January 30, 2019
Subaru Corporation Announces Production, Japan Sales and Export Results
for December 2018 and CY2018 (Flash Report)
| 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 | |||
| 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