Production fell at Japan’s biggest vehicle maker Toyota in August but was higher at other major car companies compared with last year, Associated Press (AP) reported.
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AP said Toyota’s domestic production fell 2.6% from a year ago to 209,802 vehicles as its sales in Japan, including trucks and buses, fell 2.3% to 104,435 vehicles. Toyota’s overseas production surged 14.0% to 171,934 vehicles.
Honda reported a 13% climb in domestic production in August to 101,326 vehicles with exports down 0.9% to 35,776 vehicles, AP said.
Nissan production rose 10.5% to 99,058 vehicles in August as both exports and domestic sales increased, AP said.
AP added that Nissan exports rose 22.2% from a year ago to 53,346 vehicles while domestic sales jumped 16.7% year on year to 47,845 units.
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said its domestic output increased 12.2% to 62,973 vehicles in August as a rise in exports offset sliding domestic sales.
AP said that Mitsubishi exported 35,560 vehicles in August, up 27.1% from a year earlier, and sold 23,867 vehicles in Japan, down 11.6% year on year.
Mazda’s Japanese output rose 3.3% to 59,628 vehicles in August, compared to the same month a year ago, AP said, while sales in Japan expanded for the first time in two years to 20,577 vehicles in August, up 2.6% from the same month a year ago due to the popularity of the redesigned Demio (Mazda2).
However, Mazda exports fell 16.4% to 35,826 vehicles, AP added.
