Nissan and Mazda Production Up; Honda Production Down

Tokyo--February 25, 2011: The Associated Press Reports that Honda Motor Co. said its global production edged down 1.6 percent to 286,126 vehicles, marking the first year-on-year fall in 14 months.

Honda attributed the decline to slowing production in China. The company said January production in China dropped 13.5 percent as workers took off for China's Lunar New Year holidays in early February.

Nissan Motor Co. said its worldwide production rose a robust 21.9 percent to 375,178 vehicles in January, marking the 16th consecutive month of year-on-year growth.

Nissan's production in the United States grew 9.4 percent -- the first increase in three months -- to 43,242 vehicles. Its production in China jumped 34.4 percent to 107,452 vehicles.

Mazda Motor Corp. said its global production in January rose 8.0 percent to 106,321 vehicles. Mitsubishi Motors Corp. reported a 17.7 percent rise in worldwide output to 106,225.