New Managing Director at Magyar Suzuki

Fumito Sakai will assume the role of Managing Director of Magyar Suzuki Corporation effective March 1, 2026. He succeeds Masato Atsumi, who led the Esztergom-based automotive manufacturer for nearly five years and will now continue his career in Japan, Magyar Suzuki says in a statement issued this Wednesday.

Fumito Sakai joined the Suzuki Group in 2000. During the years he held several Europe related positions at Suzuki Motor Corporation. Between 2015-2018, Fumito Sakai was stationed in Hungary and acted as an Executive General Manager at Magyar Suzuki. Directly prior to his appointment as Managing Director at Magyar Suzuki he acted as Department Manager for Central & Eastern Europe Department at Suzuki Motor Corporation in Japan.

The new Managing Director says "it is a great pleasure and honor for me to join Magyar Suzuki. In line with our parent company's mission statement, my goal for the upcoming years is to help Magyar Suzuki to continue a close and reliable presence for our customers and partners and to grow sustainably together by sincerely addressing social demands in this changing automotive industry landscape.”

Masato Atsumi is quoted in the statement as saying that "five years ago, I took over the duties of Managing Director of Magyar Suzuki in a particularly difficult period. However, when I arrived in the middle of the coronavirus, a well-organized team helped my work. In the years that followed, new unexpected challenges tested our community, while the automotive industry began to undergo a complete transformation. I am proud that Magyar Suzuki has maintained its stability even in these difficult circumstances and continues to be one of Hungary's key economic players."

Suzuki's only manufacturing unit in Europe is in Hungary. Magyar Suzuki's plant in Esztergom, north of the capital, produces Vitara and S-CROSS models.