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.