Japan 4-wheel auto production, exports up in March

30 April 2008 08:30  [Source: ICIS news]

TOKYO (ICIS news)--Japan’s production of four-wheel vehicles in March increased 2.3% to 1.1m units year on year across all segments including passenger cars, trucks and buses, statistics from a local industry association showed on Wednesday.

This marks the eighth consecutive month of increase, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) said in a statement.

The output of passenger cars, which included standard cars with more than 2,000cc engine capacity, small cars and mini cars, was 950,929 units in March, a 1.4% increase from the year-ago period.

Total trucks produced in March rose 5.3% to 140,234 units, while buses saw a 40.3% rise to 13,496 units, the association said.

The country’s exports of four-wheel vehicles in March stood at 638,384 units, a 12.3% rise year on year, marking the 32^nd consecutive month of increase, according to JAMA.

The figure included 559,150 passenger cars, 64,379 trucks and 14,855 buses, the association said.

Total amount for the March exports, which included four-wheel vehicles and car parts, was $15.2bn, a 16.4% increase from $13.1bn in the corresponding period in 2007, JAMA added.

By: Tomomi Yokomura
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