year earlier to 323,063 vehicles, the Japan Automobile Dealers.
Association said on Wednesday. Sales at top-ranked Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T: Quote, Profile, Research), excluding the Lexus brand, fell 31.9 percent, while those at Nissan Motor Co
(7201.T: Quote, Profile, Research) fell 33.5 percent and Honda Motor Co's (7267.T: Quote, Profile, Research) retreated 24.5 percent. It was the lowest March figure for non-minivehicle sales in 35 years, since sales tallied 293,598 units in 1974. For the January-March period sales totalled 715,556 units, down 30.9 percent from a year earlier.
The following is a sales breakdown, with percentage changes from a year earlier, for March:
TOTAL 323,063 (-31.5)
Cars 286,311 (-30.9)
Trucks 34,118 (-37.2)
Toyota brand 135,700 (-31.9)
Lexus* 1,639 (-51.1)
Toyota Motor (7203.T: Quote, Profile, Research)
Nissan Motor (7201.T: Quote, Profile, Research) 59,292 (-33.5)
Honda Motor (7267.T: Quote, Profile, Research) 45,253 (-24.5)
Mazda Motor (7261.T: Quote, Profile, Research) 17,211 (-36.3)
Mitsubishi Motors (7211.T: Quote, Profile, Research) 7,619 (-36.6)
Suzuki Motor (7269.T: Quote, Profile, Research) 10,128 (-17.4)
Fuji Heavy (7270.T: Quote, Profile, Research) 10,925 (-24.5)
Imports 22,168 (-24.7)
*Lexus is the luxury brand of Toyota Motor. Sales in Japan
began on Aug. 30, 2005.
Source : uk.reuters.com/article/marketsNewsUS/idUKT6680620090401
Association said on Wednesday. Sales at top-ranked Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T: Quote, Profile, Research), excluding the Lexus brand, fell 31.9 percent, while those at Nissan Motor Co
(7201.T: Quote, Profile, Research) fell 33.5 percent and Honda Motor Co's (7267.T: Quote, Profile, Research) retreated 24.5 percent. It was the lowest March figure for non-minivehicle sales in 35 years, since sales tallied 293,598 units in 1974. For the January-March period sales totalled 715,556 units, down 30.9 percent from a year earlier.The following is a sales breakdown, with percentage changes from a year earlier, for March:
TOTAL 323,063 (-31.5)
Cars 286,311 (-30.9)
Trucks 34,118 (-37.2)
Toyota brand 135,700 (-31.9)
Lexus* 1,639 (-51.1)
Toyota Motor (7203.T: Quote, Profile, Research)
Nissan Motor (7201.T: Quote, Profile, Research) 59,292 (-33.5)
Honda Motor (7267.T: Quote, Profile, Research) 45,253 (-24.5)
Mazda Motor (7261.T: Quote, Profile, Research) 17,211 (-36.3)
Mitsubishi Motors (7211.T: Quote, Profile, Research) 7,619 (-36.6)
Suzuki Motor (7269.T: Quote, Profile, Research) 10,128 (-17.4)
Fuji Heavy (7270.T: Quote, Profile, Research) 10,925 (-24.5)
Imports 22,168 (-24.7)
*Lexus is the luxury brand of Toyota Motor. Sales in Japan
began on Aug. 30, 2005.
Source : uk.reuters.com/article/marketsNewsUS/idUKT6680620090401
