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29 June 2022
Suzuki May 2022 Automobile Production, Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)
Production
| May 2022 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–May 2022 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Apr.–May 2022 (units) |
Year-on-Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global production | 251,087 | 205.3% | Up for the first time in three months | 1,299,261 | 105.9% | 504,801 | 130.0% | |
| Japan production | 59,318 | 105.2% | Up for the first time in three months | 344,115 | 88.4% | 129,607 | 93.1% | |
| Overseas production | 191,769 | 290.8% | Up for the second consecutive month | 955,146 | 114.1% | 375,194 | 150.6% | |
| India | 164,755 | 402.8% | Up for the first time in three months | 816,391 | 116.2% | 322,037 | 160.4% | |
| Others | 27,014 | 107.8% | Up for the second consecutive month | 138,755 | 102.7% | 53,157 | 109.9% | |
- *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:
Increased year-on-year despite shortage of parts including semiconductors. - Overseas production:
Increased year-on-year owing to low level production in the previous year in India due to plant suspension in response to the shortage of medical oxygen due to COVID-19.
Sales
| May 2022 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–May 2022 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Apr.–May 2022 (units) |
Year-on-Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global sales | 232,969 | 163.3% | Up for the first time in ten months | 1,221,389 | 101.2% | 463,317 | 118.4% | |
| Japan sales | 41,893 | 87.5% | Down for the 12th consecutive month | 240,713 | 78.9% | 83,976 | 82.7% | |
| Mini vehicles | 35,152 | 87.2% | Down for the 12th consecutive month | 201,381 | 79.7% | 71,293 | 85.0% | |
| Standard and small vehicles |
6,741 | 89.1% | Down for the 12th consecutive month | 39,332 | 74.8% | 12,683 | 71.9% | |
| Overseas sales | 191,076 | 201.5% | Up for the first time in nine months | 980,676 | 108.8% | 379,341 | 130.9% | |
| India | 128,000 | 379.0% | Up for the first time in ten months | 661,987 | 108.4% | 254,261 | 148.8% | |
| Others | 63,076 | 103.3% | Up for the 15th consecutive month | 318,689 | 109.7% | 125,080 | 105.3% | |
- *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 the continued shortage in supply. - Overseas sales:
Increased year-on-year owing to low level sales in the previous year due to decrease in India production which resulted in shortage of stock.
Exports
| May 2022 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–May 2022 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Apr.–May 2022 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 16,282 | 97.8% | Down for the first time in two months | 88,131 | 95.9% | 37,409 | 118.6% |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
- Decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in production for Europe due to shortage of semiconductors.