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30 January 2023
Suzuki December 2022 and Yearly
Automobile Production, Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)
<December 2022>
Production
| December 2022 (units) | Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global production | 233,297 | 89.9% | Down for the first time in six months | |
| Japan production | 83,069 | 103.6% | Up for the eighth consecutive month | |
| Overseas production | 150,228 | 83.7% | Down for the first time in six months | |
| India | 124,694 | 82.1% | Down for the first time in six months | |
| Others | 25,534 | 93.0% | Down for the first time in four months | |
- *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:
Decreased year-on-year owing to decreased production in India etc., despite increased production in Hungary.
Sales
| December 2022 (units) | Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global sales | 229,855 | 93.6% | Down for the first time in eight months | |
| Japan sales | 49,939 | 111.7% | Up for the seventh consecutive month | |
| Minivehicles | 40,606 | 105.9% | Up for the seventh consecutive month | |
| Standard and small vehicles |
9,333 | 145.8% | Up for the seventh consecutive month | |
| Overseas sales | 179,916 | 89.5% | Down for the first time in five months | |
| India | 113,535 | 90.1% | Down for the first time in six months | |
| Others | 66,381 | 88.6% | Down for the first time in two months | |
- *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 both mini vehicle and standard and small vehicle sales. - Overseas sales:
Decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in sales in India, etc.
Exports
| December 2022 (units) | Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 16,580 | 71.3% | Down for the first time in two months |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
- Decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in CKD exports, despite increase in CBU exports
<January - December 2022>
Production
| January - December 2022 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends |
April – December 2022 (units) |
Year-on-Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global production | 3,172,192 | 110.7% | Up for the second consecutive year | 2,377,732 | 117.3% | |
| Japan production | 919,891 | 105.1% | Up for the first time in four years | 705,383 | 112.9% | |
| Overseas production | 2,252,301 | 113.1% | Up for the second consecutive year | 1,672,349 | 119.2% | |
| India | 1,916,040 | 115.0% | Up for the second consecutive year | 1,421,686 | 122.1% | |
| Others | 336,261 | 103.5% | Up for the second consecutive year | 250,663 | 105.2% | |
- *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 both domestic market and export. - Overseas production:
Increased year-on-year owing to increased production in countries including India, Hungary, etc.
India marked record high yearly production.
Sales
| January - December 2022 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends |
April – December 2022 (units) |
Year-on-Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global sales | 2,968,494 | 107.4% | Up for the second consecutive year | 2,210,434 | 113.4% | |
| Japan sales | 602,722 | 99.1% | Down for the fourth consecutive year | 445,985 | 110.2% | |
| Minivehicles | 501,340 | 98.5% | Down for the fourth consecutive year | 371,252 | 109.1% | |
| Standard and small vehicles |
101,382 | 102.2% | Up for the first time in four years | 74,733 | 116.4% | |
| Overseas sales | 2,365,772 | 109.8% | Up for the second consecutive year | 1,764,449 | 114.3% | |
| India | 1,613,625 | 115.5% | Up for the second consecutive year | 1,205,899 | 125.9% | |
| Others | 752,147 | 99.2% | Down for the first time in two years | 558,550 | 95.2% | |
- *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 decreased mini vehicle sales, despite increase in sales of standard and small vehicles. - Overseas sales:
Increased year-on-year owing to increase in sales in regions including India, Latin America, Oceania, Africa, etc.
Latin America, Oceania, and Africa marked record high yearly sales.
Exports
| January - December 2022 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends |
April – December 2022 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 222,995 | 105.3% | Up for the third consecutive year | 172,273 | 113.7% |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
- Increased year-on-year owing to increased exports to regions including Latin America, etc.