29 June 2016
Suzuki May 2016 Automobile Production, Japan Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)
Production
| May 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–May 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan production |
66,200 | 90.8% | Down for the fifteenth consecutive month | 329,214 | 76.9% |
| Overseas production |
180,953 | 99.8% | Down for the first time in three months | 901,711 | 100.6% |
| Global production |
247,153 | 97.2% | Down for the seventh consecutive month | 1,230,925 | 92.9% |
- *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
May 2016 key points
- Japan production volume decreased year-on-year owing to the decrease in production for both domestic and exports.
- Overseas production volume decreased year-on-year owing to the decrease in countries including Thailand and China, despite increase in countries including Hungary and India.
- Global production volume decreased year-on-year owing to the decrease in production in both Japan and overseas.
Japan sales
| May 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–May 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minivehicles | 38,095 | 84.6% | Down for the seventeenth consecutive month | 232,405 | 91.2% |
| Standard and small vehicles | 8,162 | 182.4% | Up for the ninth consecutive month | 44,373 | 135.4% |
| Total | 46,257 | 93.4% | Down for the fourth consecutive month | 276,778 | 96.2% |
- *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.
May 2016 key points
- Minivehicle sales in Japan decreased year-on-year owing to the decrease in sales of models including the WagonR and the Hustler.
- Standard and small vehicle sales in Japan became the highest ever for May owing to the increase in sales of models including the all-new Ignis and Solio.
- The total Japan sales of minivehicle and standard and small vehicle sales decreased year-on-year.
Exports
| May 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–May 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 7,358 | 72.7% | Down for the fourteenth consecutive month | 42,453 | 72.7% |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
May 2016 key point
- Overall exports decreased year-on-year owing to the decrease in exports to areas including Latin America and Africa
