Half-yearly financial results for Suzuki Motor Corporation reveal that its motorcycle division is still in trouble.
Revenue from bikes fell by 10.9 per cent to £675m, mainly due to shrinking sales in South-East Asia. This delivered an associated operating loss of £1m. At least that improved on a £5m loss in the corresponding period of its previous fiscal year.
Fortunately, Suzuki makes lots of cars too. So its overall revenue grew by 4.4 per cent to £7.83bn. operating profit was flat at £495m but net profit rose by 4.4 per cent to £295m.