Japanese auto output down 5.3 percent in February

According to the data provided by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), in February this year Japanese automobile production (including passenger cars, trucks and buses) totaled 817,390 units, decreasing by 46,062 units or 5.3 percent compared to the same month of 2014, decreasing for the eighth consecutive month on year-on-year basis.
 
Domestic automobile sales in February in Japan stood at 482,103 vehicles, down 14.7 percent as compared with the same month of 2014.
 
In the meantime, the country's automobile exports in February this year amounted to 365,855 units, down by 924 units or 0.3 percent year on year.