27 June 2019
Suzuki May 2019 Automobile Production, Japan Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)
Production
| May 2019 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–May 2019 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan production |
73,840 | 97.0% | Down for the first time in two months | 405,564 | 99.0% |
| Overseas production |
188,924 | 80.3% | Down for the fourth consecutive month | 983,433 | 90.1% |
| Global production |
262,764 | 84.4% | Down for the fourth consecutive month | 1,388,997 | 92.6% |
- *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
May 2019 key points
- Japan production volume decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in production for exports.
- Overseas production volume decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in countries including India and Indonesia.
- Global production volume decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in both Japan production and overseas production.
Japan sales
| May 2019 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–May 2019 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minivehicles | 44,453 | 101.5% | Up for the 14th consecutive month | 263,916 | 103.9% |
| Standard and small vehicles | 9,875 | 95.9% | Down for the first time in 21 months | 59,909 | 105.8% |
| Total | 54,328 | 100.4% | Up for the 14th consecutive month | 323,825 | 104.2% |
- *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.
May 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 decreased for the first time in 21 months owing to decrease in sales of models including XBEE and Ignis.
- Total Japan sales of minivehicle and standard and small vehicle sales increased year-on-year.
Exports
| May 2019 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–May 2019 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 14,399 | 73.5% | Down for the third consecutive month | 75,309 | 97.4% |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
May 2019 key point
- Overall exports decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in exports to areas including Europe.
