[Curiosities] 10 Suzuki curiosities that you surely did not know

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It may be that, for many, Suzuki does not have such a prominent presence in the automotive world as other more recognized ones, but there are data that place the Japanese brand in a prominent position. Next, we tell you ten curiosities of Suzuki that surely you did not know.

Beneath an understated guise, Suzuki is one of the world's largest automakers, with plants on several continents and more than three million cars built a year.

Perhaps the motorcycle division is more prestigious than the automobile division, but in its more than 100-year history, Suzuki has created numerous highly successful models that have sold several million units worldwide.

Beneath an understated guise, Suzuki is one of the world's largest automakers, with plants on several continents and more than three million cars built a year.

Perhaps the motorcycle division is more prestigious than the automobile division, but in its more than 100-year history, Suzuki has created numerous highly successful models that have sold several million units worldwide.

Named Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd. since 1954, the brand launched its first car (the Suzulight) and its first motorcycle (the Colleda 125) in 1955. Three years earlier it had made its first foray into the motor world, launching of the Power Free 36cc 2-stroke bicycle auxiliary engine.

In 1990, the company name was changed to Suzuki Motor Corporation to facilitate its business expansion and globalization.

More than three million cars a year

In 2022, Suzuki produced more than three million cars (3,172,192 units exactly), becoming one of the most important companies in the automotive industry.

Currently, Suzuki is in the top 15 of the sales ranking among car manufacturers.

A global manufacturer with a presence in Europe

Of those 3,172,192 total units produced, only 919,891 were made in Japan. The rest were manufactured abroad, most of them in India (1,916,040 units and 336,261 in other countries).

Suzuki builds the Vitara and S-Cross for Europe at its plant in Hungary, which produces more than 100,000 cars each year. This plant exceeded 3.5 million cars produced in 2020.

Of those 3,172,192 total units produced, only 919,891 were made in Japan. The rest were made abroad, the majority in India (1,916,040 units and 336,261 in other countries).

Suzuki builds the Vitara and S-Cross for Europe at its plant in Hungary, which produces more than 100,000 cars a year. This plant exceeded 3.5 million cars produced in 2020.

In 2022, India overtook Japan as the world's third largest car market, with 4.25 million units, behind China and the United States. Suzuki leads this market, with 1,613,625 units sold in 2022, representing 50% of total car sales in India.

In addition, the Japanese brand has more than 3,500 points of sale in India, where it has already accumulated more than 25 million cars sold since the creation of the subsidiary Maruti Suzuki in 1982.

Currently, 17 models are produced and sold in India and Maruti Suzuki is reinforcing its range of SUV models and po[CENSORED]rizing hybrid and CNG models, which already total 2.1 million units.

A giant in R&D

Suzuki is going to invest 14.2 billion euros in R&D until 2030 to develop sustainable mobility.

To this figure must be added another 17,730 million euros to modernize plants and build new battery factories and renewable energy facilities.

Robots, flying cars, cargo drones…

Suzuki is working with numerous companies and startups to share technological developments and create new generations of vehicles. An example is the agreement with SkyDrive Inc to implement a new mobility based on flying cars.

It has also signed an agreement with Applied Electric Vehicles Ltd for the development of a platform for autonomous electric vehicles and with LOMB for the joint development of autonomous delivery robots. And we must not forget that it is developing batteries and charging systems together with PowerX Inc.

More than 50 years of experience in new energies

 

Suzuki has been researching all propulsion technologies for more than half a century, since it created the Suzuki Carry Van Electric in 1970. Electric, hydrogen, fuel cell and hybrid cars have pioneered these technologies and are the best proof of the brand's historical commitment to sustainable mobility.

In this sense, we can cite several examples, such as the hydrogen-powered Suzuki LH2, from 1979, or the fuel cell Suzuki MR Wagon-FCV (2001-2004) and SX4 FCV (2008).

In 2022 it launched the Twin, the world's first hybrid Kei Car and, in 2016, the Suzuki Baleno SHVS, the first modern light hybrid (MHEV).

A long list of millionaire models

Suzuki has created many successful models, with a long commercial history and millions of units sold.

The Suzuki Swift and Wagon R have surpassed five million units, the Vitara and Jimny are on their way to four million, and the Baleno has already surpassed one million, while the S-Cross has reached half a million in Europe alone.

Innovative and pioneering spirit

This innovative spirit is reflected from the very first car the brand created, the Suzulight, the first mass-produced kei car, and Japan's first front-wheel drive motorized car.

In 1971 it created the world's first ultra-compact SUV, the Suzuki Jimny, and in 1988 it launched the first modern SUV, the Suzuki Vitara. The S-Cross was also a pioneer, being the first compact crossover.

Towards carbon neutralityLooking ahead, Suzuki aims to achieve carbon neutrality in Japan and Europe in 2050, and in India by 2070. As part of its growth strategy for 2030, it has created a plan to launch electric cars in Japan, Europe and India between 2023 and 2030.In the coming years, Suzuki will not only show electric cars, but also carbon-neutral combustion vehicles using CNG, biogas and ethanol-blended fuels.

 

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