Japan September Domestic Vehicle Sales Up 4.5%

TOKYO, Oct 1 Reuters reported that Japan's domestic sales of new
vehicles excluding 660cc minivehicles in September rose 4.5
percent from a year earlier to 388,018 units, the Japan
Automobile Dealers Association (JADA) said on Tuesday.
 Sales rose in September after falling for 12 straight months.
 Domestic vehicle sales for January-September totalled
3,022,012 units, down 4.2 percent from the same period a year
earlier, the association said.
 The following is a sales breakdown with percentage changes
from a year earlier for September and the year to date:
                      SEPT               JAN-SEPT
 TOTAL                388,018 (+4.5)     3,022,012 (-4.2)
 Cars                 302,174 (+11.3)    2,373,956 (+2.1)
Over 2000cc            71,296 (+0.6)       511,223 (-10.1)
Up to 2000cc          230,878 (+15.1)    1,862,733 (+6.0)
 Trucks                84,239 (-14.4)      635,074 (-22.2)
Heavy                  12,399 (-5.0)        59,724 (-10.8)
Light                  71,840 (-15.9)      575,350 (-23.2)
 Buses                  1,605 (+14.6)       12,982 (+1.1)
                      SEPT               JAN-SEPT
 Toyota Motor   154,377  (+9.9)     1,265,865 (-4.4)
 Nissan Motor    71,107  (+4.2)       573,656 (-0.7)
 Honda Motor     54,479  (+0.1)       452,554 (+9.6)
 M'bishi Motors  19,634 (-22.3)      135,440 (-28.6)
 Mazda Motor     24,580  (+8.7)       170,973 (-13.5)
 Suzuki Motor    6,546  (+34.1)       39,396 (-3.7)
 Daihatsu Motor  1,317  (-33.0)       12,005 (-48.4)
 Fuji Heavy      10,793  (+1.1)        81,964 (-9.0)
 Isuzu Motors     7,997  (-0.2)        42,844 (-12.1)
 Hino Motors     4,429  (-10.0)       25,793 (-4.4)
 Nissan Diesel    2,930  (-3.7)        12,710 (-8.0)
 Imports        29,829  (+11.3)      208,812 (0.0)