Kawasaki Heavy Industries has released its 2016 – 2017 financial year first quarter results - the three months to June 30th 2016.
In total Kawasaki sold 118,000 units worldwide (motorcycles, ATVs, PWCs and Utility Vehicles), worth 58.5 billion yen – that compares to 103,000 units worth 58.2 billion yen in 2015.
Unit sales in Europe were up at 19,000 units (+26.67 percent, from 15,000 for Q1 15/16) with recorded revenue for that increase in unit numbers up to 15 billion yen this year, compared to 13.6 billion yen for the year-ago quarter – reflecting the currency deprecation issues that are affecting all Japanese exporters at this time.
In North America unit sales were some 22,000 in the quarter (of which some 10,000 are reported as being motorcycle sales), up from the 18,000 total units sold there in the same quarter last year, but with 11,000 of those reported as being motorcycles, Kawasaki’s Q1 16/17 motorcycle sales in North America are actually down, on increased revenue.
Domestic Japanese unit sales were also down this year (at 3,900 for the quarter against 4,200 last year); emerging market unit sales are also down at 20,800 units from 21,500 in 2015.
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