SMAC talk! Suzuki Motor USA (SMO) bagged bragging rights by building the 500,000th ATV at its US-based manufacturing facility in Rome, Georgia. “We’re proud of this accomplishment and the significance of having built a half million ATVs in the United States,” said Masami Haga, President of SMO and Suzuki Manufacturing of America Corporation (SMAC).
“North America represents the largest ATV market in the world, and it’s important that these products are built here by skilled American workers,” added Haga. He also acknowledged the many United States-based suppliers providing components to Suzuki for inclusion in its ATV products. SMAC has served as Suzuki’s dedicated ATV manufacturing plant since 2002. Prior to the U.S. facility Suzuki ATVs came straight from Japan.
Suzuki pioneered the first four-wheel ATV in 1982 and has been a leader in the category for four decades. Suzuki ATVs are now sold via a network of some 700 franchised dealers in the US and distributed globally in nearly 25 countries.
The 500,000th model built in the United States was Suzuki’s KingQuad 750AXi, the brand’s flagship ATV.
Suzuki plans to display this landmark unit in the lobby of SMAC HQ, where it will serve as ongoing testimony to the Suzuki team’s dedication to manufacturing and engineering excellence.