Japan’s auto production rises by 3.5%
In the first half of the current fiscal year, auto production in Japan reached 5.13 million units with a rise of 3.1% compared to the same period of last year. However, domestic vehicle demand for the mentioned period fell by 1.5% to 2.7 million units.September Vehicles % Change-Sep 04/03 Total 964'164 +3.5% Passenger cars 796'167 +5.0% standard size 376'613 +8.7% small size 311'620 +5.8% mini cars 107'934 -7.8% Trucks 162'571 -3.6% standard size 72'110 -0.3% small size 43'409 -6.7% mini trucks 47'052 -5.3% Buses 5'426 +12.2% large size 960 -20.7% small size 4'466 +23.1%