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Global News

30 January 2017

Suzuki December 2016 and Calendar Year 2016
Automobile Production, Japan Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)

Production

  Dec.
2016
(units)
Year
-on
-Year
Year-on-Year
Trends
Jan.–Dec.
2016
(units)
Year
-on
-Year
Year-on-Year
Trends
Japan
production
67,662 99.8% Down for the twenty-second consecutive month 794,244 84.7% Down for the second consecutive year
Overseas
production
158,609 97.8% Down for the first time in two months 2,151,051 102.6% Up for the fifth consecutive year
Global
production
226,271 98.4% Down for the first time in two months 2,945,295 97.1% Down for the first time in three years
  • *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

2016 key points

  • Japan production volume decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in production for both domestic and exports.
  • Overseas production volume became the highest ever for calendar year owing to record-high in India and increase in countries including Hungary.
  • Global production volume decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in Japan production.

December 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 Pakistan and Indonesia.
  • Global production volume decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in both Japan and overseas production.

Japan sales

  Dec.
2016
(units)
Year
-on
-Year
Year-on-Year
Trends
Jan.–Dec.
2016
(units)
Year
-on
-Year
Year-on-Year
Trends
Minivehicle 36,437 100.3% Up for the first time in twenty four months 520,739 93.0% Down for the second consecutive year
Standard
and
small
vehicle
6,450 106.1% Up for the sixteenth consecutive month 102,129 133.2% Up for the first time in four years
Total 42,887 101.1% Up for the second consecutive month 622,868 97.9% Down for the second consecutive year
  • *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.

2016 key points

  • Minivehicle sales in Japan decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in sales of models including the WagonR and the Alto.
  • Standard and small vehicle sales in Japan exceeded 100,000 units for the first time and became the highest ever for calendar year owing to increase in sales of models including the Ignis and the Solio.

December 2016 key points

  • Minivehicle sales in Japan increased year-on-year for the first time in twenty four months owing to increase in sales of models including the Spacia and the Every.
  • Standard and small vehicle sales in Japan increased year-on-year owing to increase in sales of models including the Ignis and the Baleno.

Exports

  Dec.
2016
(units)
Year
-on
-Year
Year-on-Year
Trends
Jan.–Dec.
2016
(units)
Year
-on
-Year
Year-on-Year
Trends
Exports 13,954 159.9% Up for the second consecutive month 117,714 93.8% Down for the sixth consecutive year
  • *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.

2016 key point

  • Overall exports decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in exports to areas including Latin American and Africa.

December 2016 key point

  • Overall exports increased year-on-year owing to increase in exports to areas including Europe.