28 November 2019
Suzuki October 2019 Automobile Production, Japan Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)
Production
| October 2019 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Oct. 2019 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan production | 82,453 | 94.5% | Down for the sixth consecutive month | 777,520 | 92.5% |
| Overseas production | 156,674 | 78.0% | Down for the ninth consecutive month | 1,781,900 | 85.0% |
| Global production | 239,127 | 83.0% | Down for the ninth consecutive month | 2,559,420 | 87.1% |
- *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
October 2019 key points
- Japan production volume decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in production 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 both Japan and overseas production.
Japan sales
| October 2019 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Oct. 2019 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minivehicles | 42,446 | 93.8% | Down for the first time in two months | 487,820 | 98.5% |
| Standard and small vehicles | 6,973 | 77.7% | Down for the first time in two months | 105,525 | 97.1% |
| Total | 49,419 | 91.2% | Down for the first time in two months | 593,345 | 98.3% |
- *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.
October 2019 key points
- Minivehicle sales in Japan decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in sales of models including Hustler and WagonR.
- Standard and small vehicle sales in Japan decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in sales of models including Swift and Solio.
- Total Japan sales of minivehicle and standard and small vehicle sales decreased year-on-year.
Exports
| October 2019 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Oct. 2019 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 13,705 | 82.7% | Down for the eighth consecutive month | 140,853 | 89.4% |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
October 2019 key point
- Overall exports decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in exports to areas including Latin America.
