Suzuki Motor : April 2020 Automobile Production, Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)

28 May 2020

Suzuki April 2020 Automobile Production, Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)

Production

		April			Jan.-Apr.
		2020	Year-on-Year	Year-on-Year Trends	2020	Year-on-Year
		(units)			(units)
Global production	34,015	12.6%	Down for the fourth	799,934	71.0%
consecutive month
Japan production	28,417	35.1%	Down for the first	276,592	83.4%
time in two months
Overseas production	5,598	2.9%	Down for the fourth	523,342	65.9%
				consecutive month
	India	0	-	Down for the fourth	412,487	66.9%
				consecutive month
	Others	5,598	13.6%	Down for the ninth	110,855	62.5%
	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:
  Decreased year-on-year owing to suspension of production due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Japan production:
  Decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in production for both domestic and exports.
• Overseas production:
  Decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in major areas including India.

Sales

		April			Jan.-Apr.
		2020	Year-on-Year	Year-on-Year Trends	2020	Year-on-Year
		(units)			(units)
Global sales	46,865	18.2%	Down for the fourth	738,746	66.9%
				consecutive month
Japan sales	31,975	54.8%	Down for the seventh	219,347	81.4%
consecutive month
	Minivehicles	25,910	55.2%	Down for the seventh	178,877	81.5%
	consecutive month
	Standard and	6,065	53.0%	Down for the seventh	40,470	80.9%
	small vehicles	consecutive month
Overseas sales	14,890	7.5%	Down for the fourth	519,399	62.2%
consecutive month
	India	0	-	Down for the third	353,376	62.8%
	consecutive month
	Others	14,890	23.0%	Down for the fourth	166,023	61.1%
	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.

*Overseas sales: preliminary-based prospect

• Global sales:
  Decreased year-on-year owing to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Japan sales:
  Decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in sales of all models.
• Overseas sales:
  Decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in major areas including India.

• Exports

	April			Jan.-Apr.
	2020	Year-on-Year	Year-on-Year Trends	2020	Year-on-Year
	(units)			(units)
Exports	5,159	35.4%	Down for the first	54,830	90.0%
time in three months

*Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.

• Overall exports decreasedyear-on-year owing to decrease in exports to all areas except Africa.