27 December 2016
Suzuki November 2016 Automobile Production, Japan Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)
Production
| November 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Nov. 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan production |
64,692 | 88.0% | Down for the twenty-first consecutive month | 726,582 | 83.5% |
| Overseas production |
202,565 | 123.2% | Up for the first time in two months | 1,992,442 | 103.0% |
| Global production | 267,257 | 112.3% | Up for the first time in two months | 2,719,024 | 97.0% |
- *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
November 2016 key points
- Japan production volume decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in production for domestic market.
- Overseas production volume increased year-on-year owing to increase in countries including India and Thailand.
- Global production volume increased year-on-year owing to increase in overseas production.
Japan sales
| November 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Nov. 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minivehicles | 43,391 | 100.0% | Down for the twenty-third consecutive month | 484,302 | 92.5% |
| Standard and small vehicles |
7,422 | 110.5% | Up for the fifteenth consecutive month | 95,679 | 135.5% |
| Total | 50,813 | 101.4% | Up for the first time in three months | 579,981 | 97.6% |
- *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.
November 2016 key points
- Minivehicle sales in Japan were flat on the year by covering the decrease in sales of models including the WagonR with the increase in sales of models including the Hustler and the Every.
- Standard and small vehicle sales in Japan became the highest ever for November owing to increase in sales of models including the Ignis and the Solio.
- The total Japan sales of minivehicle and standard and small vehicle sales increased year-on-year.
Exports
| November 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Nov. 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 11,694 | 123.1% | Up for the first time in two months | 103,760 | 88.9% |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
November 2016 key point
- Overall exports increased year-on-year owing to increase in exports to areas including Europe.
