Suzuki (general overview)

Suzuki Motor Corporation is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered inHamamatsu, Japan that specializes in manufacturing compact automobiles and 4x4 vehicles, a full range of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines. Suzuki is Japan's 4th largest automobile manufacturer after Toyota, Nissan, Honda and the 9th largest automobile manufacturer in the world by production volume,^[5]employs over 45,000 people, has 35 main production facilities in 23 countries and 133 distributors in 192 countries.^{[citation needed]} According to statistics from the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), Suzuki is Japan's second-largest manufacturer of small cars and trucks.