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29 November 2022
Suzuki October 2022 Automobile Production, Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)
Production
| October 2022 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Oct. 2022 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Apr.–Oct. 2022 (units) |
Year-on-Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global production | 267,337 | 114.1% | Up for the fourth consecutive month | 2,667,326 | 113.6% | 1,872,866 | 124.1% | |
| Japan production | 83,293 | 109.2% | Up for the sixth consecutive month | 748,489 | 105.4% | 533,981 | 116.0% | |
| Overseas production | 184,044 | 116.5% | Up for the fourth consecutive month | 1,918,837 | 117.2% | 1,338,885 | 127.7% | |
| India | 156,047 | 115.9% | Up for the fourth consecutive month | 1,638,738 | 119.8% | 1,144,384 | 132.0% | |
| Others | 27,997 | 120.2% | Up for the second consecutive month | 280,099 | 104.3% | 194,501 | 107.1% | |
- *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 owing to increase in production for domestic market. - Overseas production:
Increased year-on-year owing to increase in production in countries such as India, etc.
Sales
| October 2022 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Oct. 2022 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Apr.–Oct. 2022 (units) |
Year-on-Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global sales | 254,898 | 116.9% | Up for the sixth consecutive month | 2,476,201 | 108.2% | 1,718,141 | 116.6% | |
| Japan sales | 54,188 | 127.9% | Up for the fifth consecutive month | 494,620 | 96.3% | 337,883 | 109.1% | |
| Minivehicles | 45,105 | 129.5% | Up for the fifth consecutive month | 412,333 | 96.2% | 282,245 | 108.7% | |
| Standard and small vehicles |
9,083 | 120.6% | Up for the fifth consecutive month | 82,287 | 97.0% | 55,638 | 111.6% | |
| Overseas sales | 200,710 | 114.3% | Up for the third consecutive month | 1,981,581 | 111.6% | 1,380,258 | 118.6% | |
| India | 143,250 | 127.0% | Up for the fourth consecutive month | 1,365,035 | 117.9% | 957,309 | 133.2% | |
| Others | 57,460 | 91.4% | Down for the fourth consecutive month | 616,546 | 99.9% | 422,949 | 95.0% | |
- *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:
Increased year-on-year owing to increase in sales of both minivehicles and standard and small vehicles. - Overseas sales:
Increased year-on-year owing to increase in sales in countries such as India, etc.
Exports
| October 2022 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Oct. 2022 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Apr.–Oct. 2022 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 17,803 | 93.0% | Down for the first time in five months | 187,516 | 110.0% | 136,794 | 124.3% |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
- Overall exports decreased year-on-year despite increase in CBU exports, owing to decrease in CKD exports.