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- Suzuki Motor Corporation manufactures and sells automobiles, motorcycles, outboard motors, motorized wheelchairs and electro senior vehicles worldwide. The company produces compact cars, mini vehicles, SUVs, mid-size sedans and commercial vehicles including the popular Alto, Jimny, Swift, Vitara and Wagon R models; motorcycles such as the GSX-R series, RM-Z motocross bikes, scooters and the new e-ACCESS electric scooter; outboard motors; all-terrain vehicles; and specialized mobility products like the HEARTECT lightweight platform vehicles. Founded in 1909 as Suzuki Loom Works in Hamamatsu, Japan, and incorporated in 1920 with headquarters at 300 Takatsuka-cho, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka, Suzuki operates plants in Japan including Kosai, Iwata, Sagara and Hamamatsu, with major subsidiaries like Maruti Suzuki in India, Magyar Suzuki in Hungary and production facilities in Indonesia, Thailand, Pakistan and Suzuki Motor Gujarat. The company maintains a strong presence in Asia, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America, targeting urban consumers with fuel-efficient, lightweight mobility solutions under its Sho-Sho-Kei-Tan-Bi philosophy. In recent developments, Suzuki announced its Technology Strategy 2025 in September 2025, emphasizing lightweight vehicle bodies with 80-100kg reductions, efficient internal combustion engines, carbon-neutral fuels like E20-adapted models and FFV engines, battery-lean BEVs including the e VITARA SUV launching soon, hybrid systems like Super Ene-Charge, software-defined vehicles and easy-to-disassemble recycling designs; deepened collaboration with Toyota in October 2024 to supply a jointly developed BEV SUV from Suzuki Motor Gujarat starting spring 2025 for global markets; progressed biogas business selected by UNIDO for India operations from 2025; advanced Suzuki Smart Factory initiatives at the new Kosai painting plant for energy reduction; and supported Maruti Suzuki's merger with Suzuki Motor Gujarat confirmed in late 2024 to streamline Indian production and distribution.