29 November 2021
Suzuki October 2021 Automobile Production, Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)
Production
| October 2021 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.-Oct. 2021 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Apr.-Oct. 2021 (units) |
Year-on-Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global production | 234,224 | 77.0% | Down for the third consecutive month | 2,347,188 | 115.4% | 1,509,024 | 119.0% | |
| Japan production | 76,260 | 83.1% | Down for the fifth consecutive month | 710,367 | 94.9% | 460,463 | 92.1% | |
| Overseas production | 157,964 | 74.4% | Down for the second consecutive month | 1,636,821 | 127.3% | 1,048,561 | 136.6% | |
| India | 134,663 | 73.8% | Down for the third consecutive month | 1,368,389 | 130.9% | 866,874 | 136.9% | |
| Others | 23,301 | 77.8% | Down for the second consecutive month | 268,432 | 111.8% | 181,687 | 134.8% | |
- *Japan production: Complete built-up (CBU) units that include OEM units + complete knocked-down (CKD) units
- *Overseas production: Units completed at overseas plants that exclude CKD units from Japan
- Japan production, overseas production:
Decreased year-on-year owing to parts shortage due to the impact of the novel coronavirus in Southeast Asia.
Sales
| October 2021 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.-Oct. 2021 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Apr.-Oct. 2021 (units) |
Year-on-Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global sales | 218,014 | 78.7% | Down for the third consecutive month | 2,288,374 | 118.3% | 1,473,290 | 118.6% | |
| Japan sales | 42,366 | 79.4% | Down for the fifth consecutive month | 513,374 | 98.2% | 309,631 | 92.4% | |
| Mini vehicles |
34,829 | 76.5% | Down for the fifth consecutive month | 428,510 | 99.0% | 259,752 | 92.8% | |
| Standard and small vehicles |
7,537 | 96.7% | Down for the fifth consecutive month | 84,864 | 94.6% | 49,879 | 90.3% | |
| Overseas sales | 175,648 | 78.5% | Down for the second consecutive month | 1,775,000 | 125.7% | 1,163,659 | 128.2% | |
| India | 112,788 | 67.6% | Down for the third consecutive month | 1,158,201 | 121.7% | 718,596 | 120.1% | |
| Others | 62,860 | 110.3% | Up for the eighth consecutive month | 616,799 | 134.0% | 445,063 | 144.0% | |
- *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.
- Japan sales:
Decreased year-on-year owing to shortage in supply due to decreased production in the domestic plants. - Overseas sales:
Decreased year-on-year owing to shortage in supply due to decreased production in countries such as India.
Exports
| October 2021 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.-Oct. 2021 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Apr.-Oct. 2021 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 19,134 | 100.5% | Up for the first time in five months | 170,411 | 112.1% | 110,068 | 107.6% |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
- Overall exports increased year-on-year owing to increase in exports to areas including Latin America and Oceania.
