28 April 2020
Suzuki March 2020 and Fiscal 2019 Automobile Production, Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)
<March 2020>
Production
| March 2020 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Mar. 2020 (units) |
Year-on-Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global production | 213,159 | 77.2% | Down for the third consecutive month | 765,919 | 89.5% | |
| Japan production | 91,435 | 101.3% | Up for the first time in 11 months | 248,175 | 99.0% | |
| Overseas production | 121,724 | 65.5% | Down for the third consecutive month | 517,744 | 85.6% | |
| India | 92,508 | 67.9% | Down for the third consecutive month | 412,487 | 88.1% | |
| Others | 29,216 | 58.9% | Down for the eighth consecutive month | 105,257 | 77.1% | |
- *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
- Global production:
Decreased year-on-year owing to suspension of production due to the impact of the COVID-19. - Japan production:
Increased year-on-year owing to increase in production for exports. - Overseas production:
Decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in countries including India and Pakistan.
Sales
| March 2020 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Mar. 2020 (units) |
Year-on-Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global sales | 198,157 | 63.7% | Down for the third consecutive month | 691,801 | 81.7% | |
| Japan sales | 78,401 | 90.1% | Down for the sixth consecutive month | 187,372 | 88.8% | |
| Minivehicles | 63,968 | 89.7% | Down for the sixth consecutive month | 152,967 | 88.7% | |
| Standard and small vehicles | 14,433 | 91.8% | Down for the sixth consecutive month | 34,405 | 89.1% | |
| Overseas sales | 119,756 | 53.5% | Down for the third consecutive month | 504,429 | 79.3% | |
| India | 76,976 | 52.1% | Down for the second consecutive month | 353,376 | 82.4% | |
| Others | 42,780 | 56.1% | Down for the third consecutive month | 151,053 | 72.9% | |
- *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.
- *Overseas sales: preliminary-based prospect
- Global sales:
Decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in both Japan and overseas sales. - Japan sales:
Minivehicle sales decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in sales of models including the WagonR and the Spacia.
Standard and small vehicle sales decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in sales of models including the XBEE. - Overseas sales:
Decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in countries including India and Pakistan.
Exports
| March 2020 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Mar. 2020 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 17,437 | 123.0% | Up for the second consecutive month | 49,671 | 107.2% |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
- Overall exports increased year-on-year owing to increase in exports to areas including Europe.
<Fiscal 2019 (April 2019 – March 2020)>
Production
| Fiscal 2019 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global production | 2,966,399 | 87.4% | Down for the first time in four years | |
| Japan production | 944,172 | 93.4% | Down for the first time in four years | |
| Overseas production | 2,022,227 | 84.8% | Down for the first time in eight years | |
| India | 1,579,519 | 85.4% | Down for the first time in six years | |
| Others | 442,708 | 82.9% | Down for the sixth consecutive year | |
- *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
- Global production:
Decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in both Japan and overseas production. - Japan production:
Decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in production for both domestic and exports. - Overseas production:
Decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in countries including India and Pakistan.
Sales
| Fiscal 2019 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global sales | 2,851,564 | 85.7% | Down for the first time in four years | |
| Japan sales | 672,284 | 92.7% | Down for the first time in four years | |
| Minivehicles | 554,444 | 93.4% | Down for the first time in three years | |
| Standard and small vehicles | 117,840 | 89.7% | Down for the first time in five years | |
| Overseas sales | 2,179,280 | 83.8% | Down for the first time in six years | |
| India | 1,436,124 | 81.9% | Down for the first time in eight years | |
| Others | 743,156 | 87.6% | Down for the second consecutive year | |
- *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.
- *Overseas sales: preliminary-based prospect
- Global sales:
Decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in both Japan and overseas sales. - Japan sales:
Minivehicle sales decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in sales of models including the WagonR.
Standard and small vehicle sales decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in sales of models including the XBEE and the Swift. - Overseas sales:
Decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in countries including India and Pakistan.
Exports
| Fiscal 2019 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 182,111 | 90.1% | Down for the first time in four years |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
- Overall exports decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in exports to areas including Latin America.
