Suzuki 2009 car production, sales, and export figures (calendar-year basis)

Production: Record-high overseas production volume in 2009

• ¹ Japan production: Complete built-up (CBU) units + complete knocked-down (CKD) units as reported to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association
• ² Overseas production: Units completed at overseas plants

2009 key points

• Japan production decreased year-on-year for the second consecutive year.
• Overseas production increased year-on-year and marked an all-time high owing to increased production in India and China.
• Global production decreased year-on-year for the first time in eleven years.

Japan sales:

2009 key points

• Overall unit sales of mini vehicles decreased year-on-year for the fourth consecutive year despite an increasing sales of the Alto and Alto Lapin.
• Our share of Japan’s mini-vehicle market was 32.7% (1.1 percentage points up year-on-year).
• Japan sales of non-mini vehicles decreased year-on-year for the first time in a decade owing to decreased sales of all models but the Splash.
• Our share of Japan’s non-mini-vehicle market was 2.5% (0.3 percentage point down year-on-year).

Exports:

Note: Export figures are CBU + CKD as reported to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association.

2009 key points

• Overall exports decreased year-on-year for the second consecutive year owing to decreased exports to the United States and Europe.