India, April 19 -- Suzuki Motorcycle has achieved a huge production milestone of 80 lakh units in the 19th year of its operation in India. The company produced the last 10 lakh two-wheelers in just one year, including the Suzuki Avenis in a bright orange colour as the 80,00,000th unit. The Japanese manufacturer commenced operations in India in February 2006. It achieved the first production milestone of 40 lakh units in 13 years. However, as sales surged over the last decade, the company manufactured the next 40 lakh units in less than six years.

Sharing his thoughts on the achievement, Mr. Kenichi Umeda, Managing Director, Suzuki Motorcycle India said ''Reaching the 8-million-unit production milestone is a testament to SMIPL's manufactu...