I did some service courses at Suzuki GB in the eighties when it was at Crawley and the guys told us that the "old man" had his office high up at the end wall of the factory with a big window overlooking the factory - which factory I don't know.

He was one of the old school.

It was then a good company to be a dealer with in the UK, I don't know what it's like now.

They had a "can do" attitude which was refreshing then in the increasingly financial corporate culture which now seems to prevail.

Good to hear the old boy still going.

Will it change? I hope not too much.

It was then a good company to be a dealer with in the UK, I don't know what it's like now.

I've done quite a few jobs for Suzuki GB, launching new models to the dealer network. They're good people, with a nice spread of family owned dealerships who have been with them for years - people like Colin Appleyard in, mostly, Yorkshire, and Colin Luscombe in Leeds.

The pandemic has forced a few changes on them - they have had to do some catching up to allow customers to communicate with Suzuki GB, and you couldn't search for a used car on Suzuki GB's website until fairly recently.

It's good to see their TV campaign focusing on the approachability of the dealer network.