Suzuki Motor Corporation has announced a global production milestone of 100 million units across its two-wheelers and ATVs. The figure brings together motorcycles, mopeds and scooters with the company’s all-terrain vehicles, linking a 1952 motorised bicycle to a manufacturing operation that now supplies motorcycles to 109 countries and regions.

Suzuki gives the total as 97.4 million motorcycles, mopeds and scooters, alongside 2.77 million ATVs. Those component figures are presented by the company as the breakdown of the milestone. They also show the scale of the motorcycle business relative to the ATV operation, while the rounded 100-million figure remains the headline achievement.

The story began with the Power Free

Suzuki entered the motorcycle market in Japan in 1952 with the Power Free, a bicycle fitted with a 36-cubic-centimetre two-stroke engine. Its distinctive feature was a mechanism that allowed the rider to switch between pedal power and engine drive. That practical starting point sits behind a range that now extends from small-displacement scooters intended for everyday travel to medium- and large-displacement motorcycles for leisure use.

The current family includes the GSX, V-Strom and DR series, as well as the Hayabusa and Katana. Suzuki’s competition range includes the RM-Z450. The company associates that model with Ken Roczen, whom it identifies as a winner of a Monster Energy AMA Supercross championship.

16 factories in 14 countries

Suzuki says its motorcycles are manufactured at 16 factories in 14 countries. The locations named include the Hamamatsu facility in Japan, as well as plants in India, Indonesia, the Philippines, China and Colombia. The network reflects the international scale behind the brand’s presence in markets and regions around the world.

ATVs add a separate chapter to that history. Suzuki developed and introduced the LT125 in 1982, describing it as the world’s first four-wheel ATV. The model used a 125-cubic-centimetre four-stroke engine. Suzuki says its ATVs have received positive feedback, particularly in the United States, for durability, compact design and ease of handling.

A customer-led product philosophy

Toshihiro Suzuki, President of Suzuki Motor Corporation, connects the Power Free and LT125 with a product philosophy focused on customer needs. He says both models were developed in response to those needs, drawing on the words of company founder Michio Suzuki: if a customer needs something, the company should do everything it can to respond, with hard work making achievement possible.

Toshihiro Suzuki also thanked customers and dealer networks in every region for their continuing support and cooperation. Under its “By Your Side” slogan, Suzuki says it will continue developing motorcycles and ATVs for varied requirements around the world, covering everyday mobility, leisure and competition.