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8 ●SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
Marine Products
Exports of outboard motors in the fiscal year 2000 (from April
2000 to March 2001) reached only 74% of the previous year in
units sold, as a result of the appreciation of the yen and
depreciation of the euro.
Sales began of 4-cycle outboard motors DF90 and DF115 as
2001 new models. Both models have won high acclaim; they
won the "Editors' Choice Awards 2001" in the December 2000
issue of the "Motor Boating Magazine" in the U.S.A. The 70
horsepower model was the largest model in the Suzuki 4-cycle
outboard motor lineup prior to these models; now, with the
addition of these two larger models, the Suzuki 4-cycle lineup
covers the entire horsepower range from 9.9 horsepower to 115
horsepower, further strengthening Suzuki's position as a 4-cycle
outboard motor manufacturer.
As for production of outboard motors in Thailand, following the
production of a 2-cycle, 5 horsepower outboard motor which started in
September 1999, Suzuki began production of a 2-cycle, 2.2 horsepower
outboard motor in June 2000.
Power Products
In contrast to 1999 when there was a large growth in exports of
generators with a special surge in demand especially in the North
American market due to the Y2K issue, exports of generators to North
America in 2000 stagnated due to excess inventory in that market as a
whole. The number of units exported to Europe also decreased, to about
half of the previous year, due to depreciation of the euro. As a result,
the number of units of generators exported reached only 63% of the
previous year.
Sales of snowmobile engines to North America reached only 96% of
the previous year due to less-than-average snowfall for three
consecutive years.
Sales of other power products such as general purpose engines also
decreased due to both appreciation of the yen and depreciation of the
euro. As a result, the number of units exported reached only 84% of the
previous year.
MARINE AND POWER PRODUCTS
Suzuki outboard motors provide power for a wide
range of boats
Outboard Motor
DF115
Generator SV7500E powered with V420
4-stroke OHV engine
General Purpose Engine V420EGenerator SV1000H