Japan November Vehicle Output Up
TOKYO, Dec 25, 2002; Reuters reports that Japan's domestic
vehicle production rose 9.2 percent in November from a year earlier
to 896,640 vehicles, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association
said on today.
It was the fifth straight month that total domestic
production rose from the year before.
Passenger car production also grew for the fifth month in a
row, by 11.2 percent. The biggest rise was seen in the production
of compact cars, which jumped 17.7 percent reflecting the
popularity of the segment.
But production of 660 cc minivehicles fell 7.1 percent from
the year before.
The following is a breakdown of domestic production figures
for November and for the year-to-date, with percentage changes
from a year earlier:
NOVEMBER JANUARY-NOVEMBER
TOTAL 896,640 (+ 9.2) 9,433,267 (+ 4.3)
Cars 767,848 (+11.2) 7,915,159 (+ 5.4)
Minis* 112,324 (- 7.1) 1,202,274 (+ 3.1)
Trucks 122,684 (- 2.5) 1,457,754 (- 1.9)
Minis* 41,861 (- 9.0) 473,243 (- 8.8)
Toyota Motor 313,580 (+11.0) 3,217,765 (+ 2.9)
Nissan Motor 125,787 (+10.2) 1,277,113 (+ 8.6)
Honda Motor 121,394 (+ 6.1) 1,271,998 (+ 8.4)
M'bishi Motors 78,608 (+10.1) 790,802 (+ 2.4)
Mazda Motor 50,584 (+19.7) 714,778 (+ 6.0)
Suzuki Motor 81,860 (+11.9) 919,157 (+10.8)
Daihatsu Motor 54,014 (- 3.6) 553,040 (- 6.6)
Fuji Heavy 39,082 (+ 2.0) 401,017 (- 6.8)
Isuzu Motors 15,670 (+ 7.1) 212,019 (+ 5.7)
Hino Motors 4,216 (+10.3) 50,090 (+ 1.8)
Nissan Diesel 1,817 (+12.7) 24,811 (+11.6)
*Minivehicles have maximum engine displacement of 660cc and
receive preferential tax treatment. Suzuki, Daihatsu, Honda, Fuji
Heavy and Mitsubishi produce 660cc minivehicles. Mazda and Nissan
sell Suzuki-made minicars for sale under their own nameplates.
