Japanese car production up 20% on October 2010

Tokyo -- Japan's production of cars in October 2011 was substantially ahead of the same month in 2010, showing a significant recovery since the earthquake and tsunami which devastated the industry in March of this year. Motorcycle production was slightly down on the same period last year.

Automobile production in October 2011 was recorded as 904,247 units. Compared with the 751,420 units total recorded for the same month of the previous year, this is an increase of 152,827 units or 20.3 percent, and production increase on the same month of the previous year after last month's downturn.

Automobile export in October 2011 was recorded as 472,022 units. Compared with the 417,030 units total recorded for the same month of the previous year, this is an increase of 54,992 units or 13.2 percent, and export increase on the same month of the previous year for three consecutive months.

Passenger car production was up across the board, with small cars up 37 percent and standard carts up 16 percent. Truck productin was up by over 30  percent compared with a year ago and large bus production was up by over 40 percent.

Motorcycle production in October 2011 was recorded as 56,220 units. Compared with the 58,205 units total recorded for the same month of the previous year, this is a decrease of 1,985 units or 3.4 percent, and production decrease on the same month of the previous year for two consecutive months.

Motorcycle export in October 2011 was recorded as 41,879 units. Compared with the 41,679 units total recorded for the same month of the previous year, this is an increase of 200 units or 0.5 percent, and export increase on the same month of the previous year for two consecutive months.

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Press release from JAMA