27 April 2017
Suzuki March 2017 and Fiscal 2016 Automobile Production, Japan Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)
Production
<March 2017>
| March 2017 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Mar. 2017 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan production |
97,725 | 145.2% | Up for the third consecutive month | 273,574 | 141.0% |
| Overseas production |
200,323 | 102.7% | Up for the third consecutive month | 589,701 | 109.4% |
| Global production |
298,048 | 113.6% | Up for the third consecutive month | 863,275 | 117.7% |
- *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
March 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 March owing to increase in countries including India, Pakistan, and Thailand.
<Fiscal 2016 (April 2016 – March 2017)>
| Fiscal 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan production |
873,746 | 101.5% | Up for the first time in two years |
| Overseas production | 2,201,511 | 105.3% | Up for the fifth consecutive year |
| Global production |
3,075,257 | 104.2% | Up for the first time in two years |
Fiscal 2016 key points
- Japan production volume increased year-on-year owing to increase in production for exports.
- Overseas production volume became the highest ever owing to increase in countries including India and Hungary.
- Global production volume exceeded three million units for the first time in two years and became the highest ever owing to increase in both Japan and overseas production.
Japan sales
<March 2017>
| March 2017 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Mar. 2017 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minivehicles | 71,215 | 109.4% | Up for the fourth consecutive month | 165,893 | 107.4% |
| Standard and small vehicles | 13,551 | 109.7% | Up for the nineteenth consecutive month | 32,407 | 116.5% |
| Total | 84,766 | 109.5% | Up for the fifth consecutive month | 198,300 | 108.8% |
- *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.
March 2017 key points
- Minivehicle sales in Japan increased year-on-year owing to increase in sales of models including the Spacia and the all-new WagonR.
- Standard and small vehicle sales in Japan became the highest ever for a single month owing to increase in sales of models including the all-new Swift and the Solio.
<Fiscal 2016 (April 2016 – March 2017)>
| Fiscal 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minivehicles | 532,142 | 96.9% | Down for the second consecutive year |
| Standard and small vehicles | 106,729 | 131.8% | Up for the second consecutive year |
| Total | 638,871 | 101.4% | Up for the first time in two years |
Fiscal 2016 key points
- Minivehicle sales in Japan decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in sales of passenger vehicles.
- Standard and small vehicle sales in Japan exceeded 100,000 units and became the highest ever owing to the launch of the Ignis and increase in sales of models including the Solio.
- The total Japan sales of minivehicle and standard and small vehicle sales increased year-on-year owing to increase in sales of standard and small vehicle.
Exports
<March 2017>
| March 2017 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Mar. 2017 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 19,563 | 196.0% | Up for the fifth consecutive month | 46,843 | 182.4% |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
March 2017 key points
- Overall exports increased year-on-year owing to increase in exports to areas including Europe.
<Fiscal 2016 (April 2016 – March 2017)>
| Fiscal 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 138,874 | 122.2% | Up for the first time in six years |
Fiscal 2016 key points
- Overall exports increased year-on-year owing to increase in exports to areas including Europe.
Reference : Global sales
<Fiscal 2016 (April 2016 – March 2017)>
| Fiscal 2016 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan sales | 638,871 | 101.4% | Up for the first time in two years |
| Overseas sales* | 2,279,222 | 102.2% | Up for the third consecutive year |
| Global sales | 2,918,093 | 102.0% | Up for the first time in two years |
- *Overseas sales: preliminary-based prospect
Fiscal 2016 key points
- Global and overseas sales are prospected to update the highest ever.
