Years ago we would laugh and point a Honda and Suzuki motorcycles as they would go by. We called them Rice Rockets, because they came from Japan. Today, Honda and Suzuki are laughing at us. They make much more than motorcycles, and we as consumers are buying their products. Name a vehicle with two or four wheels, it very likely Suzuki makes one.

Periodically, I have been driving by this Suzuki car dealership. Out front is the big letter S and the name Suzuki under it. When I look in their direction, I don’t see any motorcycles. All I see is cars. I look hard to a motorcycles in their showroom, but there isn’t any. I keep wanting to stop by and take a look at the Suzuki car, but I keep driving on pass it.

I must admit I do get hung up looking at Ford’s, Chevy’s, and even a Toyota or two.  In all fairness I have not paid any attention to Suzuki as a car manufacture.

According to Wikipedia the company of Suzuki was started back in 1909. It was not until 1952 where Suzuki switched from producing manufacturing equipment to motorcycles. In 1955 Suzuki stated the first production of light weight front wheel drive cars. Today, Suzuki stands as the fourth largest car company in Japan, and the 9th largest in the world.