29 March 2017
Suzuki February 2017 Automobile Production, Japan Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)
Production
| February 2017 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Feb. 2017 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan production |
96,896 | 153.5% | Up for the second consecutive month | 175,849 | 138.7% |
| Overseas production | 186,561 | 111.6% | Up for the second consecutive month | 389,378 | 113.1% |
| Global production | 283,457 | 123.1% | Up for the second consecutive month | 565,227 | 120.0% |
- *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
February 2017 key points
- Japan production volume increased year-on-year owing to increase in production for both domestic and exports.
- Overseas production volume became the highest ever for February owing to increase in countries including India and Pakistan.
- Global production volume became the highest ever for February owing to increase in both Japan and overseas production.
Japan sales
| February 2017 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Feb. 2017 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minivehicles | 53,284 | 110.5% | Up for the third consecutive month | 94,678 | 105.9% |
| Standard and small vehicles | 9,599 | 109.4% | Up for the eighteenth consecutive month | 18,856 | 122.0% |
| Total | 62,883 | 110.3% | Up for the fourth consecutive month | 113,534 | 108.3% |
- *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.
February 2017 key points
- Minivehicle sales in Japan increased year-on-year owing to launch of the all-new WagonR and increase in sales of models including the Spacia.
- Standard and small vehicle sales in Japan became the highest ever for February owing to increase in sales of models including the all-new Swift.
- The total Japan sales of minivehicle and standard and small vehicle sales increased year-on-year.
Exports
| February 2017 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Feb. 2017 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 17,104 | 201.5% | Up for the fourth consecutive month | 27,280 | 173.7% |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
February 2017 key point
- Overall exports increased year-on-year owing to increase in exports to areas including Europe.
