<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Asphalt &#38; Rubber &#187; Suzuki News</title> <atom:link href="http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/tag/suzuki/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:14:44 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3</generator> <item><title>American Suzuki Expects 9.8% Sales Decrease for Fiscal Year</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/american-suzuki-sales-2011/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/american-suzuki-sales-2011/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:18:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2011]]></category> <category><![CDATA[American Suzuki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Q4 2011]]></category> <category><![CDATA[recession]]></category> <category><![CDATA[retail]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sales]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Suzuki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wholesale]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=28055</guid> <description><![CDATA[You know when a company starts quoting sales figures &#8220;in the last nine months of the year&#8230;&#8221; that the numbers from the first three months that they are not mentioning have to be pretty bad. Such is the case with American Suzuki, though the company&#8217;s overall performance continues to flounder in the this economy. In Suzuki&#8217;s fiscal nine-month period (April 2011 to December 2011), sales to North American dealers were up 160%, as wholesale unit ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/american-suzuki-sales-2011/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>14</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Chrysanthemum and the Sword</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/oped/honda-rc51-concept-nicolas-petit/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/oped/honda-rc51-concept-nicolas-petit/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:11:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Opinion/Editorial]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Popular]]></category> <category><![CDATA[brand]]></category> <category><![CDATA[brand values]]></category> <category><![CDATA[branding]]></category> <category><![CDATA[business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[demand creation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[editorial]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Honda]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Honda RC51]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Honda RVT1000]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Honda VTR1000]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kawasaki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nicolas Petit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[op-ed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[opinion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[opinion-editorial]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Suzuki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yamaha]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=27092</guid> <description><![CDATA[It is not that the Japanese manufacturers don't have strong brands, it is just that their brands stand for something fundamentally different from those being forged by the Europeans. While companies like Ducati, KTM, and Triumph are building entire communities and lifestyles around their motorcycles (hat tip to Harley-Davidson for showing them how), the Japanese continue to hang their hats on the attributes of their products. Well-engineered, bulletproof, and relatively cheap, Japanese motorcycles tick all the right boxes when one is objectively measuring a motorcycle, but they are sufficiently lacking when it comes to creating lasting ties to their owners.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/oped/honda-rc51-concept-nicolas-petit/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>104</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Suzuki Says Sayonara to Volkswagen</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/suzuki-volkswagen-parternship-over/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/suzuki-volkswagen-parternship-over/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:13:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Popular]]></category> <category><![CDATA[business]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cars]]></category> <category><![CDATA[developing markets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[equity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[finance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[India]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Martin Winterkorn]]></category> <category><![CDATA[motorcycles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Osamu Suzuki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[partnership]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Suzuki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Volkswagen]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=26567</guid> <description><![CDATA[Back in 2009 Suzuki and Volkswagen made some headlines, as the German automaker took a 19.9% stake in the Japanese manufacturer. Seemingly however doomed from the start, the partnership in motorcycle circles erroneously spurred some interesting thoughts of a Volkswagen motorcycle coming to fruition. While industry journalists spun gold out of hay, the two behemoth manufacturers failed to come to terms on any of their proposed partnership goals, leaving both parties to wonder why they were interested in each other, let alone financially intwined.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/news/suzuki-volkswagen-parternship-over/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>26</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>John Hopkins to World Superbike with Crescent Suzuki</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/john-hopkins-world-superbike-crescent-suzuki/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/john-hopkins-world-superbike-crescent-suzuki/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:23:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[contract]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Crescent Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Crescent Suzuki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hopper]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jack Valentine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Hopkins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leon Camier]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Suzuki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[world superbike]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WSBK]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=26562</guid> <description><![CDATA[With the news that Crescent Suzuki would make a move from the British Superbike Championship, and enter into the World Superbike Championship, all eyes have been on whom the British team would field as riders. Anglo-American John Hopkins was heavily favored to be the still-unannounced teammate to Leon Camier on the squad, provided the former-MotoGP racer didn&#8217;t find his way back into the premier class. With Suzuki withdrawing from MotoGP last week and effectively ending ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/john-hopkins-world-superbike-crescent-suzuki/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>13</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Suzuki Out of MotoGP for 2012 Season</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/suzuki-out-motogp-2012-season/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/suzuki-out-motogp-2012-season/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:05:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[1000cc]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012 MotoGP Championship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[factory team]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MotoGP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rizla Suzuki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Suzuki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[withdraw]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=26509</guid> <description><![CDATA[After watching factory rider Álvaro Bautista jump ship to Team San Carlo Honda Gresini, it looks like the shoe has finally dropped on Suzuki&#8217;s involvement in MotoGP for the 2012 season, as it is being reported that Rizla Suzuki team members were emailed Friday that the factory squad would not enter next year&#8217;s MotoGP Championship. Suzuki had been handed an ultimatum by Dorna, demanding that the Japanese company make a decision on its 2012 involvement by ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/suzuki-out-motogp-2012-season/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>12</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Álvaro Bautista Leaves Rizla Suzuki for Gresini Honda</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/alvaro-bautista-leaves-rizla-suzuki/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/alvaro-bautista-leaves-rizla-suzuki/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:21:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alvaro Bautista]]></category> <category><![CDATA[contract]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dorna]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MotoGP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Randy de Puniet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rizla Suzuki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[silly season]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Silly Season 2011]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spain]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Suzuki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Valencia]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=26380</guid> <description><![CDATA[UPDATE: Álvaro Bautista has signed with the San Carlo Honda Gresini team for the 2012 MotoGP season. The Spaniard is not expect to have a factory support within the team. Rizla Suzuki has announced today that rider Álvaro Bautista has left the factory Suzuki team for the 2012 season. It has not been announced where Bautista will race next next year, though best guesses would peg the Spaniard as headed to the LCR Honda squad. Certainly linked ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/alvaro-bautista-leaves-rizla-suzuki/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>14</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Crescent Suzuki Joins World Superbike with Leon Camier</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/crescent-suzuki-world-superbike-leon-camier/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/crescent-suzuki-world-superbike-leon-camier/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:42:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[contract]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Crescent Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Crescent Suzuki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eugene Laverty]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jack Valentine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Hopkins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leon Camier]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MotoGP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Suzuki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[world superbike]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WSBK]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=26105</guid> <description><![CDATA[The World Superbike team roster will grow a little bit next year, as Crescent Suzuki, formerly of British Superbike fame, will join the premier production motorcycle racing series. While there was considerable chatter over whom would ride for Crescent Suzuki, the British team has confirmed that Leon Camier will race on the company&#8217;s Suzuki GSX-R1000 race bike. Leaving some room for more paddock speculation, Crescent Suzuki says it will announce Camier&#8217;s teammate at a later ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/crescent-suzuki-world-superbike-leon-camier/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>2012 Suzuki GSXR-1000 &#8211; Drops 4lbs, Boosts Mid-Range</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/2012-suzuki-gsxr1000/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/2012-suzuki-gsxr1000/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:55:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Bikes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Popular]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012 Suzuki GSXR-1000]]></category> <category><![CDATA[big-piston forks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BPF]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brembo brakes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GSXR-1000]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mid-range power]]></category> <category><![CDATA[single-side exhaust]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Suzuki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Suzuki GSXR-1000]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=25913</guid> <description><![CDATA[Surely not the update that Gixxer lovers were hoping for, the 2012 Suzuki GSX-R1000 sees a modest retooling as the Japanese company's liter bike most noticeably goes back to a single exhaust can design. Officially dropping 2kg (4.4 lbs) from its curb weight, we assume the weight savings to the new Suzuki GSX-R1000 can be accounted purely from the new exhaust layout, though Suzuki lists a number of small weight savings throughout the Gixxer's refined design. Despite a bevy of minor improvements, the big changes include the addition of a beefier midrange, better throttle response, Brembo monoblock calipers with .5mm thinner brake discs, and an improved fuel efficiency by 8%.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/2012-suzuki-gsxr1000/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>30</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>John Hopkins Withdraws from the Malaysian GP</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/john-hopkins-withdraws-malaysian-gp/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/john-hopkins-withdraws-malaysian-gp/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 04:32:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[finger]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hand]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hopper]]></category> <category><![CDATA[injury]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Hopkins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Malaysia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Malaysian GP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MotoGP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rizla Suzuki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sepang]]></category> <category><![CDATA[surgery]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Suzuki]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=25849</guid> <description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s starting to become a bad joke for the Anglo-American rider, but John Hopkins has had to withdraw another wild card opportunity. Citing complications with the finger he broke back the Czech GP, Hopper has unfortunately had to call it quits in Sepang before Sunday&#8217;s race. Re-breaking the knuckle on his third finger on his right hand, Hopkins awoke yesterday to a swollen and immovable joint, which made riding the Suzuki GSV-R an impossibility. Surely ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/john-hopkins-withdraws-malaysian-gp/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Suzuki MotoGP Decision Expected at Phillip Island</title><link>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/suzuki-motogp-decision-expected-phillip-island/</link> <comments>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/suzuki-motogp-decision-expected-phillip-island/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:07:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jensen Beeler</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Alvaro Bautista]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hopper]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John Hopkins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LCR Honda]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MotoGP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Randy de Puniet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rizla Suzuki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[silly season]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Suzuki]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Toni Elias]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/?p=25567</guid> <description><![CDATA[Talking to GPone, Lucio Cecchinello, the LC in LCR Honda, let it slip that at the Australian GP Dorna expects to hear  from Suzuki regarding its 2012 MotoGP plans. Cecchinello of course has a vested interest in what Suzuki decides to do for 2012, as the Italian racing boss is keen on poaching Álvaro Bautista from the factory Suzuki team should it disband, especially now that Andrea Dovizioso has signed with the Monster Tech 3 Yamaha squad. ...]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/suzuki-motogp-decision-expected-phillip-island/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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