25 January 2010
Suzuki 2009 car production, sales, and export figures (calendar-year basis)
Production: Record-high overseas production volume in 2009
|
Jan. 2009 – Dec. 2009 |
% change on year |
Japan production1 |
908,302 |
74.6 |
Overseas production2 |
1,479,231 |
105.3 |
Global production |
2,387,533 |
91.0 |
- 1 Japan production: Complete built-up (CBU) units + complete knocked-down (CKD) units as reported to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association
- 2 Overseas production: Units completed at overseas plants
2009 key points
- Japan production decreased year-on-year for the second consecutive year.
- Overseas production increased year-on-year and marked an all-time high owing to increased production in India and China.
- Global production decreased year-on-year for the first time in eleven years.
Japan sales:
|
Jan. 2009 – Dec. 2009 |
% change on year |
Mini vehicles |
552,394 |
93.6 |
Non-mini vehicles |
72,329 |
81.3 |
Total |
624,723 |
92.0 |
2009 key points
- Overall unit sales of mini vehicles decreased year-on-year for the fourth consecutive year despite an increasing sales of the Alto and Alto Lapin.
- Our share of Japan’s mini-vehicle market was 32.7% (1.1 percentage points up year-on-year).
- Japan sales of non-mini vehicles decreased year-on-year for the first time in a decade owing to decreased sales of all models but the Splash.
- Our share of Japan’s non-mini-vehicle market was 2.5% (0.3 percentage point down year-on-year).
Exports:
|
Jan. 2009 – Dec. 2009 |
% change on year |
Exports |
196,438 |
50.0 |
Note: Export figures are CBU + CKD as reported to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association.
2009 key points
- Overall exports decreased year-on-year for the second consecutive year owing to decreased exports to the United States and Europe.