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25 December 2019

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

Production

  November
2019
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends Jan.–Nov.
2019
(units)
Year-on-Year
Japan production 88,906 99.7% Down for the seventh consecutive month 866,426 93.2%
Overseas production 176,329 97.6% Down for the tenth consecutive month 1,958,229 86.0%
Global production 265,235 98.3% Down for the tenth consecutive month 2,824,655 88.1%
  • *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

November 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 Pakistan, despite increase in countries including India.
  • Global production volume decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in both Japan and overseas production.

Japan sales

  November
2019
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends Jan.–Nov.
2019
(units)
Year-on-Year
Minivehicles 46,865 94.1% Down for the second consecutive month 534,685 98.1%
Standard and small vehicles 8,245 86.0% Down for the second consecutive month 113,770 96.2%
Total 55,110 92.8% Down for the second consecutive month 648,455 97.8%
  • *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.

November 2019 key points

  • Minivehicle sales in Japan decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in sales of models including WagonR.
  • Standard and small vehicle sales in Japan decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in sales of models including XBEE.
  • Total Japan sales of minivehicle and standard and small vehicle sales decreased year-on-year.

Exports

  November
2019
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends Jan.–Nov.
2019
(units)
Year-on-Year
Exports 20,910 109.2% Up for the first time in nine months 161,763 91.5%
  • *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.

November 2019 key point

  • Overall exports increased year-on-year owing to increase in exports to areas including Europe.