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Suzuki Canada Inc.

• 1973 – 1 June, Suzuki Canada Ltd. was incorporated with offices at Downsview, Ontario. Product lines included motorcycles, parts and accessories to Suzuki dealers throughout Canada.
• 1974 – Vancouver branch office and warehouse inaugurated to service dealers in western Canada.
• 1980 – Autumn – Suzuki Canada began its automotive sales with the marketing and sales of four-wheel-LJ80 in eastern Canada. 1 November, the name of company changed from Suzuki Canada Ltd. to Suzuki Canada Inc.
• 1982 – Introduction of a line of Suzuki all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) in Canada.
• 1983 – Introduction of a line of Suzuki outboard motors in western Canada. 1 February 1983 – Western Branch moved to enlarged facilities in Richmond, British Columbia.
• 1984 – Began the sales of 'Suzuki Forsa' (Suzuki Cultus) automobile.
• 1986 – A $600 million Suzuki-GM joint venture CAMI Automotive Inc. announced for the manufacturing of vehicles. Production was set to begin in 1989 at Ingersoll, Ontario.
• 1987 – 25 January – Suzuki Canada Inc. moved to a new 110,000 sq ft (10,000 m2). head office and warehouse facility at Richmond Hill, Ontario.
• 1988 – Autumn – Suzuki began selling the CAMI-built 2-door Suzuki Sidekick.
• 2009 – Autumn – Suzuki sold its participation in CAMI to GM

In 2012, Suzuki Canada announced that it would continue to operate, despite the U.S. division's intention to declare bankruptcy.