American Suzuki Motor Corporation Announces New Automotive Operations President.BREA, Calif. -- Suzuki Motor Corporation today announced the appointment of Masafumi (Mark) Harano as president, automotive operations of American Suzuki Motor Corporation (AMSC AMSC Army Management Staff College AMSC American Mobile Satellite Corporation AMSC American Miniature Schnauzer Club AMSC Area Maritime Security Committee AMSC Acquisition Method Suffix Code AMSC Advanced Missile Signature Center ) effective May 1, 2007. Harano, 43, comes to American Suzuki from Suzuki Canada, Inc. where he has served as president for the past three years. Concurrent with Harano's move to the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. in early May, Koichi Suzuki will return to the company's headquarters in Hamamatsu, Japan, where he will oversee Suzuki's North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. marketing department. The announcement of Harano's appointment follows the company's best first quarter ever and a record-setting 2006, when American Suzuki enjoyed automobile sales of more than 100,000 vehicles for the first time in its 22-year history. In addition to the sales volume achievement, the company enjoyed double-digit sales growth for the third consecutive year. "I am proud that our sales showed double-digit increases for each of the last three years, and that we set a new sales record of over 100,000 units last year. These accomplishments are due in large part to the efforts of our American Suzuki team and a string of successful new products," said Koichi Suzuki, president of American Suzuki Automotive Operations. "With more outstanding products on the horizon, I am confident that Mark's leadership will allow American Suzuki to build upon its sales momentum and continue Suzuki's success in the United States." Harano began his automotive career with Suzuki upon graduating from the Kobe City University with a degree in foreign studies in 1988. He has been responsible for Suzuki's overseas automobile marketing in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the east. and North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , as well as the company's auto product planning Product Planning is the ongoing process of identifying and articulating market requirements that define a product’s feature set. See also
"With the launch of three all-new products in the past two years, and with five more vehicles coming in the next four years, this is an exciting time for American Suzuki," Harano said. "I look forward to the opportunities that many of these upcoming products will bring within automotive categories in which we currently do not compete." American Suzuki's newly expanded product line includes the all-new XL7 midsize crossover SUV A crossover SUV (also called CUV for Crossover Utility Vehicle) or XUV (not to be confused with GMC's Envoy XUV) is an automobile with a sport utility vehicle appearance but is built upon a more economical and fuel-efficient unibody construction. , the all-wheel-drive SX4 compact sport crossover, the media-acclaimed Grand Vitara, the popular Forenza sedan and Forenza Wagon, the five-door Reno and the Aerio sedan. These products will be joined this fall by the sporty sport·y adj. sport·i·er, sport·i·est 1. Appropriate for sport or participation in sports. 2. Exhibiting sportsmanship; sporting. 3. Flashy; jazzy. , all-new SX4 sedan that was recently unveiled at the New York International Auto Show The New York International Auto Show is an annual auto show held in late March or early April. It is usually held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. It usually opens on or just before Easter weekend and closes on the first Sunday after Easter. . In addition to its strong vehicle line, Suzuki vehicles feature America's #1 Warranty with an industry-leading 100,000-mile/seven-year, zero deductible, fully-transferable limited powertrain warranty. About Suzuki The Brea, Calif.-based Automotive Operations of American Suzuki Motor Corporation was founded in 1985 by parent company Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC SMC Saint Mary's College SMC Santa Monica College SMC Solaris Management Console SMC Smooth Muscle Cell SMC Small Magellanic Cloud (also see LMC) SMC Safety Management Certificate (maritime shipping) ) and currently markets its vehicles in the United States through a network of more than 530 automotive dealerships in 49 states. Based in Hamamatsu, Japan, SMC is a diversified worldwide automobile, motorcycle and outboard motor manufacturer with sales of more than 2 million new automobiles annually. Founded in 1909 and incorporated in 1920, SMC has operations in 125 countries. For more information, visit www.media.suzukiauto.com. |
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