December 25, 2013

FHI Announces Production, Japan Sales and Export Results for November 2013
(Flash Report)

Production

  November 2013 Jan-Nov 2013
units 2013 vs 2012 units 2013 vs 2012
Domestic production *1 *2 57,731 111.9% 585,118 112.2%
Overseas production *3 13,273 86.5% 159,073 92.1%
Total 71,004 106.1% 744,191 107.2%
*1 JAMA (Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association Inc.) report basis (CBU)
*2 FHI ended mini vehicle production in March 2012.
*3 Local line-off basis

Led by strong demand for the Forester, domestic production rose year over year for the 11th straight month, setting an all-time record for the month of November. While overseas production declined from a year ago for the 7th month in a row, total global production grew year over year for the 11th consecutive month, posting an all-time production record for November.

Japan Sales

  November 2013 Jan-Nov 2013
units 2013 vs 2012 units 2013 vs 2012
Passenger vehicles 9,287 78.1% 117,408 121.3%
Mini vehicles 3,834 118.7% 50,914 76.3%
Total 13,121 86.8% 168,322 102.9%
Domestic sales of passenger vehicles posted the first year-over-year decrease in 18 months due to a reactionary fall from November of last year when the all-new Forester was released. Mini-vehicle sales were led by the "Pleo Plus" minicar and increased from last year for the third straight month. Total Japan sales declined from a year ago for the first time in 8 months.

Export

  November 2013 Jan-Nov 2013
units 2013 vs 2012 units 2013 vs 2012
Total 53,284 174.7% 424,908 122.5%
*JAMA report basis

CBU exports grew year over year for the 10th consecutive month setting an all-time monthly export record, led by continued strong sales in North America as well as the boost by added exports for North America that were carried over from end-of-October shipments due to typhoon hits in Japan.


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