January 30, 2019
Subaru Corporation Announces Production, Japan Sales and Export Results
for December 2018 and CY2018 (Flash Report)
< December 2018 >
| December 2018 | ||||
| Units | 2018 vs 2017 | |||
| Domestic production *1 | 51,759 |
-15.9% | 5th consecutive month of y/y decrease | |
| Overseas Production *2 | 26,172 |
+27.2% | 6th consecutive month of y/y increase | |
| Global Production Total | 77,931 |
-5.1% | First y/y decrease in 3 months | |
| Passenger Vehicles | 7,421 | -22.5% | 14th consecutive month of y/y decrease | |
| Mini Vehicles | 1,752 | -24.5% | First y/y decrease in 3 months | |
| Japan Sales Total | 9,173 | -22.9% | 14th consecutive month of y/y decrease | |
| Export Total *3 | 42,907 |
-8.4% | 2nd consecutive month of y/y decrease | |
< Production >
| － | Domestic production decreased year-on-year due to changes in plant operation schedules. |
| － | Overseas production significantly increased year-on-year, boosted by production of Ascent which started in May 2018. |
< Sales in Japan >
| － | Passenger vehicle sales decreased year-on-year, as previous year’s momentum boosted by the new Impreza and the new Levorg declined, offsetting strong sales of the fully-redesigned Forester launched in July 2018. |
| － | Mini vehicle sales decreased year-on-year due to decreased sales of Sambar and other models. |
< Exports >
| － | Exports from Japan decreased year-on-year, as domestic production declined due to changes in plant operation schedules. |
< CY2018 >
| CY2018 | ||||
| Units | 2018 vs 2017 | |||
| Domestic production *1 | 659,965 |
-7.0% | 2nd consecutive year of decrease | |
| Overseas Production *2 | 359,399 |
-1.1% | First decrease in 5 years | |
| Global Production Total | 1,019,364 |
-5.0% | First decrease in 7 years | |
| Passenger Vehicles | 119,330 | -17.2% | First decrease in 2 years | |
| Mini Vehicles | 29,123 | -10.6% | 12th consecutive year of decrease | |
| Japan Sales Total | 148,453 | -16.0% | First decrease in 2 years | |
| Export Total *3 | 533,001 |
-2.9% | 2nd consecutive year of decrease | |
< Production >
| － | Domestic production decreased due to a decline in production of the Forester before the launch of its fully-redesigned version in overseas markets, offsetting increased production of Impreza and Subaru XV models. |
| － | While overseas production had the addition of the launch of the Ascent, the total volume decreased slightly because of decreased production of the Impreza as the momentum of its fully-redesigned version declined. |
< Sales in Japan >
| － | Passenger vehicle sales decreased, as previous year’s momentum boosted by the new Impreza and the new Levorg declined, offsetting strong sales of the fully-redesigned Forester launched in July 2018. |
| － | Mini vehicle sales decreased as sales of Chiffon and other models declined. |
< Exports >
| － | Exports from Japan decreased due mainly to decreased shipments of the Forester, offsetting an increase in shipments of Impreza and Subaru XV models. |
*1 JAMA (Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association Inc.) report basis (CBU)
*2 Local line-off basis
*3 JAMA report basis