These first Suzuki motor vehicles were powered by a then-innovative, liquid-cooled, four-stroke, four-cylinder engine. It had a cast aluminum crankcase and gearbox and generated 13 horsepower (9.7 kW) from a displacement of less than 800 cc. [10]

Feb 1, 2018 · Suzuki started in Japan as far back as 1909, but for its first 50 years or so, nobody would have remotely associated the company with cars. It was known as the Suzuki Loom Works and was...

Apr 14, 2018 · The Suzulight easily met the Japanese Keijidosha (Kei light car) legislation, and Michio Suzuki and his team quickly began their first development road-testing of it. As a prototype car, its most memorable early drive was a long trip across the Hakone mountainous region between Hamamatsu and Tokyo, which proved to be a real challenge as the ...

65 years since delivery of its first car, Suzuki remains globally renowned as the ‘small car experts’, Michio Suzuki’s original strategy of the design and production of lightweight vehicles lives on with platforms introduced for Ignis and Swift.

Suzulight TL, the first vehicle exported to overseas market, debuts. Suzuki completes a plant for lightweight trucks in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, and starts production of the Suzulight Carry 360cc, 2-cycle lightweight truck there. Suzuki wins the 50cc-class championship in …

Moreover, in 1955, Suzuki introduced its first-ever car, Suzulight. It featured a 36cc two-stroke engine and a top speed of 50km/hr. The 1950s also witnessed the rise of the Suzuki motorcycle while the company expanded.

In 1955, Suzuki introduced the Suzuki Suzulight, a compact car that represented the company’s first foray into automobile manufacturing. The Suzulight was ahead of its time, featuring technological innovations such as front-wheel drive, four-wheel independent suspension, and rack-and-pinion steering – features that were not common in ...

Sep 11, 2020 · 1955: Suzuki produced its first passenger vehicle, the Suzuki Suzulight. 1957: Michio Suzuki handed the reins to his son as company president, and took on an advisory role. 1958: Suzuki Motor Co. adopted the famous red “S” as their logo.

Nov 11, 2024 · Various milestones illustrate Suzuki’s evolution in the automotive industry: 1955: Suzuki launched its first car, the Suzulight, revolutionizing lightweight vehicle design in Japan. 1970: Suzuki introduced the LJ series, a compact SUV that became a …

Jul 16, 2021 · Suzuki Motor Co, which still stands to this day, arrived in 1955 as the Suzulight, built by a team of just six people. Suzuki’s first car was also the first in the world that came with fully independent suspension, as well as rack and pinion steering.