30 May 2019
Suzuki April 2019 Automobile Production, Japan Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)
Production
| April 2019 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Apr. 2019 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan production | 80,953 | 101.6% | Up for the first time in three months | 331,724 | 99.4% |
| Overseas production | 189,900 | 89.7% | Down for the third consecutive month | 794,509 | 92.9% |
| Global production | 270,853 | 93.0% | Down for the third consecutive month | 1,126,233 | 94.7% |
- *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
April 2019 key points
- Japan production volume increased year-on-year owing to increase in production of passenger vehicles for the domestic market.
- Overseas production volume decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in countries including India and Pakistan.
- Global production volume decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in overseas production.
Japan sales
| April 2019 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Apr. 2019 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minivehicles | 46,954 | 105.3% | Up for the 13th consecutive month | 219,463 | 104.4% |
| Standard and small vehicles | 11,438 | 100.1% | Up for the 20th consecutive month | 50,034 | 108.0% |
| Total | 58,392 | 104.2% | Up for the 13th consecutive month | 269,497 | 105.0% |
- *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.
April 2019 key points
- Minivehicle sales in Japan increased year-on-year owing to increase in sales of models including Spacia and all-new Jimny.
- Standard and small vehicle sales in Japan became the highest ever for April owing to increase in sales of models including all-new Jimny Sierra, Swift, and Solio.
- Total Japan sales of minivehicle and standard and small vehicle sales increased year-on-year.
Exports
| April 2019 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Apr. 2019 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 14,558 | 74.8% | Down for the second consecutive month | 60,910 | 105.5% |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
April 2019 key point
- Overall exports decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in exports to areas including Europe.
