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30 July 2026
Suzuki June and January to June 2026
Automobile Production, Sales, and Export Figures
<June>
Production
| June 2026 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global production | 283,003 | 125.7% | Up for the tenth consecutive month | |
| Japan production | 86,794 | 104.6% | Up for the second consecutive month | |
| Overseas production | 196,209 | 138.0% | Up for the tenth consecutive month | |
| India | 177,950 | 139.6% | Up for the tenth consecutive month | |
| Others | 18,259 | 124.6% | Up for the third consecutive month | |
- *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 June owing to increase in both Japan and Overseas production. - Japan production:
Increased year-on-year owing to increase in production for exports. - Overseas production:
Record-high production for June mainly owing to record-high Indian production for June.
Sales
| June 2026 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global sales | 280,365 | 112.8% | Up for the ninth consecutive month | |
| Japan sales | 63,679 | 102.3% | Up for the first time in three months | |
| Mini vehicles | 48,373 | 100.5% | Up for the first time in nine months | |
| Standard and small vehicles |
15,306 | 108.5% | Up for the 15th consecutive month | |
| Overseas sales | 216,686 | 116.3% | Up for the ninth consecutive month | |
| India | 150,150 | 123.7% | Up for the ninth consecutive month | |
| Others | 66,536 | 102.5% | Up for the seventh consecutive month | |
- *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 June owing to increase in both Japan and Overseas sales. - Japan sales:
Increased year-on-year owing to increase in both minivehicles and standard and small vehicles sales.
Standard and small vehicles marked record-high sales for June. - Overseas sales:
Record-high sales for June owing to record-high Indian sales for June.
Exports
| June 2026 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 20,201 | 124.3% | Up for the fourth consecutive month |
- *Export units: CBU and CKD units exported from Japan.
- Increased year-on-year owing to increase in both CBU and CKD exports.
<January to June 2025>
Production
| Jan. - June 2026 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends |
Apr. – June 2026 (units) |
Year-on-Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global production | 1,886,585 | 114.3% | Up for the first time in two periods | 908,030 | 116.1% | |
| Japan production | 484,794 | 105.4% | Up for the first time in two periods | 237,025 | 102.5% | |
| Overseas production | 1,401,791 | 117.7% | Up for the third consecutive period | 671,005 | 121.9% | |
| India | 1,298,807 | 118.9% | Up for the sixth consecutive period | 617,270 | 122.7% | |
| Others | 102,984 | 104.4% | Up for the first time in four periods | 53,735 | 113.7% | |
- *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 January to June owing to increase in both Japan and Overseas production. - Japan production:
Increased year-on-year owing to increase in production for both domestic and exports. - Overseas production:
Record-high production for January to June mainly owing to record-high Indian production for January to June.
Sales
| Jan. - June 2026 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends |
Apr. – June 2026 (units) |
Year-on-Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global sales | 1,799,736 | 110.3% | Up for the first time in two periods | 897,402 | 119.0% | |
| Japan sales | 372,105 | 98.6% | Down for the first time in four periods | 175,011 | 99.3% | |
| Mini vehicles | 281,135 | 94.5% | Down for the second consecutive period | 133,056 | 96.8% | |
| Standard and small vehicles |
90,970 | 113.9% | Up for the fourth consecutive period | 41,955 | 108.1% | |
| Overseas sales | 1,427,631 | 113.8% | Up for the first time in two periods | 722,391 | 125.0% | |
| India | 1,046,665 | 116.8% | Up for the first time in two periods | 534,807 | 133.0% | |
| Others | 380,966 | 106.5% | Up for the first time in two periods | 187,584 | 106.7% | |
- *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 January to June owing to increase in global sales despite decrease in Japan sales. - Japan sales:
Decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in mini vehicles sales despite record-high standard and small vehicle sales for January to June. - Overseas sales:
Record-high sales for January to June owing to increase in sales in India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Africa, etc.
Exports
| Jan. - June 2026 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends |
Apr. – June 2026 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 109,353 | 124.1% | Up for the first time in two periods | 53,564 | 118.5% |
- *Export units: CBU and CKD units exported from Japan.
- Increased year-on-year owing to increase in both CBU and CKD exports.
- *The figures shown are preliminary.
