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30 March 2026
Suzuki February 2026 Automobile Production, Sales, and Export Figures
Production
| Feb. 2026 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Feb. 2026 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Apr. 2025 –Feb. 2026 (units) |
Year-on-Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global production | 320,617 | 112.3% | Up for the sixth consecutive month | 642,931 | 108.8% | 3,197,244 | 106.0% | |
| Japan production | 80,463 | 98.9% | Down for the fifth consecutive month | 159,526 | 98.1% | 886,947 | 95.5% | |
| Overseas production | 240,154 | 117.6% | Up for the sixth consecutive month | 483,405 | 112.9% | 2,310,297 | 110.6% | |
| India | 223,441 | 119.2% | Up for the sixth consecutive month | 449,543 | 114.1% | 2,115,062 | 110.9% | |
| Others | 16,713 | 99.5% | Down for the first time in six months | 33,862 | 99.9% | 195,235 | 107.3% | |
- *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
- Global production:
Record-high production for February owing to record-high overseas production for February. - Japan production:
Decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in production for the Japanese market despite increase in production for exports. - Overseas production:
Record-high production for February mainly owing to record-high Indian production for February.
Sales
| Feb. 2026 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Feb. 2026 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Apr. 2025 –Feb. 2026 (units) |
Year-on-Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global sales | 293,428 | 101.3% | Up for the fifth consecutive month | 595,720 | 101.1% | 3,013,133 | 102.0% | |
| Japan sales | 63,698 | 94.3% | Down for the fourth consecutive month | 124,651 | 96.7% | 652,475 | 101.1% | |
| Minivehicles | 48,143 | 88.6% | Down for the fifth consecutive month | 93,133 | 90.5% | 501,686 | 95.1% | |
| Standard and small vehicles |
15,555 | 117.6% | Up for the 11th consecutive month | 31,428 | 121.4% | 150,789 | 128.0% | |
| Overseas sales | 229,730 | 103.4% | Up for the fifth consecutive month | 471,159 | 102.3% | 2,360,658 | 102.3% | |
| India | 164,130 | 100.4% | Up for the fifth consecutive month | 342,430 | 100.4% | 1,692,276 | 103.1% | |
| Others | 65,600 | 112.0% | Up for the third consecutive month | 128,729 | 107.9% | 668,382 | 100.5% | |
- **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.
- Global sales:
Record-high sales for February owing to record-high overseas sales for February. - Japan sales:
Decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in minivehicle sales despite record-high standard and small vehicle sales for February.
Standard and small vehicles marked record high sales for February. - Overseas sales:
Record-high sales for February mainly owing to record-high Indian sales for February.
Exports
| Feb. 2026 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Feb. 2026 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Apr. 2025 –Feb. 2026 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 16,822 | 89.0% | Down for the first time in two months | 33,401 | 109.5% | 186,096 | 91.0% |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
- Decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in CBU exports.
- *The figures shown are preliminary.