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29 October 2026
Suzuki September and April-September 2026
Automobile Production, Sales, and Export Figures
<September 2026>
Production
| September 2026 (units) | Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global production | 348,459 | 110.0% | Up for the 13th consecutive month | |
| Japan production | 89,516 | 96.8% | Down for the second consecutive month | |
| Overseas production | 258,943 | 115.5% | Up for the 13th consecutive month | |
| India | 241,977 | 119.9% | Up for the 13th consecutive month | |
| Others | 16,966 | 76.1% | Down for the third consecutive month | |
- *Japan production: Complete built-up (CBU) 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 September owing to record-high overseas production for September. - Japan production:
Decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in production for both domestic and exports. - Overseas production:
Record-high production for September mainly owing to record-high Indian production for September.
Sales
| September 2026 (units) | Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global sales | 315,995 | 117.2% | Up for the 12th consecutive month | |
| Japan sales | 69,113 | 99.4% | Down for the second consecutive month | |
| Minivehicles | 51,792 | 95.1% | Down for the third consecutive month | |
| Standard and small vehicles |
17,321 | 114.8% | Up for the 18th consecutive month | |
| Overseas sales | 246,882 | 123.4% | Up for the 12th consecutive month | |
| India | 185,252 | 136.5% | Up for the 12th consecutive month | |
| Others | 61,630 | 95.7% | Down for the first time in 10 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.
- *India: Indian domestic wholesales figures.
- Global sales:
Record-high sales for September owing to record-high overseas sales for September. - Japan sales:
Decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in minivehicle sales despite record-high standard and small vehicle sales for September. - Overseas sales:
Record-high sales for September mainly owing to record-high Indian sales for September.
Exports
| September 2026 (units) | Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 19,210 | 105.7% | Up for the first time in three months |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
- Increased year-on-year owing to increase in CKD exports.
<April–September 2026>
Production
| Apr.–Sept. 2026 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends |
Jan.–Sept. 2026 (units) |
Year-on-Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global production | 1,903,896 | 116.6% | Up for the third consecutive period | 2,882,451 | 115.2% | |
| Japan production | 474,158 | 98.9% | Down for the second consecutive period | 721,927 | 102.0% | |
| Overseas production | 1,429,738 | 123.9% | Up for the second consecutive period | 2,160,524 | 120.4% | |
| India | 1,329,617 | 126.6% | Up for the sixth consecutive period | 2,011,154 | 122.7% | |
| Others | 100,121 | 96.5% | Down for the first time in two periods | 149,370 | 96.3% | |
- *Japan production: Complete built-up (CBU) 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 April to September owing to record-high overseas production for April to September. - Japan production:
Decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in production for the domestic market. - Overseas production:
Increased year-on-year owing to increase in India, Pakistan, etc.
India marked record-high production for April to September.
Sales
| Apr.–Sept. 2026 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends |
Jan.–Sept. 2026 (units) |
Year-on-Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global sales | 1,824,006 | 119.9% | Up for the first time in two periods | 2,726,340 | 113.7% | |
| Japan sales | 354,040 | 99.7% | Down for the first time in five periods | 551,134 | 99.1% | |
| Minivehicles | 268,799 | 96.3% | Down for the second consecutive period | 416,878 | 94.9% | |
| Standard and small vehicles |
85,241 | 112.4% | Up for the fifth consecutive period | 134,256 | 114.8% | |
| Overseas sales | 1,469,966 | 126.0% | Up for the first time in two periods | 2,175,206 | 118.0% | |
| India | 1,100,260 | 135.4% | Up for the first time in three periods | 1,612,118 | 123.4% | |
| Others | 369,706 | 104.3% | Up for the first time in two periods | 563,088 | 105.0% | |
- *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.
- *India: Indian domestic wholesales figures.
- Global sales:
Record-high sales for April to September owing to record-high overseas sales for April to September. - Japan sales:
Decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in minivehicle sales despite record-high standard and small vehicle sales for April to September. - Overseas sales:
Record-high sales for April to September owing to increase in India, etc.
India, Latin America and Africa marked record-high sales for April to September.
Exports
| Apr.–Sept. 2026 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends |
Jan.–Sept. 2026 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 107,723 | 108.5% | Up for the first time in two periods | 163,512 | 115.0% |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
- Increased year-on-year owing to increase in both CBU and CKD exports.
- *The figures shown are preliminary.