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Suzuki brands

Japanese maker of small cars, motorcycles and outboard motors, and majority owner of India's Maruti Suzuki.

Suzuki owns 1 brand today: Suzuki.

Founded
1920
Country
Japan
Headquarters
Hamamatsu
  1. Suzuki logo Suzuki

Brands Suzuki owns today

Most registered first, each with its most registered models.

Suzuki timeline

  1. Michio Suzuki founds Suzuki Loom Works in Hamamatsu to make foot-operated looms.

  2. Reorganised as Suzuki Loom Manufacturing Co.

  3. Enters the motor-vehicle field.

  4. Renamed Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd.

  5. General Motors buys 5.3% of Suzuki in a capital and business tie-up.

  6. Suzuki and the Indian government sign a basic agreement on joint car production.

  7. Renamed Suzuki Motor Corporation.

  8. New strategic alliance with GM, whose equity stake becomes 20%.

  9. Suzuki makes Maruti Udyog a subsidiary; it was later renamed Maruti Suzuki India.

  10. GM capital alliance dissolved.

  11. Framework agreement for capital and business tie-ups with Volkswagen.

  12. Suzuki terminates the Volkswagen framework agreement.

  13. Capital alliance announced; Toyota to buy 4.94% of Suzuki.

Partners, not owners

Companies in an alliance or a shared company work together. None of them owns the others' brands.

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