30 August 2016
Suzuki July 2016 Automobile Production, Japan Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)
Production
| July 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–July 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan production |
75,581 | 93.7% | Down for the seventeenth consecutive month | 470,567 | 79.8% |
| Overseas production |
185,748 | 99.6% | Down for the third consecutive month | 1,229,605 | 99.5% |
| Global production |
261,329 | 97.8% | Down for the ninth consecutive month | 1,700,172 | 93.2% |
- *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 2016 key points
- Japan production volume decreased year-on-year owing to the decrease in production for both domestic and exports.
- Overseas production volume decreased year-on-year owing to the decrease in countries including Thailand and Indonesia, despite increase in countries including India and China.
- Global production volume decreased year-on-year owing to the decrease in production in both Japan and overseas.
Japan sales
| July 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–July 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minivehicles | 41,680 | 88.8% | Down for the nineteenth consecutive month | 317,379 | 90.8% |
| Standard and small vehicles | 9,571 | 144.8% | Up for the eleventh consecutive month | 64,001 | 142.6% |
| Total | 51,251 | 95.7% | Down for the first time in two months | 381,380 | 96.7% |
- *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 2016 key points
- Minivehicle sales in Japan decreased year-on-year owing to the decrease in sales of models including the WagonR and the Alto.
- Standard and small vehicle sales in Japan became the highest ever for July owing to the increase in sales of models including the all-new Ignis and Solio.
- The total Japan sales of minivehicle and standard and small vehicle sales decreased year-on-year.
Exports
| July 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–July 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 6,868 | 72.1% | Down for the first time in two months | 58,761 | 76.1% |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
July 2016 key point
- Overall exports decreased year-on-year owing to the decrease in exports to areas including Latin America and Oceania.
