Used Suzuki Cars for Sale

Suzuki is a Japanese automobile company manufacturing motorcycles, small family cars and affordable 4X4 vehicles. It is Japan’s fourth largest automobile manufacturer after Toyota, Nissan and Honda.

The Suzuki brand began in 1909 as a looming company founded by Michio Suzuki. While the looms were successful for a good 30 years, Suzuki decided that it would be beneficial to expand and form a motor company. So in 1937, Michio Suzuki began building a small car. Within two years Suzuki had built a number of family aimed concept cars.

The Second World War meant Suzuki had to stop producing civilian cars, as they were seen by the government as a non-essential commodity. When the war came to a close, Suzuki turned back to the cotton industry however the success that came from this was short lived as the cotton market collapsed soon after in 1951.

There was however a very demanding market for affordable, reliable personal transportation. Suzuki then began focusing on an easy to maintain peoples motorbike.

By 1955, after the success of the motorcycles, Suzuki produced the Suzuki Suzulight which was a lightweight car boasting many innovative features such as front-wheel drive, four-wheel independent suspension and rack-and-pinion steering. Today, Toyota owns a stake in Suzuki.