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 Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 4:31 am Post subject: Japan April New Auto Sales Up 6.9 Percent |
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Tokyo, May 1, 2008 (Jiji Press) - Sales of new automobiles in Japan in April, excluding minivehicles, rose 6.9 pct from a year before to 232,993 units, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association said Thursday.
Passenger car sales were up 9.4 pct at 201,155 units. Sales of cars with engine displacements of over 2,000 c.c. surged 20.5 pct to 90,703 units and those of smaller cars rose 1.8 pct to 110,452 units.
Truck sales decreased 6.7 pct to 30,662 units, and bus sales fell 2.6 pct to 1,176 units.
Separately, the Japan Mini Vehicles Association said April sales of new minivehicles with engines of up to 660 c.c. dropped 2.8 pct to 135,837 units, declining for the 13th straight month.
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