Mitsubishi Motors Announces Production, Sales and Export Figures for June 2012 and First Six Months of Calendar 2012

 Mitsubishi Motors Corporation today announced global production, as well as domestic sales and export figures for July 2012.

 

  • Production: total and in Japan
    Total global production for July came in at 94,019 units, 0.8 percent up over July 2011 and the first monthly year-on-year increase in three months since April this year. Production volume in Japan at 46,489 units was 8.5 percent down, the second consecutive year-on-year monthly decrease since May this year. Passenger car output at 40,008 units was 11.8 percent down. Commercial vehicle output at 6,481 units was 18.4 percent up.

 

  • Sales in Japan
    Vehicle sales in Japan in July totaled 11,134 units, 7.0 percent down on the same month last year and the third consecutive monthly year-on-year decline since April this year. Sales of passenger cars at 8,050 units were 7.5 percent down while sales of commercial vehicles at 3,084 units were 5.7 percent down over the same month last year. Registered vehicle sales volume at 3,861 units was 18.5 percent down while minicar sales volume at 7,273 units was 0.5 percent up on the same month last year.

 

  • Production overseas
    Overseas production volume totaled 47,530 units, 12.0 percent up over July last year and the fifth consecutive monthly year-on-year increase since February this year. By region, output in Asia at 41,928 units was 24.1 percent up year-on-year boosted chiefly by a 48.0 percent increase at 28,458 units at MMTh in Thailand, this being attributed to the addition of the new Mirage to the production line. In China, output at 1,811 units was 36.4 percent down on July last year. In North America, output at 981 units was 74.2 percent down over the same month last year, due in part to production of the Eclipse and other US-specific models coming to an end and to preparations for the production startup of the new Outlander Sport model. In Europe, output at 871 units was 50.1 percent down on last year. In South America output at 3,750 units was 21.4 percent up over July last year.

 

  • Export shipments from Japan
    Total exports from Japan of 30,934 units were 24.6 percent down on July 2011, marking the second consecutive monthly year-on-year drop since May this year. Exports to Asia at 894 units were 80.6 percent down year-on-year. Exports to North America at 3,886 units were 49.5 percent down over July last year. Exports to Europe at 16,907 units were 11.2 percent down year-on-year.

 

  July
2012		 Fiscal Year 2012
(12/04 - 12/07)		 Calendar Year 2012
(12/01-12/07)
Volume YoY(%) Volume YoY(%) Volume YoY(%)
Domestic
Production		 Passenger Cars 40,008 88.2 148,285 90.0 283,192 89.6
Commercial Vehicles 6,481 118.4 22,480 114.6 40,944 104.3
Total 46,489 91.5 170,765 92.6 324,136 91.2
Domestic
Sales *		 Passenger
Cars		 Registrations 3,668 81.0 13,464 80.0 33,230 107.8
Minicars 4,382 104.9 16,466 104.0 34,064 98.6
Total 8,050 92.5 29,930 91.6 67,294 102.9
Commercial
Vehicles		 Registrations 193 91.0 648 87.6 1,118 75.2
Minicars 2,891 94.5 10,228 85.7 20,636 89.7
Total 3,084 94.3 10,876 85.8 21,754 88.8
Registrations Total 3,861 81.5 14,112 80.3 34,348 106.3
Minicars Total 7,273 100.5 26,694 96.1 54,700 95.0
Grand Total 11,134 93.0 40,806 90.0 89,048 99.1
Exports Passenger Cars 30,573 75.4 109,766 83.4 219,450 84.5
Commercial Vehicles 361 82.4 1,274 76.3 2,629 81.5
Total 30,934 75.4 111,040 83.3 222,079 84.4
 
Production Domestic Production 46,489 91.5 170,765 92.6 324,136 91.2
Overseas Production 47,530 112.0 175,479 110.8 308,337 108.3
Total 94,019 100.8 346,244 101.0 632,473 98.8

 

* Includes imports to Japan

* Beginning fiscal 2012, locally branded models produced in China, which to date had been included in the output figure for China, are now excluded