December 21, 2012
FHI Announces Production, Japan Sales and Export Results
for November 2012 (Flash report)
Production
| November 2012 | Jan-Nov 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| units | 2012 vs 2011 | units | 2012 vs 2011 | ||
| Domestic production *1 | Passenger cars | 51,592 | 118.2% | 503,245 | 157.7% |
| Mini cars | 0 | 0.0% | 18,361 | 37.4% | |
| Total | 51,592 | 100.0% | 521,606 | 141.7% | |
| Overseas production *2 | Passenger cars | 15,338 | 92.6% | 172,743 | 117.4% |
| Total | 66,930 | 98.2% | 694,349 | 134.8% | |
| *1 JAMA (Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association Inc.) report basis (CBU) *2 Local line-off basis |
| · | Led by strong demand for the Impreza, passenger car production in Japan increased year on year for the 14th consecutive month, posting an all-time record for the month of November. Total domestic production slightly rose from a year ago as well, marking the 14th month of growth. Overseas production dropped for the third month in a row. Global production recorded the first year-on-year decline in 14 months. |
Japan Sales
| November 2012 | Jan-Nov 2012 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| units | 2012 vs 2011 | units | 2012 vs 2011 | |
| Passenger cars *1 | 11,886 | 245.5% | 96,777 | 144.5% |
| Mini cars *2 | 3,231 | 34.7% | 66,761 | 87.5% |
| Total | 15,117 | 106.7% | 163,538 | 114.2% |
| *1 Excludes commercial vehicles *2 Includes mini trucks |
| · | With strong sales of the all-new Forester just launched in Japan and continued high demand for the Impreza, domestic sales of passenger cars increased from a year ago for the 6th consecutive month. Total Japan sales posted the first year-on-year increase in 4 months. |
Export
| November 2012 | Jan-Nov 2012 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| units | 2012 vs 2011 | units | 2012 vs 2011 | |
| Total | 30,496 | 85.3% | 346,999 | 133.1% |
| * | JAMA report basis |
| · | Despite continued high demand for the Impreza, CBU exports from Japan recorded the first year-on-year decrease in 10 months due to the drop in the Legacy series and current Forester models. |