Suzuki Marine USA, LLC has announced an exclusive business partnership with pontoon manufacturer Forest River. Through this partnership, Forest River’s new line of Nepallo Pontoon boats will be paired exclusively with Suzuki 4-stroke outboard motors, providing boaters, fishermen, and outdoor enthusiasts with state-of-the-art, reliable power for all their family adventures. Suzuki-powered Nepallo Pontoons will be available and exclusively sold at ...
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Suzuki chooses Tampa for U.S. HQ
Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. has announced it has chosen Tampa as the corporate headquarters location of its new company, Suzuki Marine USA, LLC. The new company will be located at 13521 Prestige Place and plans to create numerous jobs over the next several years. Operations for Suzuki Marine USA, LLC are set to begin April 1, 2021. The new ...
Read More »Suzuki manufacturing reaches 1 million motor milestone
Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. recently announced that the production facility in Thailand that manufactures its 2.5HP through 30HP 4-stroke outboard motors has reached a significant milestone — the production of its 1,000,000th motor. Thai Suzuki, located in Thanyaburi, Pathum Thani, began producingmotorcycles in 1968 as Suzuki’s first motorcycle plant located outside ofJapan. The factory added production of outboard motors ...
Read More »Suzuki restructures U.S. operations
Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. has announced it will restructure its operations in the United States. This new direction will reorganize the Suzuki Motorcycle/ATV and Marine Divisions into two separate companies set to begin operations on April 1, 2021. This new organization is designed to give both new companies the best opportunity to optimize their success in their respective industries. ...
Read More »Suzuki unveils pair of new outboards
Suzuki Marine unveiled their new-for-2021 DF115BG and DF140BG 4-stroke outboards, the first in their class to offer all the advantages of drive-by-wire technology. By bringing proven drive-by-wire technology to its 115HP and 140HP in-line four-cylinder models, Suzuki is providing simplified rigging for a wide range of boat builders, along with silky smooth shifting, instant throttle response, enhanced performance and superior ...
Read More »Suzuki names GM of new marine tech center
Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. announced it has named industry veteran David Greenwood to be general manager of the company’s new Suzuki Marine Technical Center USA in Panama City, Fla. The appointment of Greenwood to this post comes shortly after Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. announced that the new technical center will be built on a 20-acre waterfront property the ...
Read More »Suzuki to build new U.S. marine technical center
Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. announced plans for its future Suzuki Marine Technical Center USA, scheduled to be built on a 20-acre waterfront property in Panama City, Fla. While the official launch date for this project is still unknown, Suzuki is currently finishing renovations on existing building sites on the property. "As a mobility company, Suzuki is about empowering people ...
Read More »Onboard for outboards
By David Gee The boat buying public is fully on board for outboards. Retail sales increased for the eighth consecutive year in 2019, nearly reaching pre-recession levels with a 13-year high. “We’re seeing the trend in consumer demand for higher performance engines continue with outboard engine sales growth in 2019 led by engines 200hp-plus, accounting for 27% of sales, and ...
Read More »Outboard Q & A with Gus Blakely, Suzuki Motor of America
By David Gee In the next issue of the magazine, we will be running a Market Trends piece on outboards. We don't want to steal any of the thunder from that story, but we did gather some good interviews. And since we don't have the space to include the complete interviews in the magazine, we thought we would feature some ...
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