Remembering Osamu Suzuki - The giant of small cars | Deep Drive Podcast Ep. 42 | Autocar India

Опубликовано 11 января 2025, 5:30

Osamu Suzuki passed away on 25 December, 2024 aged 94. In this episode of the Autocar Deep Drive Podcast powered by Kotak Mahindra Prime, Hormazd Sorabjee - Editor, Autocar India - and Ketan Thakkar - Editor, Autocar Professional - pay tribute to the man who took a bet on India, set Maruti Suzuki up for success and proved that with the right vision, even small companies could achieve outsized success and stay independent.

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Archives: Shrey Vaid, Lincon Rodrigues, Ganesh Jadhav
Graphics: Yuvraj Dhumekar

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Chapters -
0:00 - Introduction
1:50 - The story behind Maruti Suzuki
5:02 - Maruti 800
5:20 - Desire for control and independence
6:50 - Making big business of small cars
9:18 - Feisty leader
9:48 - A chance meeting that led to big things
11:50 - The early days of Maruti
15:40 - Long innings at the helm
16:20 - Bond with RC Bhargava
18:50 - Collaboration with Toyota
23:48 - Tussles
29:25 - Issues with government intervention
33:26 - Work culture and focus on manpower
36:45 - Inspiring a quality culture at Maruti
38:55 - Eye on costs
40:20 - Unique personality
42:50 - Winning in India

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