28 July 2016
Suzuki June 2016 Automobile Production, Japan Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)
Production
| June 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–June 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan production |
65,772 | 81.4% | Down for the sixteenth consecutive month | 394,986 | 77.6% |
| Overseas production |
142,143 | 93.1% | Down for the second consecutive month | 1,043,860 | 99.5% |
| Global production |
207,915 | 89.1% | Down for the eighth consecutive month | 1,438,846 | 92.4% |
- *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
June 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 India, Pakistan, and China.
January-June 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 China, despite increase in countries including India and Hungary.
Japan sales
| June 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–June 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minivehicles | 43,294 | 90.7% | Down for the eighteenth consecutive month | 275,699 | 91.1% |
| Standard and small vehicles | 10,057 | 182.4% | Up for the tenth consecutive month | 54,430 | 142.2% |
| Total | 53,351 | 100.2% | Up for the first time in five months | 330,129 | 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.
June 2016 key points
- Minivehicle sales in Japan decreased year-on-year owing to the decrease in sales of models including the Hustler and the Alto.
- Standard and small vehicle sales in Japan became the highest ever for June 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 increased year-on-year for the first time in five months.
January-June 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 increased year-on-year owing to the increase in sales of models including the all-new Ignis and Solio.
Exports
| June 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–June 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 9,440 | 101.0% | Up for the first time in fifteen months | 51,893 | 76.6% |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
June 2016 key point
- Overall exports increased year-on-year owing to the increase in exports to areas including Africa and Europe.
January-June 2016 key point
- Overall exports decreased year-on-year owing to the decrease in exports to areas including Latin America and Africa.
