년형 스즈키 하야부사는 일본 자동차 기술의 [116]JSAE 240 랜드마크에 포함되어 있다.2008년식 2세대 하야부사의 개발로 2007년식 네이키드 [269][270]모델인 GSX-1300BK B-King의 [268]롤아웃이 촉진되었습니다.
  • SV650은 1999년 벌거벗은 자전거 [271][272]시장에 저렴한 가격으로 출시되었으며, 2001년부터 벌거벗은 자전거와 완전히 [273]낡아빠진 자전거 모두를 제공하였다.2009년, 스즈키가 가타나와 [274]함께 만든 검의 모티브에 맞추어 나체 바이크 버전이 재설계되어 글래디우스로 개명되었다.글래디우스 오토바이는 일본디자인진흥원으로부터 굿디자인상([275]일명 G마크)을 수상했다.
  • GSX-R1000 – 이 최고급 슈퍼바이크는 2000년에 [276]첫선을 보인 GSX-R 시리즈 중 [176][177]가장 큰 모델입니다.
  • Burgman 650(AN650)은 일본(국내에서는 Skywave)과 이탈리아, 스페인에서 생산된 125cc 이상의 어반 스쿠터 시리즈 중 가장 큰 규모였다.2002년에 등장했을 때, 650은 세계에서 가장 큰 배기량 스쿠터이자 전기적으로 제어되는 연속 가변 [277][278]변속기를 갖춘 최초의 2륜 차량이었습니다.일본디자인진흥원은 2003년 스카이웨이브 650, 2006년 스카이웨이브 시리즈 전체, [279][280][281]2013년 업데이트된 스카이웨이브 650LX에 G마크 굿디자인상을 수여했다.
    • 초이노리는 가볍고 저렴한 50cc 스쿠터이자 스카이웨이브 650과는 정반대였지만 오토바이 [282][283]수출 감소에 대응해 국내 판매를 늘리기 위해 동시에 도입됐다.2002년형 초이노리는 일본 [127]자동차 기술의 JSAE 240 랜드마크 중 하나입니다.초이노리는 2003년 [284]G마크 굿디자인상을 수상했다.
  • 유럽에서 인트루더 M1800R로 불리는 Boulevard M109R(VZR1800) V-twin은 2006년에 출시되었으며, 112mm(4.4인치) 보어에 90.5mm(3.56인치) 스트로크를 자랑하며, 지금까지 생산 오토바이(또는 승용차)[285][286][287]에 사용된 것 중 가장 큰 가솔린 엔진 피스톤 중 하나입니다.
  • GSX-650F – 2008년에 도입된 이 새로운 스포츠 투어링 모델은 은퇴한 카타나의 공백을 메웁니다.2009년식은 ABS 규격입니다.
  • 스즈키 DR125 - 124cc 4행정 오토바이
  • DL-650 V-Strom – 듀얼 스포츠 오토바이
  • GSX-250F Aross – 1990년부터 1998년까지 생산된 소형 250cc 엔진 스포츠 투어링 모터사이클.리어 가솔린 탱크와 일반적으로 가솔린 탱크가 있는 완전 밀폐형 헬멧 보관 공간 때문에 대부분 실용적인 스포츠/투어링 바이크로 알려져 있습니다.
  • 스즈키 GSX-R250 1987년부터 1994년까지 제조된 오토바이.GSX-R750이 출시된 지 몇 년 후 250cc GSX-R250이 출시되었습니다.GSX-R250은 대형 자전거와 마찬가지로 박스 프레임(알루미늄이 아닌 강철), 풀 페어링, 풀 플로터 리어 스윙, 4기통 4행정 엔진을 탑재했다.하지만 GSX-R750 엔진은 공기와 오일이 냉각된 반면, 남동생은 액체가 냉각된 엔진을 가지고 있었다.17인치 캐스트 휠과 300mm 트윈 디스크 브레이크는 일본 이외에서 볼 수 있는 예는 많지 않습니다.GSX-R250은 강력한 파워를 자랑하며 주로 200km/h(124mph) 이상의 속도를 내는 합법적인 250cc 경주용 바이크로 제작되었습니다.수입 표본은 호주와 뉴질랜드에서 흔히 볼 수 있다.또, 1989년부터 1992년까지 약 350대가 덴마크로 수출되었다.2017년부터 엔진은 스즈키 V-Strom 250으로 계속되었다.

기타 전원

2011년 도쿄 모터쇼 버그만 연료전지 스쿠터 컷어웨이 모델
  • RE5는 방켈 로터리 엔진으로 생산된 최초의 일본 오토바이였다.그것, 그리고 그것의 Giugiaro 스타일은 그것을 [288][289]1970년대 가장 이상하고 수집하기 쉬운 오토바이 중 하나로 만든다.1974년식 RE5는 일본 자동차 기술의 [48]JSAE 240 랜드마크 중 하나이며, 1976년식은 AMA 모터사이클 [290]명예의 전당에 있다.
  • Burgman Fuel-Cell Scooter는 공랭식 수소 연료 전지로 구동되는 전기 모터 추진 방식을 사용합니다. 유일한 배기가스는 물입니다.2009년 도쿄 모터쇼의 컨셉 모델에 이어 2011년에는 Burgman Fuel-Cell Scooter가 유럽 연합에서 세계 최초로 WVTA(전체형 승인)[170][287]를 획득하여 모든 회원국에서 판매할 수 있게 되었다.스즈키는 이 [169][291]스쿠터의 상업 생산을 목표로 하고 있다.

컨셉트 오토바이

2007년 도쿄 모터쇼에서 스즈키 양면 콘셉트 모터사이클 개최
2007년 도쿄 모터쇼에서 스즈키 크로스케이지 연료전지 컨셉트
스즈키 겐마 스쿠터 시제품 스쿠터 2007년 도쿄 모터쇼 개최
  • 1985년 도쿄 모터쇼의 팔코루스티코 컨셉 모델은 4사이클 사각 4기통 500cc 엔진, 프레임리스 바디, 전후방 스윙암 서스펜션, 센터 허브 유압 파워 스티어링, 체인리스 유압 구동, 팝업 스크린 카울링 [292][293][294]등 1995년까지 도입될 예정인 오토바이 기술을 구상했다.
  • 1986년 도쿄 모터쇼에서 선보인 카본 파이버 허니콤 모노코크 차체에 파워 스티어링과 스윙 시트를 탑재한 상시 2륜 구동 시제품입니다.누다 개념은 스즈키 하야부사의 [292][294][295][296]디자인에 영향을 미쳤다.
  • B-King – 콘셉트 모델은 2001년 도쿄 모터쇼에서 공개되었을 때 대중들로부터 호평을 받았다.GSX1300R 엔진에 터보차저가 추가되어 엄청난 출력이 입증되었으며, 휴대 전화와 GPS와 같은 전자제품은 초현대적인 각진 차체에 저장되었습니다.그 생산 모델은 6년 후에 등장했는데, 자연 흡기 [268][297][298]엔진 외에는 거의 변하지 않았다.B-King 스타일은 GSR600과[299] GSR750, 그리고 Inazuma GW250과 GW250S의 [300][301]수상 경력이 있는 디자인에 반영되어 있습니다.
  • 2003년 도쿄 모터쇼에서 공개된 916cc 엔진을 탑재한 G-스트라이더 컨셉 모델은 Burgman 650과 마찬가지로 전동 제어식 연속 가변 변속기를 갖춘 하프 스쿠터, 하프 크루저(오토바이) 매쉬업이었다.럭셔리함을 강조한 G-Strider의 핸들 바, 발판, 시트 등받이, 조수석 등받이 및 윈드스크린은 가능한 [294][302][303]한 편안한 승차 자세를 보장하기 위해 주행 중에 모두 전기적으로 조정 가능했습니다.
  • 성층권 시제품은 2005년 도쿄모터쇼에서 전시되었으며, 1100cc 엔진이 공간 절약 설계의 한계에 도달하여 기존의 직렬 4기통 엔진과 같은 폭의 직렬 6기통 엔진을 만들었다.해머 가공된 알루미늄과 다마스쿠스강은 스타일링 디자인에 재료 특성을 접목시켰습니다.스즈키의 중요한 컨셉의 오토바이인 B-King이 생산에 들어간 것을 생각하면, 생산 모델의 전망은 좋은 것 같았지만,[294][303][304][305] 스트라토스피어가 승인을 받기 전에 시장이 바뀌었다.
  • Biplane은 2007년 도쿄 모터쇼에서 발표된 블루 스카이 컨셉으로, 비행기를 조종하는 느낌에서 영감을 받아 2륜 이동의 즐거움을 전달하기 위해 고안되었다.그 모양은 [306][307][308]V-4 엔진으로 구동되는 현대적인 기계에서 개방감을 자아낸다.
  • 2007년 도쿄 모터쇼에서 크로스 케이지 컨셉 모델이 전시되었다.고성능 보조 배터리와 영국의 전문 기업인 Intelligent Energy사의 소형 경량 공랭식 연료 전지 시스템을 조합하여 낮은 연료 소비로 빠른 작동을 가능하게 했습니다.리튬 이온 배터리는 환경에 미치는 영향을 최소화할 뿐만 아니라 예비 전력을 확보했습니다.가벼운 무게가 이 자전거를 친환경적일 뿐만 아니라 스포티하게 만들었다.[306][308]
  • 젬마 시제품 모델은 2007년 도쿄 모터쇼에서 소개되었다.250cc급 4행정 1기통 스쿠터 풀플랫 2인승 스쿠터는 낮고 날렵해 탑승자와 탑승자에게 친밀감을 준다.탑승자 앞에 있는 짐칸에는 헬멧이 있습니다.Gemma는 이듬해 국내 시장을 [309][310][311]위해 일본에서 생산에 들어갔다.
  • 2013년 도쿄 모터쇼에서 선보인 재귀 터보 평행 트윈 미들급.

전지형 차량(ATV)

커스텀 변경 기능이 있는 2004년형 LT-Z400
  • 트레일 버디 50(ALT50)
  • QuadRunner 50 (LT50)
  • QuadSport 50(LT-A50)
  • QuadSport 50(LT-Z50)
  • QuadSport 80 (LT80)
  • QuadSport 90(LT-Z90)
  • ALT125 3x6
  • LT125D 4x6
  • QuadRunner 160 (LT-F160)
  • ALT185 3x6
  • LT185
  • LT230
    • LT230G
    • LT230S
  • QuadRunner 250 (LT250E)
  • 쿼드레이서 250 (LT250R)
  • QuadSport 250 (LT250S)
  • QuadSport 250 (LT-Z250)
  • 오자크 250
  • 킹 쿼드 300
  • LT300E
  • 아이거 400
  • 킹쿼드 400
  • LT-Z400
  • LT-R450
  • QuadRacer 500 (LT500R)
  • 킹쿼드 500
  • 쿼드마스터 500
  • 킹쿼드 450
  • 킹쿼드 700
  • 킹쿼드 750

이벤트 스폰서십

스즈키는 루지, 바이애슬론, 크로스컨트리 스키의 [312][313]주요 스폰서이다.그들은 또한 아세안 축구 선수권 대회,[314][315] 영국 리그 2의 밀턴 케인스 돈스, 이탈리아 세리에 A의 토리노, 폴란드의 에크스트라클라사의 코로나 키엘체의 [316]현재 타이틀 스폰서이기도 하다.

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  155. ^ "Suzuki USA CEO, Rick Suzuki Quits Over Poor Sales". Carscoops. 31 March 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2013. 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'.
  156. ^ Gunn, Malcolm (17 October 2008). "2009 Suzuki Equator". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 2 October 2013. 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.
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  267. ^ Ash, Kevin (10 December 2009). "Suzuki Hayabusa: the world's fastest production motorcycle". Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2013. 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.
  268. ^ a b Ash, Kevin (4 August 2007). "Suzuki B-King is King of the road". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2013. 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.
  269. ^ Carpenter, Susan (12 December 2007). "Suzuki B-King is for Lord Vader. His chariot awaits". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 October 2013. 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.
  270. ^ Welsh, Jonathan (24 September 2008). "Suzuki's B-King Muscle Bike Is for Motorcycle Riders Who Want to be Noticed". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 25 October 2013. 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.
  271. ^ "1999 Suzuki SV650". Motorcycle Online. VerticalScope Inc. 19 March 1999. Retrieved 23 October 2013. 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.
  272. ^ May, Keith (16 July 2008). "Frugal Fuelers: Suzuki SV650 – First Look". Cycle World. Retrieved 23 October 2013. 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.
  273. ^ Cathcart, Alan (1 December 2000). "Suzuki SV650S And Kawasaki ZX-6R – Tweaks 2001!". Motorcyclist Magazine. Source Interlink Media. Retrieved 23 October 2013. 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.
  274. ^ Stermer, Bill (June 2009). "2009 Suzuki Gladius Road Test". Rider Magazine. Retrieved 23 October 2013. 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.'
  275. ^ "MOTORCYCLE [GLADIUS]". Good Design Award. Japan Institute of Design Promotion. 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  276. ^ Ash, Kevin (19 December 2000). "Open the throttle for a big thrill". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2013. 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.
  277. ^ "Suzuki Electrically-controlled Continuously Variable Transmission (SECVT)". Global Communications Magazine. Suzuki Motor Corp. 1. 2002. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013. '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.'
  278. ^ Ash, Kevin (29 June 2002). "Press here for 'power' mode". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2013. 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.
  279. ^ "scooter [Skywave650]". Good Design Award. Japan Institute of Design Promotion. 2003. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
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  281. ^ "SCOOTER [SKYWAVE650LX]". Good Design Award. Japan Institute of Design Promotion. 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013. Suzuki's flagship scooter, the Skywave 650, has been updated with its styling, functionality, and fuel economy.
  282. ^ "Suzuki set to increase output". BBC News. 22 January 2003. Retrieved 23 October 2013. Motorcycle production is set to be boosted by strong demand from China, and the release of a new 50cc scooter called 'Choinori'.
  283. ^ "Annual Report" (PDF). Suzuki Motor Corporation. 2003. p. 1. Retrieved 23 October 2013. 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.
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  285. ^ Winfield, Barry (13 March 2006). "Suzuki Boulevard M109R". Businessweek.com. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 25 October 2013. 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.
  286. ^ Luckhurst, Tim (8 August 2006). "Suzuki Intruder M1800R". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2013. 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.'
  287. ^ a b "Products History 2000s". Global Suzuki. Suzuki Motor Corporation. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  288. ^ Duchene, Paul (31 October 2004). "Rotary bikes are real spin cycles". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 8 October 2013. 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+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.
  289. ^ "Happy Birthday, Felix: The Eleven Coolest Wankel-Powered Vehicles Built". Automobile Magazine. Source Interlink Media. 13 August 2012. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2013. 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.
  290. ^ "1976 Suzuki RE5 Rotary". Classic Bikes from the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum. American Motorcyclist Association. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2013. 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.
  291. ^ Ash, Kevin (15 February 2010). "Hydrogen fuel-cell Suzuki tested". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2013. 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.
  292. ^ a b Burns, John (11 May 2012). "Days of Future Past". Cycle World. Bonnier Corp. p. 1. Retrieved 27 October 2013. 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.
  293. ^ "The 2WD Freak Show... – Suzuki Falcorustyco concept". Visordown. Immediate Media Company. 19 October 2010. p. 4. Retrieved 27 October 2013. In 1985 Suzuki produced this concept, the Falcorustyco. Really? It had a 500 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.
  294. ^ a b c d West, Phil (8 June 2010). "MCN's Top 10 concept bikes that were never made". Motorcycle News. Bauer Media. Retrieved 27 October 2013. 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.
  295. ^ Diaz, Jesus (16 June 2010). "They Actually Had Real Tron Bikes in The '80s". Gizmodo Australia. Allure Media. Retrieved 27 October 2013. 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.
  296. ^ "'The future' 25 years on". Visordown. Immediate Media Company. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2013. 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.
  297. ^ Conner, Blake (7 March 2007). "2008 Suzuki B-King – First Look". Cycle World. Bonnier Corp. Retrieved 28 October 2013. 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.
  298. ^ Burns, John (11 May 2012). "Days of Future Past". Cycle World. Bonnier Corp. p. 2. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013. 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.
  299. ^ "Road sports bike [GSR series]". Good Design Award. Japan Institute of Design Promotion. 2006. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  300. ^ "Lost in translation". Visordown. Immediate Media Company. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013. 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.
  301. ^ Burns, John (11 May 2012). "Days of Future Past". Cycle World. Bonnier Corp. p. 2. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013. 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.
  302. ^ Hanlon, Mike (31 October 2003). "Suzuki's radical G-Strider concept". Gizmag. Retrieved 28 October 2013. 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 cc scooter tested in Gizmo last year and simply bristles with new ideas and functionality.
  303. ^ a b Burns, John (11 May 2012). "Days of Future Past". Cycle World. Bonnier Corp. p. 3. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013. 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.
  304. ^ Hanlon, Mike (31 October 2005). "Suzuki's Stratosphere unveiled: 180bhp, 1100cc six-cylinder machine". Gizmag. Retrieved 28 October 2013. 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.
  305. ^ Barker, Stuart (5 August 2012). "The Joy of Six... (cylinders) – Suzuki Stratosphere". Visordown. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 28 October 2013. 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.
  306. ^ a b "Suzuki at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show". Global News. Suzuki Motor Corp. 1 October 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  307. ^ "Suzuki Biplane Concept – First Look". Cycle World. Bonnier Corp. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013. 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.
  308. ^ a b Garrett, Jerry (29 October 2007). "Tokyo Motor Show: Two-Wheel Thunderdome". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 October 2013. 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.
  309. ^ Newbigging, Chris (24 October 2007). "Tokyo Show: Suzuki unveil gemma concept scooter". Motorcycle News. Bauer Media. Retrieved 28 October 2013. 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.
  310. ^ "First Look: Suzuki Gemma 250". Visordown. Immediate Media Company. 3 July 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2013. 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 cm longer with a longer wheelbase for stability.
  311. ^ "Gemma". Domestic Site. Suzuki Motor Corp. Retrieved 28 October 2013.(일본어)
  312. ^ "Suzuki sponsors FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Sapporo 2007". Global News. Suzuki Motor Corp. 29 January 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2013. Suzuki Motor Corporation will sponsor FIS Nordic World Ski Championships that will be held in Sapporo, Japan from February 2007.
  313. ^ Michael, Long (20 July 2010). "Suzuki sponsors Australia's National Snowsport Championships". SportsPro Media. Henley Media Group. Retrieved 29 October 2013. 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.
  314. ^ "Suzuki becomes title sponsor of ASEAN Football Federation Cup". Global News. Suzuki Motor Corp. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 29 October 2013. 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.
  315. ^ "Suzuki is again title sponsor of ASEAN Football Federation Cup". Global News. Suzuki Motor Corp. 4 August 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2013. 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.
  316. ^ "Suzuki Motor Poland głównym sponsorem Korony Kielce". Global News. Suzuki Motor Corp. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018. 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.

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