Without his vision and foresight, his willingness to take a risk that no one else was willing to take, his deep and abiding love for India, the Indian automobile industry could not have become the powerhouse that it has become.

But Osamu Suzuki had the idea of going where the giants wouldn’t and built the biggest automaker in what is now the world’s most populous nation, India. Suzuki, who died Wednesday of lymphoma at age 94, led the car and motorcycle maker that bears his ...

The world of automobiles has lost a titan. Osamu Suzuki, the ingenious and fiercely pragmatic leader who propelled Japan’s Suzuki Motor to global prominence, passed away on Christmas Day at the age of 94 after a battle with lymphoma.

Osamu Suzuki, an ingenious penny pincher who led Japan’s Suzuki Motor for more than four decades and played a key role in turning India into a flourishing auto market, has died aged 94.

He built Suzuki Motor into a Japanese global brand making small vehicles and motorcycles. Entering India’s market in the 1980s was one of his early successes.

Osamu Suzuki, the visionary behind Suzuki Motor’s global rise and India’s automotive transformation, passed away on Christmas Day at the age of 94 due to lymphoma. His tenure as CEO and chairman for over four decades reshaped the company,

Maruti Suzuki faces a critical transition period following the death of its influential former chairman and CEO, Osamu Suzuki while grappling with declining market share in India amid shifting consumer preferences and intensifying competition from South Korean manufacturers.

Osamu Suzuki, the charismatic former boss of Japanese mini-vehicle maker Suzuki Motor Corp., has died. He was 94.

Suzuki took a gamble on India when much bigger names would not, knowing full well he’d have to work under the Government of India as a public sector firm.

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Osamu Suzuki, a key figure behind Maruti 800, was instrumental in introducing the small car to India in 1983. His vision and risk-taking attitude significantly shaped the Indian automobile industry, making it a robust economic sector.

Osamu Suzuki, the famous head of Suzuki Motor, died on Christmas Day at the age of 94 from cancer. Suzuki, known for his thrifty and inventive leadership, changed the firm and was instrumental in establishing India as a significant automobile market.