Suzuki Motor : January 30Suzuki December 2022 and Yearly Automobile Production, Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)

30 January 2023

Suzuki December 2022 and Yearly

Automobile Production, Sales, and Export Figures (Preliminary)

• Production

		December	Year-on-	Year-on-Year
		2022
		Year	Trends
		(units)
Global	233,297	89.9%	Down for the first
production	time in six months
Japan	83,069	103.6%	Up for the eighth
production	consecutive month
Overseas	150,228	83.7%	Down for the first
production	time in six months
	India	124,694	82.1%	Down for the first
				time in six months
	Others	25,534	93.0%	Down for the first
				time in four months

*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

• Japan production:
  Increased year-on-year owing to increase in production for domestic market.
• Overseas production:
  Decreased year-on-year owing to decreased production in India etc., despite increased production in Hungary.

▪ Sales

		December	Year-on-	Year-on-Year
		2022
		Year	Trends
		(units)
Global sales	229,855	93.6%	Down for the first
time in eight months
Japan sales	49,939	111.7%	Up for the seventh
consecutive month
	Mini vehicles	40,606	105.9%	Up for the seventh
	consecutive month
	Standard and			Up for the seventh
	small	9,333	145.8%
	vehicles			consecutive month
Overseas sales	179,916	89.5%	Down for the first
time in five months
	India	113,535	90.1%	Down for the first
				time in six months
	Others	66,381	88.6%	Down for the first
	time in two 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.

• Japan sales:
  Increased year-on-year owing to increase in both mini vehicle and standard and small vehicle sales.
• Overseas sales:
  Decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in sales in India, etc.
• Exports

	December	Year-on-	Year-on-Year
	2022
	Year	Trends
	(units)
Exports	16,580	71.3%	Down for the first
			time in two months

*Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.

• Decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in CKD exports, despite increase in CBU exports

• Production

		January -				April -
		December	Year-on-	Year-on-Year	December	Year-
		2022	Year	Trends	2022	on-Year
		(units)				(units)
Global	3,172,192	110.7%	Up for the second		2,377,732	117.3%
production	consecutive year
Japan	919,891	105.1%	Up for the first		705,383	112.9%
production	time in four years
Overseas	2,252,301	113.1%	Up for the second		1,672,349	119.2%
production			consecutive year
	India	1,916,040	115.0%	Up for the second		1,421,686	122.1%
				consecutive year
	Others	336,261	103.5%	Up for the second	250,663	105.2%
	consecutive year

*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

• Japan production:
  Increased year-on-year owing to increase in production for both domestic market and export.
• Overseas production:
  Increased year-on-year owing to increased production in countries including India, Hungary, etc.
  India marked record high yearly production.

▪ Sales
		January -				April -
		December	Year-	Year-on-Year		December	Year-
		2022	on-Year	Trends	2022	on-Year
		(units)				(units)
Global sales	2,968,494	107.4%	Up for the second	2,210,434	113.4%
				consecutive year
Japan sales	602,722	99.1%	Down for the fourth	445,985	110.2%
consecutive year
	Mini	501,340	98.5%	Down for the fourth		371,252	109.1%
	vehicles	consecutive year
	Standard and			Up for the first
	small	101,382	102.2%	74,733	116.4%
	time in four years
	vehicles
Overseas sales	2,365,772	109.8%	Up for the second	1,764,449	114.3%
				consecutive year
	India	1,613,625	115.5%	Up for the second	1,205,899	125.9%
	consecutive year
	Others	752,147	99.2%	Down for the first	558,550	95.2%
	time in two years

*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.

• Japan sales:
  Decreased year-on-year owing to decreased mini vehicle sales, despite increase in sales of standard and small vehicles.
• Overseas sales:
  Increased year-on-year owing to increase in sales in regions including India, Latin America, Oceania, Africa, etc.
  Latin America, Oceania, and Africa marked record high yearly sales.
• Exports

	January -				April -
	December	Year-	Year-on-Year		December	Year-
	2022	on-Year	Trends	2022	on-Year
	(units)				(units)
Exports	222,995	105.3%	Up for the third	172,273	113.7%
consecutive year

*Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.

• Increased year-on-year owing to increased exports to regions including Latin America, etc.