According to the data provided by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), in April this year Japanese automobile production (including passenger cars, trucks and buses) totaled 749,087 units, rising by 16.3 percent compared to the same month of last year.
Domestic automobile sales in April in Japan stood at 354,747 vehicles, up 9.2 percent as compared with the same month of 2016. In the meantime, the country's automobile exports in April amounted to 371,827 units, up by 0.7 percent year on year.