SkyDrive and Suzuki agree to collaborate on the flying car(eVTOL) business and related technology
Both companies begin to consider flying car(eVTOL) development and production, as well as market development in India.
Collaboration with Suzuki
2022
2023
SkyDrive Reaches Basic Agreement with Suzuki to Build eVTOL Aircraft
From left, Hidetoshi Kumashiro (Managing Officer and Executive General Manager, Suzuki) and Tomohiro Fukuzawa (CEO, SkyDrive)
SkyDrive establishes a Production Subsidiary on September 1, 2023 (Company Name: Sky Works Inc.)
At the First Riveting Ceremony, approximately half of the employees at the manufacturing subsidiary, Sky Works Inc., are seconded from Suzuki.
Utilizing the Suzuki Group’s plant, enabling the production of up to 100 flying cars(eVTOL) per year
Manufacturing SkyDrive’s flying cars(eVTOL) at a plant owned by the Suzuki Group in Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
2024
Jointly participate and exhibit with Suzuki at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit
Left：Toshihiro Suzuki, Representative Director and President of Suzuki, Right：Tomohiro Fukuzawa, CEO of SkyDrive
SkyDrive Begins Production of Revolutionary eVTOL Aircraft with Suzuki
Front row center: Toshihiro Suzuki, Representative Director and President of Suzuki, Nobuo Kishi, President of Sky Works, and Tomohiro Fukuzawa, CEO of SkyDrive, at The First Riveting Ceremony
Aircraft design engineers and automotive manufacturing specialists combine to complete the airframe.
2025
Aircraft assembly at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
A simple design with a reduced part count allows the aircraft to be rapidly assembled in 1 or 2 days.
Appointment of Suzuki’s Naomi Ishii as Independent Director
2026