Founder Profile
Michio Suzuki
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Michio Suzuki?
Michio Suzuki is a founder of Suzuki Motor Corporation, which was founded in 1909.
- Company founded
- Suzuki Motor Corporation
- Founded
- 1909
Background
Japanese inventor and industrialist.
Founding Story
Michio Suzuki founded the Suzuki Loom Works in 1909. A brilliant, highly pragmatic inventor, he initially built incredibly reliable, highly innovative mechanical weaving looms for Japan's massive silk industry. Realizing the intense need for cheap civilian transportation, he boldly pivoted the company in the 1950s to manufacture small, affordable motorized bicycles, laying the foundation for the massive automotive empire.
Michio Suzuki was born in 1887 in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Suzuki was born on February 18, 1887 and died on October 27, 1982. He is also known for several innovations in the design of looms.