27 September 2018
Suzuki August 2018 Automobile Production, Japan Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)
Production
| August 2018 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Aug. 2018 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan production | 77,161 | 109.6% | Up for the fourth consecutive month | 665,643 | 102.2% |
| Overseas production | 208,014 | 107.1% | Up for the 20th consecutive month | 1,695,102 | 110.1% |
| Global production | 285,175 | 107.8% | Up for the 20th consecutive month | 2,360,745 | 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
August 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 August owing to increase in countries including India and Hungary.
- Global production volume became the highest ever for August owing to increase in both Japan and overseas production.
Japan sales
| August 2018 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Aug. 2018 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minivehicles | 41,181 | 111.2% | Up for the fifth consecutive month | 396,226 | 103.9% |
| Standard and small vehicles | 8,611 | 121.1% | Up for the 12th consecutive month | 88,109 | 115.3% |
| Total | 49,792 | 112.8% | Up for the fifth consecutive month | 484,335 | 105.8% |
- *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.
August 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 August 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
| August 2018 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Aug. 2018 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 16,725 | 85.6% | Down for the second consecutive month | 125,649 | 95.0% |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
August 2018 key point
- Overall exports decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in exports to Europe.
