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30 October 2019

Suzuki September 2019 Automobile Production, Japan Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)

Production

<September 2019>

  September
2019
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends Jan.–Sep.
2019
(units)
Year-on-Year
Japan
production
75,173 86.0% Down for the fifth consecutive month 695,067 92.3%
Overseas production 171,105 84.9% Down for the eighth consecutive month 1,625,226 85.7%
Global production 246,278 85.2% Down for the eighth consecutive month 2,320,293 87.6%
  • *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
September 2019 key points
  • Japan production volume decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in production for both domestic and exports.
  • 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 both Japan and overseas production.

<April - September 2019>

  Apr.–Sep.
2019
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends
Japan production 444,296 89.0% Down for the first time in three years
Overseas production 1,020,617 81.5% Down for the first time in eight years
Global production 1,464,913 83.6% Down for the first time in three years
April-September 2019 key points
  • Japan production volume decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in production for both domestic and exports.
  • 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 both Japan and overseas production.

Japan sales

<September 2019>

  September
2019
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends Jan.–Sep.
2019
(units)
Year-on-Year
Minivehicles 54,683 101.9% Up for the first time in four months 445,374 99.0%
Standard and small vehicles 11,610 100.5% Up for the first time in five months 98,552 98.9%
Total 66,293 101.7% Up for the first time in four months 543,926 99.0%
  • *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.
September 2019 key points
  • Minivehicle sales in Japan increased year-on-year owing to increase in sales of models including Spacia and Jimny.
  • Standard and small vehicle sales in Japan became the highest ever for September owing to increase in sales of models including Solio and Jimny Sierra.

<April - September 2019>

  Apr.–Sep.
2019
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends
Minivehicles 272,865 96.0% Down for the first time in three years
tandard and small vehicles 59,956 92.6% Down for the first time in four years
Total 332,821 95.4% Down for the first time in three years
April-September 2019 key points
  • Minivehicle sales in Japan decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in sales of models including WagonR and Alto.
  • Standard and small vehicle sales in Japan decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in sales of models including XBEE and Swift.

Exports

<September 2019>

  September
2019
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends Jan.–Sep.
2019
(units)
Year-on-Year
Exports 12,809 83.3% Down for the seventh consecutive month 127,148 90.2%
  • *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
September 2019 key point
  • Overall exports decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in exports to areas including Europe.

<April - September 2019>

  Apr.–Sep.
2019
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends
Exports 80,796 78.6% Down for first time in three years
April-September 2019 key points
  • Overall exports decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in exports to areas including Latin America.