TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corp said Monday that its global production rose 6.1 percent to 210,419 vehicles in December from a year earlier, led by brisk output in India and Japan.
This was the 32nd consecutive monthly gain and the total was a record for the month of December.
Suzuki Motor makes minicars with an engine displacement of 660cc or less.
The company gave the following figures for December, with year-on-year percentage changes:
Domestic vehicle output - up 6.1 percent at 107,947
Domestic vehicle sales - down 2.6 percent at 46,676
Exports - up 12.7 percent at 38,520
Overseas output - up 6.2 percent at 102,472
Global production - up 6.1 percent at 210,419
The company gave the following figures for 2007, with year-on-year percentage changes:
Domestic vehicle output - up 1.0 percent at 1.218 million
Domestic vehicle sales - down 2.7 percent at 676,246
Exports - up 10.1 percent at 406,838
Overseas output - up 21.4 percent at 1.378 million
Global production - up 10.8 percent at 2.596 million
(1 US dollar = 106.72 yen)
yumiko.nishitani@thomson.com
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