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Japan Auto Output-Big 5

TOKYO, May 27 Reuters reported Japan's largest automaker, Toyota Motor Corp said on Monday its domestic output rose 0.1 percent in April from a year earlier to 258,341 vehicles. Earlier, Japan's second-largest automaker, Honda Motor Co Ltd said domestic vehicle output for April was up 8.4 percent year-on-year at 113,590 vehicles. Following are figures for domestic output, domestic sales, exports and overseas production of cars, trucks, buses and minivehicles at Japan's five leading carmakers for April and for January-April, with percentage changes from the year before. APRIL 2002 Japan Output Japan Sales Exports Toyota 258,341 (+0.1) 115,138 (-4.2) 159,424 (+14.5) Nissan 105,677 (+11.2) 52,217 (+12.6) 49,205 (+17.2) Honda 113,590 (+8.4) 66,987 (+6.7) 43,005 (+8.0) M'bishi 58,949 (+7.0) 25,507 (-13.1) 30,819 (+12.2) Mazda 62,425 (-1.8) 16,006 (-16.0) 40,401 (-4.4) Overseas Output Global Output Toyota 189,449 (+36.6) 447,790 (+12.8) Nissan 115,207 (+22.9) 220,884 (+17.0) Honda 130,915 (+17.0) 244,505 (+12.8) M'bishi 84,278 (+20.9) 143,227 (+14.8) Mazda 15,333 (+10.5) N/A JANUARY - APRIL 2002 Japan Output Japan Sales Exports Toyota 1,151,425 (+0.9) 585,708 (-6.7) 583,523 (+12.1) Nissan 448,199 (+3.0) 269,842 (-4.3) 199,549 (+15.9) Honda 457,135 (+9.5) 313,814 (+11.6) 147,125 (+11.8) M'bishi 293,185 (-5.3) 163,914 (-12.7) 130,874 (-3.4) Mazda 256,965 (-0.2) 93,564 (-14.7) 172,504 (+2.3) Overseas Output Global Output Toyota 685,778 (+17.7) 1,837,203 (+6.6) Nissan 431,445 (+6.3) 879,644 (+4.6) Honda 499,947 (+6.1) 957,082 (+7.7) M'bishi 293,467 (+46.0) 586,652 (+28.8) Mazda 50,141 (+7.0) N/A