30 August 2018
Suzuki July 2018 Automobile Production, Japan Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)
Production
| July 2018 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–July 2018 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan production | 90,507 | 117.0% | Up for the third consecutive month | 588,482 | 101.3% |
| Overseas production | 219,892 | 107.1% | Up for the 19th consecutive month | 1,487,149 | 110.5% |
| Global production | 310,399 | 109.8% | Up for the 19th consecutive month | 2,075,631 | 107.8% |
- *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 2018 key points
- Japan production volume increased year-on-year owing to increase in production for domestic market.
- Overseas production volume became the highest ever for July owing to increase in countries including India and Indonesia.
- Global production volume became the highest ever for July owing to increase in both Japan and overseas production.
Japan sales
| July 2018 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–July 2018 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minivehicles | 49,272 | 107.4% | Up for the fourth consecutive month | 355,045 | 103.2% |
| Standard and small vehicles | 11,192 | 119.0% | Up for the 11th consecutive month | 79,498 | 114.7% |
| Total | 60,464 | 109.3% | Up for the fourth consecutive month | 434,543 | 105.1% |
- *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 2018 key points
- Minivehicle sales in Japan increased year-on-year owing to increase in sales of models including the all-new Spacia and Jimny.
- Standard and small vehicle sales in Japan became the highest ever for July owing to the launch of the new XBEE and increase in sales of models including the all-new Jimny Sierra.
- The total Japan sales of minivehicle and standard and small vehicle sales increased year-on-year.
Exports
| July 2018 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–July 2018 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 14,822 | 77.0% | Down for the first time in three months | 108,924 | 96.7% |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
July 2018 key point
- Overall exports decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in exports to Europe.
