From a Farmer’s Son to a Global Pioneer: The Story of Suzuki Motor Corporation

From a Farmer’s Son to a Global Pioneer: The Story of Suzuki Motor Corporation

In the early years of the twentieth century, a young boy from a quiet seaside village in Hamamatsu, Japan, dreamed of easing the burden of his hardworking mother. Her hands were calloused from long hours weaving cotton cloth on a hand-operated loom. Watching her struggle, Michio Suzuki began tinkering with wooden tools and mechanical parts, determined to create a loom that would make her work easier. Michio Suzuki Hamamatsu, Japan That simple ac…