26 April 2016
Suzuki March 2016 and Fiscal 2015 Automobile Production, Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)
Production
| March 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Mar. 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan production |
67,306 | 65.6% | Down for the thirteenth consecutive month | 194,072 | 71.7% |
| Overseas production |
195,006 | 102.4% | Up for the first time in three months | 539,235 | 98.9% |
| Global production |
262,312 | 89.5% | Down for the fifth consecutive month | 733,307 | 89.9% |
- *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
March 2016 key points
- Japan production volume decreased year-on-year owing to the decrease in production for both domestic and exports.
- Overseas production volume became the highest ever owing to the increase in countries including India, Hungary, and Thailand.
| FY2015 (Apr.2015- Mar.2016) (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan production |
860,919 | 81.6% | Down for the first time in two years |
| Overseas production |
2,090,393 | 105.2% | Up for the fourth consecutive year |
| Global production |
2,951,312 | 97.0% | Down for the first time in two years |
Fiscal 2015 key points
- Japan production volume decreased year-on-year owing to the decrease in production for both domestic and exports.
- Overseas production volume became the highest ever owing to the increase in countries including India, Hungary, and Pakistan.
- Global production volume decreased year-on-year owing to the decrease in production in Japan.
Japan sales
| March 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Mar. 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minivehicles | 65,093 | 89.8% | Down for the fifteenth consecutive month | 154,490 | 93.5% |
| Standard and small vehicles |
12,353 | 113.2% | Up for the seventh consecutive month | 27,807 | 118.4% |
| Total | 77,446 | 92.9% | Down for the second consecutive month | 182,297 | 96.6% |
- *Minivehicle: Small-sized car unique to Japan with an overall length of less than 3.4m, an overall width of less than 1.48m, an overall height of less than 2m, and an engine displacement of less than 660cc.
- *Standard and small vehicle: Car that exceeds the above minivehicle specification.
March 2016 key points
- Minivehicle sales in Japan decreased year-on-year, despite increase in sales of the Every and the Carry.
- Standard and small vehicle sales in Japan increased year-on-year owing to the launch of the all-new Ignis and Baleno.
| FY2015 (Apr.2015- Mar.2016) (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minivehicles | 549,042 | 80.8% | Down for the first time in four years |
| Standard and small vehicles |
80,985 | 105.9% | Up for the first time in three years |
| Total | 630,027 | 83.4% | Down for first time in five years |
Fiscal 2015 key points
- Minivehicle sales in Japan decreased year-on-year owing to the decrease in sales of models including the WagonR and the Spacia.
- Standard and small vehicle sales in Japan increased year-on-year owing to the increase in sales of models including the Solio and the launch of the all-new Ignis.
- The total Japan sales of minivehicle and standard and small vehicle sales decreased year-on-year.
Exports
| March 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Mar. 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 9,982 | 74.8% | Down for the twelfth consecutive month | 25,683 | 68.5% |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
March 2016 key point
- Overall exports decreased year-on-year owing to the decrease in exports to areas including Latin America and the Middle East.
| FY2015 (Apr.2015- Mar.2016) (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 113,679 | 75.6% | Down for the fifth consecutive year |
Fiscal 2015 key point
- Overall exports decreased year-on-year owing to the decrease in exports to areas including Latin America and Africa.
Reference : Global unit sales in fiscal 2015
| FY2015 (Apr.2015- Mar.2016) (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan sales | 630,027 | 83.4% | Down for the first time in five years |
| Overseas sales* | 2,231,167 | 105.7% | Up for the second consecutive year |
| Global sales | 2,861,194 | 99.8% | Down for the first time in four years |
- *Overseas sales: preliminary-based prospect
Fiscal 2015 key point
- Overseas sales is prospected to update the highest ever sales.
