Feb 25, 2011

FHI Announces Results for January 2011 (Flash report)

·Production

		January 2011
		units	11 vs 10
Domestic production*1	Passenger cars	31,232	102.9%
	Mini cars	4,978	66.5%
	Total	36,210	95.7%
Overseas production*2	Passenger cars	14,704	129.1%
Total		50,914	103.4%

*1.JAMA(Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association Inc.) report basis(CBU)
*2.Local line-off basis

The domestic production of passenger cars increased for the first in four months, but the total domestic production in January decreased for the fourth consecutive month year-on-year. The total global production for January increased fifteenth consecutive month year-on-year, due to the increased production for overseas markets, which set an all-time January record.

·Sales in Japan

	January 2011
	units	11 vs 10
Passenger cars*1	4,891	103.4%
Mini cars*2	5,944	92.9%
Total	10,835	97.3%

*1.Excludes commercial vehic
*2.Includes mini trucks

·	Despite the domestic sales of passenger cars increased for the first in four months since the end of government "eco-car" support under subsidy system, the total domestic sales in January decreased for the fourth consecutive month year-on-year.

·Exports

	January 2011
	units	11 vs 10
Total	29,590	127.3%

JAMA report basis

·	Total exports from Japan in January increased for the second concecutive month year-on-year and set an all-time January record, due to the increased exports to US, Germany, Russia and China.