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 ...

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.

Born Osamu Matsuda on Jan. 30, 1930, in a mountainous area of central Japan, the future leader of the carmaker took the Suzuki name after marrying the daughter of the company’s then-president.

Osamu Suzuki, an ingenious pennypincher 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.

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.