Magyar Suzuki supports noble initiative

Párkány/Štúrovo, 8 October 2008 – Within its corporate social responsibility program, Magyar Suzuki supports Štúrovo headquartered Fénysugár (Sunlight) Foundation with a significant money donation and a Suzuki vehicle. The Foundation primarily deals with health preservation but the institute also provides help to mentally and physically handicapped children.

Fénysugár (Sunlight) Foundation started its operation this year in an empty building rented from the Sturovo Municipality at a symbolic fee of 1 SK. The founders of the institution had the intention of providing health preserving, healing-rehabilitating activity as well as education, improvement of skills and spreading knowledge to the youth. The institution welcomes children at the early age of 4 but also offers valuable programs in connection with health and entertainment for their parents and elderly people.

Magyar Suzuki Corporation wishes to help the work of the Foundation providing financial support and an SX4 vehicle. ’Even though Magyar Suzuki is headquartered in Esztergom, many of our colleagues commute to the factory from here, Slovakia. We do not make any distinction our colleagues within the factory and firmly believe that such noble intentions as the work of Fénysugár Foundation, forming a bridge from one country to the other, is worthy to be supported,” said Isao Ozawa, CEO of Magyar Suzuki Corporation.

Magyar Suzuki Corporation
The company was established by major shareholder Suzuki Motor Corporation in 1991. The kick-off model, Swift rolled off the production line in 1992, followed in 2000 by Wagon R+, Ignis in 2003, the new Swift in 2005 and SX4 in 2006. By now over a million Suzuki vehicles – assembled in the Esztergom factory – are used on domestic and European roads. Since the factory was set up the company has spent more than HUF 280bn on development. In addition to 6,000 jobs at the Suzuki factory, the company provides jobs for thousands of people in Hungary through its circle of suppliers. Apart from the emphasis it places on quality, Magyar Suzuki aspires to an environmentally conscious mode of operation. The technology in use at the Esztergom factory is in line with ISO 14 001 environmental and ISO 9001 quality assurance standards. All models currently assembled at Esztergom are built with engines complying with Euro 4 environmental standards.

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