JAMA has announced that domestic vehicle production in February declined by 0.1 percent to 896,712 units. Exports were up but could not compensate for lower demand in the Japanese market.
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As a result, total production in fiscal year 2001 will only just surpass 10 million units (total sales from April 2001 through January 2002 are 8,142,972 units).
Production of vehicles in Japan, February 2002 (source JAMA)
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Standard | Small | Mini | Total | Total | Total | |||
Toyota | 141,298 | 131,847 | – | 273,145 | 29,664 | 2,375 | 305,184 | 301,952 |
Nissan | 52,704 | 43,234 | – | 95,938 | 16,993 | 1,256 | 114,187 | 119,450 |
Mazda | 40,052 | 19,579 | – | 59,631 | 5,595 | – | 65,226 | 60,870 |
Mitsubishi | 21,510 | 20,552 | 20,116 | 62,178 | 16,867 | 621 | 79,666 | 94,826 |
Isuzu | 2,982 | – | – | 2,982 | 17,903 | 283 | 21,168 | 20,079 |
Daihatsu | – | 10,904 | 36,005 | 46,909 | 15,102 | – | 62,011 | 59,410 |
Honda | 36,433 | 51,966 | 26,460 | 114,859 | 3,723 | – | 118,582 | 109,869 |
Fuji Heavy | 7,994 | 17,976 | 5,900 | 31,870 | 6,751 | – | 38,621 | 43,890 |
UD | – | – | – | – | 2,225 | 135 | 2,360 | 2,252 |
Hino | – | – | – | – | 4,382 | 559 | 4,941 | 5,362 |
Suzuki | 6,567 | 20,067 | 41,149 | 67,783 | 16,945 | – | 84,728 | 79,533 |
GM | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – |
Others | – | – | – | – | 36 | – | 36 | 45 |
Total | 309,540 | 316,127 | 129,630 | 755,297 | 136,186 | 5,229 | 896,712 | 897,538 |
