[26 Dec] Japan's Auto Production Rises 0.5% on Year in November

Production of cars, trucks and buses in Japan increased 0.5% on year in November, marking the first on-year gain in 14 months, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association said Friday.

Vehicle output rose to 859,677 vehicles in November from 855,333 vehicles in the same month a year earlier, the association said.

Domestic vehicle demand totaled 436,535 vehicles, up 18.3%.

The table of data shown as below:-

	Vehicles	Change on Year
Overall	859,677	+0.5%
Passenger cars	751,712	-1.7%
standard size	400,700	+5.3%
small	237,856	+3.9%
mini	113,156	-12.6%
Trucks	98,646	-7.1%
standard size	42,739	-14.5%
small	18,909	-14.9%
mini	36,998	+9.0%
Buses	9,319	-8.7%

(Standard-sized cars and trucks have an engine capacity of 2000 cubic centimeters or more; mini cars and trucks have an engine capacity of 660cc or less.)

(Source: irco.biz)