Suzuki Motor : February 2020 Automobile Production, Japan Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)
March 30, 2020 at 04:33 am EDT
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Production
February
2020
(units)
Year-on-Year
Year-on-Year Trends
Jan.-Feb.
2020
(units)
Year-on-Year
Japan production
77,609
98.7%
Down for the tenth consecutive month
156,740
97.6%
Overseas production
176,417
93.2%
Down for the second consecutive month
396,020
94.6%
Global production
254,026
94.8%
Down for the second consecutive month
552,760
95.4%
*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 2020 key points
Japan production volume decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in production for the domestic market.
Overseas production volume decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in countries including India and Pakistan.
Global production volume decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in both Japan and overseas production.
Japan sales
February
2020
(units)
Year-on-Year
Year-on-Year Trends
Jan.-Feb.
2020
(units)
Year-on-Year
Minivehicles
47,428
87.6%
Down for the fifth consecutive month
88,999
88.0%
Standard and small vehicles
10,509
86.6%
Down for the fifth consecutive month
19,972
87.3%
Total
57,937
87.4%
Down for the fifth consecutive month
108,971
87.8%
*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 2020 key points
Minivehicle sales in Japan decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in sales of models including the WagonR and the Spacia.
Standard and small vehicle sales in Japan decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in sales of models including the Swift and the XBEE.
The total Japan sales of minivehicle and standard and small vehicle sales decreased year-on-year.
Exports
February
2020
(units)
Year-on-Year
Year-on-Year Trends
Jan.-Feb.
2020
(units)
Year-on-Year
Exports
17,945
121.7%
Up for the third consecutive month
32,234
100.2%
*Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
February 2020 key points
Overall exports increased year-on-year owing to increase in exports to areas including Latin America and the Middle East.
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Suzuki Motor Corporation is one of the Japanese largest automotive constructors. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- sale of vehicles (90.5%): 2.7 million individual and commercial vehicles in 2020/21 under the brands Kizashi, Swift, SX4, Splash, Jimny and Alto;
- sale of motorcycles (6.5%): 1.5 million units sold;
- manufacturing of outboard motors (2.6%). The group also produces wheelchairs and electric vehicles;
- other (0.4%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Japan (36.9%), Asia (40.8%), Europe (13.3%), North America (2.1%) and other (6.9%).