29 June 2017
Suzuki May 2017 Automobile Production, Japan Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)
Production
| May 2017 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–May 2017 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan production | 70,799 | 106.9% | Up for the fifth consecutive month | 422,365 | 128.3% |
| Overseas production | 202,517 | 111.9% | Up for the fifth consecutive month | 976,043 | 108.2% |
| Global production | 273,316 | 110.6% | Up for the fifth consecutive month | 1,398,408 | 113.6% |
- *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 2017 key points
- Japan production volume increased year-on-year owing to increase in production for exports.
- Overseas production volume became the highest ever for May owing to increase in countries including India.
- Global production volume became the highest ever for May owing to increase in both Japan and overseas production.
Japan sales
| May 2017 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–May 2017 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minivehicles | 41,812 | 109.8% | Up for the sixth consecutive month | 249,949 | 107.5% |
| Standard and small vehicles | 8,576 | 150.1% | Up for the 21st consecutive month | 50,062 | 112.8% |
| Total | 50,388 | 108.9% | Up for the seventh consecutive month | 300,011 | 108.4% |
- *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 2017 key points
- Minivehicle sales in Japan increased year-on-year for the sixth consecutive month owing to increase in sales of models including the all-new WagonR and the Spacia.
- Standard and small vehicle sales in Japan became the highest ever for May owing to increase in sales of models including the all-new Swift and the Solio.
- The total Japan sales of minivehicle and standard and small vehicle sales increased year-on-year.
Exports
| May 2017 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–May 2017 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 10,194 | 138.5% | Up for the seventh consecutive month | 77,052 | 181.5% |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
May 2017 key point
- Overall exports increased year-on-year mainly owing to increase in exports to Europe.
