28 September 2016
Suzuki August 2016 Automobile Production, Japan Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)
Production
| August 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–August 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan production |
60,830 | 97.1% | Down for the eighteenth consecutive month | 531,397 | 81.4% |
| Overseas production |
172,230 | 102.1% | Up for the first time in four months | 1,401,835 | 99.8% |
| Global production | 233,060 | 100.7% | Up for the first time in ten months | 1,933,232 | 94.0% |
- *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 2016 key points
- Japan production volume decreased year-on-year owing to the decrease in production for domestic market.
- Overseas production volume increased year-on-year owing to the increase in countries including India and Hungary.
- Global production volume increased year-on-year owing to the increase in production in overseas.
Japan sales
| August 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–August 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minivehicles | 34,607 | 98.2% | Down for the twentieth consecutive month | 351,986 | 91.5% |
| Standard and small vehicles | 7,117 | 145.8% | Up for the twelfth consecutive month | 71,118 | 142.9% |
| Total | 1,724 | 104.0% | Up for the first time in two months | 423,104 | 97.3% |
- *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 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 August 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 increased year-on-year.
Exports
| August 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–August 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 6,508 | 62.6% | Down for the second consecutive month | 65,269 | 74.5% |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
August 2016 key point
- Overall exports decreased year-on-year owing to the decrease in exports to areas including Latin America and Africa.
