27 April 2017

Production

March
2017
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends Jan.-Mar.
2017
(units)
Year-on-Year
Japan
production
97,725 145.2% Up for the third consecutive month 273,574 141.0%
Overseas
production
200,323 102.7% Up for the third consecutive month 589,701 109.4%
Global
production
298,048 113.6% Up for the third consecutive month 863,275 117.7%
  • *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

March 2017 key points

  • Japan production volume increased year-on-year owing to increase in production for both domestic and exports.
  • Overseas production volume became the highest ever for March owing to increase in countries including India, Pakistan, and Thailand.
Fiscal
2016
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends
Japan
production
873,746 101.5% Up for the first time in two years
Overseas production 2,201,511 105.3% Up for the fifth consecutive year
Global
production
3,075,257 104.2% Up for the first time in two years

Fiscal 2016 key points

  • Japan production volume increased year-on-year owing to increase in production for exports.
  • Overseas production volume became the highest ever owing to increase in countries including India and Hungary.
  • Global production volume exceeded three million units for the first time in two years and became the highest ever owing to increase in both Japan and overseas production.

Japan sales

March
2017
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends Jan.-Mar.
2017
(units)
Year-on-Year
Minivehicles 71,215 109.4% Up for the fourth consecutive month 165,893 107.4%
Standard and small vehicles 13,551 109.7% Up for the nineteenth consecutive month 32,407 116.5%
Total 84,766 109.5% Up for the fifth consecutive month 198,300 108.8%
  • *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.

March 2017 key points

  • Minivehicle sales in Japan increased year-on-year owing to increase in sales of models including the Spacia and the all-new WagonR.
  • Standard and small vehicle sales in Japan became the highest ever for a single month owing to increase in sales of models including the all-new Swift and the Solio.
Fiscal
2016
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends
Minivehicles 532,142 96.9% Down for the second consecutive year
Standard and small vehicles 106,729 131.8% Up for the second consecutive year
Total 638,871 101.4% Up for the first time in two years

Fiscal 2016 key points

  • Minivehicle sales in Japan decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in sales of passenger vehicles.
  • Standard and small vehicle sales in Japan exceeded 100,000 units and became the highest ever owing to the launch of the Ignis and increase in sales of models including the Solio.
  • The total Japan sales of minivehicle and standard and small vehicle sales increased year-on-year owing to increase in sales of standard and small vehicle.

Exports

March
2017
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends Jan.-Mar.
2017
(units)
Year-on-Year
Exports 19,563 196.0% Up for the fifth consecutive month 46,843 182.4%
  • *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.

March 2017 key points

  • Overall exports increased year-on-year owing to increase in exports to areas including Europe.
Fiscal
2016
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends
Exports 138,874 122.2% Up for the first time in six years

Fiscal 2016 key points

  • Overall exports increased year-on-year owing to increase in exports to areas including Europe.

Reference : Global sales

Fiscal
2016
(units)
Year-on-Year Year-on-Year Trends
Japan sales 638,871 101.4% Up for the first time in two years
Overseas sales* 2,279,222 102.2% Up for the third consecutive year
Global sales 2,918,093 102.0% Up for the first time in two years
  • *Overseas sales: preliminary-based prospect

Fiscal 2016 key points

  • Global and overseas sales are prospected to update the highest ever.

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