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Japan automakers December output, exports

TOKYO, Jan 28, 2008; Reuters reported thatr Japan's largest automaker, Toyota Motor Corp., said on Monday its global output rose 2.2 percent in December from a year earlier to 637,678 vehicles.

The following are figures for domestic output, exports, and overseas and global output of vehicles at Japan's seven leading carmakers for the month of December and the year 2007, with percentage changes from the year before.

DECEMBER 2007

	   Japan Output       Exports 
*Toyota       325,673  (-3.7)	234,552  (+3.8)
 Honda	      109,733  (-5.7)	 62,921  (+3.5)
 Nissan       114,428 (+18.1)	 83,821 (+33.0)
 Mitsubishi    79,279 (+10.3)	 57,022 (+47.7)
 Mazda	       91,409  (+8.7)	 90,666 (+33.3)
 Suzuki       107,947  (+6.1)	 38,520 (+12.7)
**Fuji Heavy   35,755 (-10.4)	 20,408  (-5.5)

	   Overseas Output    Global Output
*Toyota       312,005 (+9.1)	637,678  (+2.2)
 Honda	      189,091 (+13.3)	298,824  (+5.5)
 Nissan       160,233 (+13.7)	274,661 (+15.5)
 Mitsubishi    39,369  (+3.4)	118,648  (+7.9)
 Mazda	       24,713  (-9.5)	116,122 (+ 4.2)
 Suzuki       102,472  (+6.2)	210,419  (+6.1)
**Fuji Heavy	7,550  (-4.6)	 43,325  (-9.4)
 2007

	   Japan Output       Exports 
*Toyota     4,226,137 (+0.8)  2,666,140  (+5.4)
 Honda	    1,331,844 (-0.1)	707,049 (+12.6)
 Nissan     1,179,080 (-4.5)	646,140   (0.0)
 Mitsubishi   846,083 (+11.6)	572,312 (+40.9)
 Mazda	      995,511 (+3.0)	254,136  (-6.0)
 Suzuki     1,218,297 (+1.0)	406,838 (+10.1)
**Fuji Heavy  475,850 (-1.3)	251,839  (+5.4)

	   Overseas Output    Global Output
*Toyota     4,308,553 (+10.5)  8,534,690 (+5.5)
 Honda	    2,579,969 (+12.1)  3,911,813 (+7.7)
 Nissan     2,252,318 (+12.9)  3,431,398 (+6.2)
 Mitsubishi   565,892  (+2.0)  1,411,975 (+7.5)
 Mazda	      291,297 (-15.6)  1,286,808 (-1.9)
 Suzuki     1,377,882 (+21.4) 2,596,179 (+10.8)
**Fuji Heavy  109,178 (-1.1)	 585,028 (-1.3)

 *Figures exclude group companies Daihatsu Motor Co.
and Hino Motors Co.

 **Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. makes cars under the
Subaru brand.