1940: Takatsuka Plant is constructed in Kami-mura, Hamana-gun, Shizuoka, Japan. Production of the Suzulight Carry 360cc, two-stroke light-weight truck begins at new plant in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. General Motors and Isuzu Motors announce cooperation with Suzuki Motor Company in the generation and marketing of new "mini-cars". In 1929, Michio Suzuki invented a new sort of weaving device, which was exported overseas.