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.