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29 June 2023
Suzuki May 2023 Automobile Production, Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)
Production
| May 2023 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–May 2023 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Apr. – May 2023 (units) |
Year-on-Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global production | 272,032 | 108.3% | Up for the first time in four months | 1,342,287 | 103.3% | 509,573 | 100.9% | |
| Japan production | 65,332 | 110.1% | Up for the third consecutive month | 387,417 | 112.6% | 138,647 | 107.0% | |
| Overseas production | 206,700 | 107.8% | Up for the first time in four months | 954,870 | 99.9% | 370,926 | 98.9% | |
| India | 180,211 | 109.4% | Up for the first time in four months | 825,155 | 101.1% | 325,290 | 101.0% | |
| Others | 26,489 | 98.1% | Down for the third consecutive month | 129,715 | 93.5% | 45,636 | 85.8% | |
- *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:
Increased year-on-year owing to increase in production for domestic market. - Overseas production:
Increased year-on-year owing to increase in production in India, etc.
Sales
| May 2023 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–May 2023 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Apr. – May 2023 (units) |
Year-on-Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global sales | 249,311 | 107.0% | Up for the second consecutive month | 1,275,177 | 104.4% | 485,014 | 104.7% | |
| Japan sales | 46,103 | 110.0% | Up for the 12th consecutive month | 275,735 | 114.5% | 94,475 | 112.5% | |
| Minivehicles | 37,714 | 107.3% | Up for the second consecutive month | 221,625 | 110.1% | 76,980 | 108.0% | |
| Standard and small vehicles |
8,389 | 124.4% | Up for the 12th consecutive month | 54,110 | 137.6% | 17,495 | 137.9% | |
| Overseas sales | 203,208 | 106.3% | Up for the first time in three months | 999,442 | 101.9% | 390,539 | 102.9% | |
| India | 146,596 | 114.5% | Up for the second consecutive month | 725,092 | 109.5% | 286,115 | 112.5% | |
| Others | 56,612 | 89.7% | Down for the sixth consecutive month | 274,350 | 86.1% | 104,424 | 83.4% | |
- *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.
- *India: Indian domestic wholesales figures.
- Japan sales:
Increased year-on-year owing to increase in both minivehicle and standard and small vehicle sales. - Overseas sales:
Increased year-on-year owing to increase in sales in India, etc.
Exports
| May 2023 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–May 2023 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Apr. – May 2023 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 13,351 | 82.0% | Down for the second consecutive month | 93,501 | 106.1% | 29,140 | 77.9% |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
- Decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in CKD exports, despite increase in CBU exports.