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26 April 2016

Suzuki March 2016 and Fiscal 2015 Automobile Production, Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)

Production

  March
2016
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends Jan.–Mar.
2016
(units)
Year-on-Year
Japan
production
67,306 65.6% Down for the thirteenth consecutive month 194,072 71.7%
Overseas
production
195,006 102.4% Up for the first time in three months 539,235 98.9%
Global
production
262,312 89.5% Down for the fifth consecutive month 733,307 89.9%
  • *Japan production: Complete built-up (CBU) units + complete knocked-down (CKD) units
  • *Overseas production: Units completed at overseas plants that exclude CKD units from Japan

March 2016 key points

  • Japan production volume decreased year-on-year owing to the decrease in production for both domestic and exports.
  • Overseas production volume became the highest ever owing to the increase in countries including India, Hungary, and Thailand.
  FY2015
(Apr.2015-
Mar.2016)
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends
Japan
production
860,919 81.6% Down for the first time in two years
Overseas
production
2,090,393 105.2% Up for the fourth consecutive year
Global
production
2,951,312 97.0% Down for the first time in two years

Fiscal 2015 key points

  • Japan production volume decreased year-on-year owing to the decrease in production for both domestic and exports.
  • Overseas production volume became the highest ever owing to the increase in countries including India, Hungary, and Pakistan.
  • Global production volume decreased year-on-year owing to the decrease in production in Japan.

Japan sales

  March
2016
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends Jan.–Mar.
2016
(units)
Year-on-Year
Minivehicles 65,093 89.8% Down for the fifteenth consecutive month 154,490 93.5%
Standard and
small vehicles
12,353 113.2% Up for the seventh consecutive month 27,807 118.4%
Total 77,446 92.9% Down for the second consecutive month 182,297 96.6%
  • *Minivehicle: Small-sized car unique to Japan with an overall length of less than 3.4m, an overall width of less than 1.48m, an overall height of less than 2m, and an engine displacement of less than 660cc.
  • *Standard and small vehicle: Car that exceeds the above minivehicle specification.

March 2016 key points

  • Minivehicle sales in Japan decreased year-on-year, despite increase in sales of the Every and the Carry.
  • Standard and small vehicle sales in Japan increased year-on-year owing to the launch of the all-new Ignis and Baleno.
  FY2015
(Apr.2015-
Mar.2016)
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends
Minivehicles 549,042 80.8% Down for the first time in four years
Standard and
small vehicles
80,985 105.9% Up for the first time in three years
Total 630,027 83.4% Down for first time in five years

Fiscal 2015 key points

  • Minivehicle sales in Japan decreased year-on-year owing to the decrease in sales of models including the WagonR and the Spacia.
  • Standard and small vehicle sales in Japan increased year-on-year owing to the increase in sales of models including the Solio and the launch of the all-new Ignis.
  • The total Japan sales of minivehicle and standard and small vehicle sales decreased year-on-year.

Exports

  March
2016
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends Jan.–Mar.
2016
(units)
Year-on-Year
Exports 9,982 74.8% Down for the twelfth consecutive month 25,683 68.5%
  • *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.

March 2016 key point

  • Overall exports decreased year-on-year owing to the decrease in exports to areas including Latin America and the Middle East.
  FY2015
(Apr.2015-
Mar.2016)
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends
Exports 113,679 75.6% Down for the fifth consecutive year

Fiscal 2015 key point

  • Overall exports decreased year-on-year owing to the decrease in exports to areas including Latin America and Africa.

Reference : Global unit sales in fiscal 2015

  FY2015
(Apr.2015-
Mar.2016)
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends
Japan sales 630,027 83.4% Down for the first time in five years
Overseas sales* 2,231,167 105.7% Up for the second consecutive year
Global sales 2,861,194 99.8% Down for the first time in four years
  • *Overseas sales: preliminary-based prospect

Fiscal 2015 key point

  • Overseas sales is prospected to update the highest ever sales.