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 738,730 units, rising by 6.5 percent compared to the same month of 2022. Meanwhile, in the January-February period, Japanese automobile production grew by 9.6 percent year on year to 1,359,204 units.
Domestic automobile sales in February in Japan stood at 426,726 vehicles, rising by 20.3 percent as compared with the same month of 2022. Meanwhile, in the first two months, domestic automobile sales in Japan moved up by 18.2 percent year on year to 809,064 units.
In the meantime, the country’s automobile exports in February amounted to 313,203 units, up by 0.2 percent year on year. In the January-February period Japanese automobile exports fell by 2.2 percent year on year to 569,381 units.