28 June 2018
Suzuki May 2018 Automobile Production, Japan Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)
Production
| May 2018 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–May 2018 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan production | 76,159 | 107.6% | Up for the first time in four months | 409,837 | 97.0% |
| Overseas production | 235,393 | 116.2% | Up for the 17th consecutive month | 1,091,007 | 111.8% |
| Global production | 311,552 | 114.0% | Up for the 17th consecutive month | 1,500,844 | 107.3% |
- *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
May 2018 key points
- Japan production volume increased year-on-year owing to increase in production for both domestic and exports.
- Overseas production volume became the highest ever for a single month owing to increase in countries including India, Indonesia, and Thailand.
- Global production volume became the highest ever for May owing to increase in both Japan and overseas production.
Japan sales
| May 2018 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–May 2018 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minivehicles | 43,797 | 104.7% | Up for the second consecutive month | 254,106 | 101.7% |
| Standard and small vehicles | 10,292 | 120.0% | Up for the ninth consecutive month | 56,606 | 113.1% |
| Total | 54,089 | 107.3% | Up for the second consecutive month | 310,712 | 103.6% |
- *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 2018 key points
- Minivehicle sales in Japan increased year-on-year owing to increase in sales of models including the all-new Spacia and Every.
- Standard and small vehicle sales in Japan became the highest ever for May owing to the launch of the new XBEE and increase in sales of models including the Swift.
- The total Japan sales of minivehicle and standard and small vehicle sales increased year-on-year.
Exports
| May 2018 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–May 2018 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 19,587 | 192.1% | Up for the first time in five months | 77,314 | 100.3% |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
May 2018 key point
- Overall exports increased year-on-year owing to increase in exports to Europe.
