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23 April 2014

Suzuki fiscal 2013 car production, sales, and export figures (preliminary)

Production

  Accum. unit of fiscal 2013
(Apr. 2013- Mar. 2014)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends
Japan production 1 997,916 95.6% Down for the first time in four fiscal years
Overseas production 2 1,858,933 101.3% Up for two consecutive fiscal years
Global production 2,856,849 99.3% Down for the first time in two fiscal years
  • 1 Japan production: Complete built-up (CBU) units + complete knocked-down (CKD) units
  • 2 Overseas production: Units completed at overseas plants that exclude CKD units from Japan

Fiscal 2013 key points

  • Japan production volume decreased year-on-year due to decrease in exports and OEM units.
  • Overseas production volume increased year-on-year owing to increase in countries including Indonesia, Thailand, and Hungary.

Japan sales

  Accum. unit of fiscal 2013
(Apr. 2013- Mar. 2014)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends
Mini vehicles 646,979 110.3% Up for two consecutive fiscal years
Standard- and small- sized vehicles 81,133 95.0% Down for the first time in four fiscal years
Total 728,112 108.4% Up for three consecutive fiscal years

Fiscal 2013 key points

Mini vehicles
  • Overall unit sales of mini vehicles in Japan became the highest ever partly owing to the impact of three new models: Spacia, Hustler, and Carry.
Standard- and small-sized vehicles
  • Overall unit sales of standard- and small-sized vehicles decreased year-on-year.
Total
  • Overall unit sales of mini and standard- and small-sized vehicles became the highest ever for the fiscal year.

Exports

  Accum. unit of fiscal 2013
(Apr. 2013- Mar. 2014)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends
Exports 152,570 81.9% Down for three consecutive fiscal years

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

Fiscal 2013 key point

  • Exports decreased year-on-year except for units exported to the Middle East and Africa.

Reference : Global unit sales in fiscal 2013

  Accum. unit of fiscal 2013
(Apr. 2013- Mar. 2014)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends
Japan sales 728,112 108.4% Up for three consecutive fiscal years
Overseas sales 1 1,982,776 99.7% Down for the first time in two fiscal years
Global sales 2,710,888 101.9% Up for two consecutive fiscal years
  • 1 Overseas sales: preliminary-based prospect

Fiscal 2013 key point

  • Japan and global unit sales are projected to be up year-on-year to become the highest ever.