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SUZUKI'S NEW HOME NEAR COMPLETION
S
uzuki Motor of America,
Inc. (SMAI) announced the
creation of a new manufactur-
ing plant in Hamamatsu, Japan,
home to its parent company,
Suzuki Motor Corp. (SMC). The
new facility will combine engi-
neering, development, engine
production and vehicle assem-
bly into one location and will
increase efficiency in the pro-
duction and delivery of Suzuki's
ever-diversifying motorcycles.
Originally announced in 2014,
this five-year consolidation plan
is near completion. Previously,
Suzuki motorcycles were devel-
oped and manufactured across
three locations in Japan: product
engineering and development
teams worked at the company's
Ryuyo facility, Suzuki produced
engines at its Takatsuka plant,
and motorcycle assembly lines
operated at its Toyokawa plant.
These three operations will now
be centralized into the new
Hamamatsu Plant in the Miyako-
da district, in a nearly 700,000
square-foot facility on a site cov-
ering more than 40 acres.
This all-new facility will pro-
duce the majority of Suzuki
two-wheeled products for U.S.
distribution. The site of the facil-
ity was chosen in part due to its
geographically desirable location
and proximity to Suzuki head-
quarters.
"This action underlines Suzu-
ki's commitment to engineering
and manufacturing motorcycles
at the forefront of performance
and innovation," said Kerry Grae-
ber, Vice President MC/ATV
Sales and Marketing for SMAI.
"Suzuki Motor Corporation in Ja-
pan, along with Suzuki Motor of
America, Inc., will be even better
equipped to meet the unique
needs of American motorcycle
buyers."
Suzuki also operates an All-
Terrain Vehicle assembly plant
in Rome, Georgia. Active since
2001, Suzuki Manufacturing
of America (SMAC) exclusively
builds Suzuki's award-winning
line of utility-focused ATVs for
worldwide distribution. CN
Suzuki has
streamlined its
operations in Japan
to just one—but
massive—700,000
square-foot facility in
Hamamatsu.
