Suzuki : February 2019 Automobile Production, Japan Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminar)

28 March 2019

Suzuki February 2019 Automobile Production, Japan Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)

Production

	February			Jan.-Feb.
	2019	Year-on-Year	Year-on-Year Trends	2019	Year-on-Year
	(units)			(units)
Japan	78,665	95.9%	Down for the first	160,514	98.7%
production			time in ten months
Overseas	189,222	89.6%	Down for the first	418,829	99.8%
production			time in two months
Global	267,887	91.4%	Down for the first	579,343	99.5%
production			time in two months

*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

February 2019 key points

 Japan production volume decreasedyear-on-year owing to the decrease in production for the domestic market.

 Overseas production volume decreasedyear-on-year owing to the decrease in countries including India and Indonesia.

 Global production volume decreasedyear-on-year owing to the decrease in both Japan and overseas production.

Japan sales

	February			Jan.-Feb.
	2019	Year-on-Year	Year-on-Year Trends	2019	Year-on-Year
	(units)			(units)
Minivehicles	54,155	103.3%	Up for the 11th	101,187	105.2%
			consecutive month
Standard and	12,134	111.6%	Up for the 18th	22,878	111.4%
small vehicles			consecutive month
Total	66,289	104.7%	Up for the 11th	124,065	106.3%
			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.

February 2019 key points

 Minivehicle sales in Japan increasedyear-on-year owing to the increase in sales of models including the Spacia and the all-new Jimny.

 Standard and small vehicle sales in Japan became the highest ever for February owing to the increase in sales of models including theall-new Jimny, the Swift, and the Solio.

 The total Japan sales of minivehicle and standard and small vehicle sales increasedyear-on-year.

Exports

	February			Jan.-Feb.
	2019	Year-on-Year	Year-on-Year Trends	2019	Year-on-Year
	(units)			(units)
Exports	14,746	107.0%	Up for the second	32,180	135.8%
			consecutive month

*Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.

February 2019 key point

 Overall exports increasedyear-on-year owing to the increase in exports to areas including Europe.