30 May 2016
Suzuki April 2016 Automobile Production, Japan Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)
Production
| April 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Apr. 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan production |
68,942 | 81.5% | Down for the fourteenth consecutive month | 263,014 | 74.0% |
| Overseas production |
181,523 | 107.1% | Up for the second consecutive month | 720,758 | 100.8% |
| Global production |
250,465 | 98.6% | Down for the sixth consecutive month | 983,772 | 91.9% |
- *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
April 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 for April owing to the increase in countries including India, Hungary, and Thailand.
- Global production volume decreased year-on-year owing to the decrease in production in Japan.
Japan sales
| April 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Apr. 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minivehicles | 39,820 | 89.0% | Down for the sixteenth consecutive month | 194,310 | 92.6% |
| Standard and small vehicles | 8,404 | 175.2% | Up for the eighth consecutive month | 36,211 | 128.0% |
| Total | 48,224 | 97.4% | Down for the third consecutive month | 230,521 | 96.8% |
- *Minivehicle: Small-sized car unique to Japan with an overall length of 3.4m or less, an overall width of 1.48m or less, an overall height of 2m or less, and an engine displacement of 660cc or less.
- *Standard and small vehicle: Car that exceeds the above minivehicle specification.
April 2016 key points
- Minivehicle sales in Japan decreased year-on-year owing to the decrease in sales of models including the Hustler and the WagonR.
- Standard and small vehicle sales in Japan became the highest ever for April 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
| April 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Apr. 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 9,412 | 87.1% | Down for the thirteenth consecutive month | 35,095 | 72.7% |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
April 2016 key point
- Overall exports decreased year-on-year owing to the decrease in exports to areas including Latin America and the Middle East.
