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.
