Sales of new Honda cars in China in June fell 29.9% year on year to 35,105 units, the China subsidiary said, blaming a continued shortage of Japanese-made parts in the wake of the 11 March earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.
The sales downturn in June followed declines of 31.6% and 22% registered in May and April, respectively.
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Nissan Motor, on the other hand, is enjoying relatively strong sales of new vehicles in China, with the June figure up 22.4% to 108,000 units, its Chinese arm said earlier. That followed increases of 15% in May and 5% in April.
Toyota said earlier its sales in China in June declined 2.4% to 59,500 units, a significant improvement from falls of 35% and 23% it logged in May and April, respectively.
