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Consolidated automobile sales for the fiscal year ended March 2012 totaled 639.9 thousand units. Although we achieved record high sales totaling 374 thousand units in the second half, they did not offset the first half's decline in production and sales in the wake of the March 11 earthquake, resulting in a year-on-year drop of 17.1 thousand units.
Domestic sales for passenger cars totaled 80.2 thousand units with a year-on-year jump of 12 thousand units as sales climbed for all models, including the Impreza which underwent a major facelift at the end of last year. Domestic minicar sales rose by 14.2 thousand units to reach 172.3 thousand units as consumers scrambled to get their hands on the last of the soon-to-be-discontinued Sambar model.
In overseas markets, sales fell off by 31.3 thousand units to total 467.5 thousand units due to an interruption of shipments following on the heels of the March 11 earthquake although sales increased in the U.S., our key market.