Sales of new vehicles in Japan rose 7.0% in May from a year earlier to 278,661 units for the second straight month of increase, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association told Kyodo News.
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Sales of passenger cars with engine capacity of more than 2,000 cc rose 1.8% to 92,709 units, and those of subcompact cars with engines of less than 2000 cc surged 10.3% to 145,473 units, truck sales gained 8.7% to 39,429 units and bus sales fell 1.0% to 1,050 units, the report added.
The Japan Mini Vehicles Association told Kyodo News that sales of new minivehicles, or vehicles with engines of up to 660 cc, increased 8.3% in May to 146,387 units for the second straight month of increase.
