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25 November 2016

Suzuki October 2016 Automobile Production, Japan Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)

Production

  October
2016
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends Jan.–Oct.
2016
(units)
Year-on-Year
Japan
production
62,206 86.7% Down for the twentieth consecutive month 661,890 83.1%
Overseas
production
185,821 98.2% Down for the first time in three months 1,789,877 101.1%
Global
production
248,027 95.1% Down for the first time in three months 2,451,767 95.5%
  • *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

October 2016 key points

  • Japan production volume decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in production for domestic market.
  • Overseas production volume decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in countries including China and Indonesia, despite increase in countries including India and Thailand.
  • Global production volume decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in both Japan and overseas production.

Japan sales

  October
2016
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends Jan.–Oct.
2016
(units)
Year-on-Year
Minivehicles 40,963 92.6% Down for the twenty-second consecutive month 440,911 91.9%
Standard and small vehicles 7,294 109.3% Up for the fourteenth consecutive month 88,257 138.2%
Total 48,257 94.8% Down for the second consecutive month 529,168 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.

October 2016 key points

  • Minivehicle sales in Japan decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in sales of models including the Hustler and the WagonR.
  • Standard and small vehicle sales in Japan became the highest ever for October owing to increase in sales of models including the Ignis and the Baleno.
  • The total Japan sales of minivehicle and standard and small vehicle sales decreased year-on-year.

Exports

  October
2016
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends Jan.–Oct.
2016
(units)
Year-on-Year
Exports 8,991 82.3% Down for the first time in two months 92,066 85.9%
  • *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.

October 2016 key point

  • Overall exports decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in exports to areas including Latin America and Africa, despite increase in exports to areas including Europe.