30 August 2017
Suzuki July 2017 Automobile Production, Japan Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)
Production
| July 2017 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–July 2017 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan production | 77,331 | 102.3% | Up for the seventh consecutive month | 580,790 | 123.4% |
| Overseas production | 205,272 | 110.5% | Up for the seventh consecutive month | 1,345,506 | 109.4% |
| Global production | 282,603 | 108.1% | Up for the seventh consecutive month | 1,926,296 | 113.3% |
- *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
July 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 a single month owing to increase in countries including India and Pakistan.
- Global production volume became the highest ever for July owing to increase in both Japan and overseas production.
Japan sales
| July 2017 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–July 2017 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minivehicles | 45,895 | 110.1% | Up for the eighth consecutive month | 344,142 | 108.4% |
| Standard and small vehicles | 9,402 | 98.2% | Down for the second consecutive month | 69,305 | 108.3% |
| Total | 55,297 | 107.9% | Up for the ninth consecutive month | 413,447 | 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.
July 2017 key points
- Minivehicle sales in Japan increased year-on-year owing to increase in sales of models including the WagonR, Spacia, and Every.
- Standard and small vehicle sales in Japan decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in sales of models including the Ignis and Baleno.
Exports
| July 2017 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–July 2017 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 19,242 | 280.2% | Up for the ninth consecutive month | 112,689 | 191.8% |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
July 2017 key point
- Overall exports increased year-on-year mainly owing to increase in exports to markets including Europe and Latin America.
