30 March 2020
Suzuki February 2020 Automobile Production, Japan Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)
Production
| February 2020 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Feb. 2020 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan production | 77,609 | 98.7% | Down for the tenth consecutive month | 156,740 | 97.6% |
| Overseas production | 176,417 | 93.2% | Down for the second consecutive month | 396,020 | 94.6% |
| Global production | 254,026 | 94.8% | Down for the second consecutive month | 552,760 | 95.4% |
- *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
February 2020 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
| February 2020 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Feb. 2020 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minivehicles | 47,428 | 87.6% | Down for the fifth consecutive month | 88,999 | 88.0% |
| Standard and small vehicles | 10,509 | 86.6% | Down for the fifth consecutive month | 19,972 | 87.3% |
| Total | 57,937 | 87.4% | Down for the fifth consecutive month | 108,971 | 87.8% |
- *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.
February 2020 key points
- Minivehicle sales in Japan decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in sales of models including the WagonR and the Spacia.
- Standard and small vehicle sales in Japan decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in sales of models including the Swift and the XBEE.
- The total Japan sales of minivehicle and standard and small vehicle sales decreased year-on-year.
Exports
| February 2020 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Feb. 2020 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 17,945 | 121.7% | Up for the third consecutive month | 32,234 | 100.2% |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
February 2020 key points
- Overall exports increased year-on-year owing to increase in exports to areas including Latin America and the Middle East.
