Osamu Suzuki, Creator of Suzuki’s Global Success, Passes Away at 94

Obituary.

Osamu Suzuki, who transformed Suzuki into a global automobile giant and launched the iconic Alto, dies at 94 from lymphoma.

1Milk toast★.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:16:12.42ID:xc0PMVNV9
Osamu Suzuki, a senior adviser to Suzuki who built the company into a global automobile manufacturer, passed away on the 25th from malignant lymphoma. He was 94 years old. The funeral was held among close relatives. The chief mourner is the company’s eldest son, Toshihiro. A farewell party will be held at a later date. Suzuki was born in Gifu Prefecture and graduated from the Faculty of Law at Chuo University in 1953. After working at a bank, he joined Suzuki Motor Corporation (now Suzuki) in 1958. He became president in 1978. In 1979, the first-generation Alto was released at the exceptional price of approximately 470,000 yen per unit and was a huge hit. The Wagon R, released in 1993 and targeted primarily at young men, became a pioneer of tall minicars. In 1981, the company entered into a capital alliance with General Motors (GM) of the United States. The company also focused on emerging markets such as India and Hungary from an early stage, and in 1983 it became the first Japanese automaker to enter India, where it expanded its share (market share). He became chairman in 2000, but took on the role of president in 2008 when the then-president retired to become an advisor for health reasons. In 2009, the company decided to enter into a capital and business alliance with Germany’s Volkswagen (VW), but came into conflict with VW, which wanted to increase its involvement in management. The partnership was dissolved in 2015. 2024/12/27 16:14 Yomiuri Shimbun Online
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スズキ元会長の鈴木修氏が死去、94歳…「アルト」「ワゴンR」投入・インド進出
【読売新聞】 スズキの社長や会長を40年以上務め、世界的な自動車メーカーに育てた同社相談役の鈴木修(すずき・おさむ)氏が25日、悪性リンパ腫で死去した。94歳だった。葬儀は近親者で済ませた。喪主は、長男で社長の俊宏氏。後日、お別れの
【訃報】スズキの元会長 鈴木修氏死去 94歳 [牛乳トースト★]
5ちゃんねるのニュース速報+@5ch掲示板での議論に参加しましょう:「【訃報】スズキの元会長 鈴木修氏死去 94歳 」。
2Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:18:08.78ID:zXAIfZkk0
94 years old is a long life.
3Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:18:17.22ID:oTs3WJFY0
>He passed away on the 25th from malignant lymphoma.
Employees can’t enjoy Christmas anymore…
4Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:18:22.61ID:23nMDsjE0
This means there will be no issues with the opening of the Shizuoka Linear, and the Shizuoka Dome plan will also be scrapped.
7Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:23:00.67ID:AjIBo9W30
Does it have a dominant market share in India?
8Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:24:28.91ID:0wKn4o430
Suzuki Osamu’s ugly personality
“A complete denial of the democracy of Hamamatsu City and Shizuoka Prefecture”
“Ugly meddling in city government” “The ugliness of selfish greed”
“Privatizing Hamamatsu City” “Privatizing Hamamatsu City taxes” “The flow of money behind the scenes in the privatization of politics in Hamamatsu City and Shizuoka Prefecture”
[Loss the election!] Suzuki Yasutomo and the Hamamatsu establishment [The LDP are equally guilty] 3.

[落選しろ!]鈴木康友と浜松重鎮界[自民も同罪] 3
5ちゃんねるの東海での議論に参加しましょう:「鈴木康友と浜松重鎮界 3」。
55Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:53:44.67ID:0wKn4o430
>>8
>>1
Suzuki Osamu is ugly, putting the taxes of Hamamatsu City and Shizuoka Prefecture into his own pocket and enriching himself with the tax money.
9Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:24:43.90ID:NiHqTSkk0
Nissan is the only Japanese car manufacturer whose company name is not the founder’s surname.
33Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:36:33.42ID:orpnMbJ+0
>>9
Subaru.
37Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:39:04.75ID:6WZmL2740
>>9
Hino Motors
Mitsubishi Motors.
52Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:52:03.81ID:8ZfwRcUo0
>>9
>Nissan is the only Japanese car manufacturer whose company name is not the founder’s surname
>
>So diligent lol
Isuzu is the Isuzu River at Ise Shrine
Daihatsu is Osaka Motor
By the way, Tokyo Motor’s Tohatsu company mainly makes fire pumps, but in the past they made things like Tohatsu Lampet.
71Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 21:02:41.77ID:pwyBlYON0
>>9
What about Kurogane?
10Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:24:46.17ID:LEaHy1YL0
Maybe it’s an exaggeration to say that 40% is dominant.
Suzuki Advisor Osamu Suzuki passes away at age 94... The first generation Alto was a huge hit and he built the company into a global manufacturer.-12
17Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:30:06.18ID:AjIBo9W30
>>10
Oh.
But 40% of a 4 million unit market is amazing, more than the 2nd to 4th place combined.
20Security Guard [lv.2] [Sprout].Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:30:52.87ID:C52KzS7e0
>>10
That’s pretty dominant lol.
27Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:33:52.77ID:E4m7BAvn0
>>10
40% is not an exaggeration.
11Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:25:05.75ID:0wKn4o430
Just one example from this thread

“Chairman Suzuki Osamu”
[“Pressing strict administrative reforms on the city”,
“A scheme to receive large subsidies for a long period of time”] emerges
(Asahi Shimbun Digital)
■”Chairman Suzuki’s”
“Claim on administrative reform”,
“Sounds up until halfway through, but ‘it’s all about profiteering in the end”
[Questions about Suzuki subsidies, comments on resident lawsuit and application date]

スズキへの補助金、住民訴訟に 発言や申請日に疑問点:朝日新聞デジタル
浜松市がスズキに交付した企業立地補助金をめぐる住民訴訟が来月始まる。提訴した市民団体の弁護団が過去の経緯を調べたところ、スズキの鈴木修会長が市に厳しい行革を迫る一方、高額の補助金を長期間受け取る構図…
12Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:26:25.46ID:oTs3WJFY0
I drive a Suzuki because I’m poor, but I’d probably still drive one even if I had money. I don’t know much about cars, but there’s something about Suzukis that I like.
16Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:28:12.65ID:QzCG2G4u0
>>12
You may be infected with the bell fungus without knowing it.
21Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:31:46.52ID:yh5ONi5z0
>>12
All the 2-wheeled and 4-wheeled vehicles I’ve bought myself are Suzukis…
I’m not a fanatic or anything, but it just happened naturally.
31Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:35:43.77ID:IWOkXmOc0
>>12
I have a Jimny and a Street Magic in my garage
I gave the Swift Sport to a relative’s child
I want a cheap and fun car.
39Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:41:17.81ID:VXRIHHL00
>>12
I’ve owned everything except Mitsubishi, but I ended up going back to Suzuki and it’s endless. I want to drive a Mitsubishi too, but I’ll probably go back to Suzuki (like starting over).
75Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 21:05:29.00ID:++GZwEJ70
>>12
It’s often said on YouTube that Suzuki has engine problems,
so you’d better be prepared.
89Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 21:15:06.20ID:AZIJs8nk0
>>12
You’ve got the Suzu virus.
I drive a Ferrari, but I usually drive a Wagon R.
13Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:27:21.96ID:41XhVEl10
Alto-kun.
14Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:27:42.81ID:diARs6TO0
Thank you Suzuki-san for my beloved Hustler car.
18Security Guard [lv.2] [Sprout].Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:30:10.88ID:C52KzS7e0
I’m driving a Carry, but I’m not sure whether to buy a Super Carry or cheat on it with a Hijet Jumbo.
34Security guard [lv.34].Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:37:14.50ID:NbkAGNV20
>>18
Carrie is definitely number one.
19Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:30:20.70ID:WIcJRum90
He’s a traitor who supported Kawakatsu and ruined the Linear Shinkansen.
23Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:32:06.32ID:tEpx75Iv0
Japan only needs Alto and Mira. I don’t understand why people want to show off and drive something like a Belford. When I see one parked in a cheap apartment, I think they’re stupid.
29Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:35:06.92ID:vu1pyDjS0
>>23
Please remember Alphaia too.
24Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:32:18.97ID:+P6mutkB0
My brother is a Suzuki fan.
30Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:35:08.53ID:0HGU+NSe0
An acquaintance of mine who switched from Suzuki to Honda says that Honda is a really good company.
32Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:36:00.07ID:ywBqVHu+0
Seriously? Our Osamu-chan.
35Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:37:26.32ID:y0+YrqXC0
Looks like Osamuworks will have no choice but to release a turbo model for the 37 Alto as well.
41Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:42:42.63ID:UbgVnkH60
>>37
Include Subaru as well.
40Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:41:30.76ID:X+ALhgYW0
Please release a new Cervo.
42Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:43:27.48ID:hhijUmIH0
He was a strong manager and now his employees can work freely.
43Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:43:32.67ID:AjprHhkc0
Canoke(´・ω・`).
45Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:44:03.79ID:Sq8fzJGh0
When you think of Suzuki, the first thing that comes to mind is the single-cylinder American model, the Savage.
51Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:49:28.28ID:wKRmKA2b0
>>45
Sangoro pushes on.
46Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:44:18.54ID:MRx0O/O80
Toyota 50 trillion
Honda 8 trillion
Suzuki 3.5 trillion
Nissan 2 trillion
Subaru 2 trillion
Isuzu 1.6 trillion
Mazda 700 billion
In fact, Suzuki is the third largest car manufacturer in Japan.
47Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:44:27.07ID:I7KXlS6p0
I guess the most people who drive Suzukis are Suzuki-san.
53Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:52:56.82ID:ZboazNuU0
I feel like I haven’t seen any Altos lately.
57Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 20:54:02.21ID:wJkRvWAD0
>>53
I see it a ton
But it’s mostly company cars.
70Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 21:02:21.15ID:ykYH3wvd0
Suzuki works so hard on specs for their motorcycles, so why don’t they work so hard on their cars?
85Anonymous Donburako.Dec. 27, 2024 (Fri) 21:13:05.26ID:zQslgiSF0
I never thought we would see a time when only Toyota and Suzuki would survive.
Reference: https://asahi.5ch.net/test/read.cgi/newsplus/1735298172

Other languages: 【訃報】スズキ相談役の鈴木修氏が死去、94歳…初代アルト大ヒット・世界的メーカーに育てる, [Obituario] Osamu Suzuki, consultor de Suzuki, falleció a la edad de 94 años… Hizo del primer Alto un gran éxito y un fabricante de renombre mundial.

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