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30 January 2020

Suzuki December 2019 and Calendar Year 2019
Automobile Production, Japan Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)

Production

  Dec.
2019
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends Jan.–Dec.
2019
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends
Japan production 80,342 95.1% Down for the eighth consecutive month 946,768 93.4% Down for the first time in three years
Overseas production 150,895 104.4% Up for the first time in eleven months 2,109,092 87.1% Down for the first time in eight years
Global production 231,237 101.0% Up for the first time in eleven months 3,055,860 88.9% Down for the first time in three years
  • *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

December 2019 key points

  • Japan production volume decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in production for the domestic market.
  • Overseas production volume increased year-on-year owing to increase in countries including India and Indonesia.
  • Global production volume increased year-on-year owing to increase in overseas production.

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

  Dec.
2019
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends Jan.–Dec.
2019
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends
Minivehicle 39,301 93.6% Down for the third consecutive month 573,986 97.8% Down for the first time in three years
Standard and small vehicle 8,261 86.9% Down for the third consecutive month 122,031 95.5% Down for the first time in four years
Total 47,562 92.4% Down for the third consecutive month 696,017 97.4% Down for the first time in three years
  • *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.

December 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 Solio and XBEE.

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 Solio and XBEE.

Exports

  Dec.
2019
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends Jan.–Dec.
2019
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends
Exports 17,029 99.0% Down for the first time in two months 178,792 92.2% Down for the second consecutive year
  • *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.

December 2019 key points

  • Overall exports decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in exports to areas including the Middle East and Oceania.

2019 key points

  • Overall exports decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in exports to areas including Latin America.