TOKYO, Apr 2 (NNN-NHK) – New car sales in Japan decreased for the third straight year in fiscal 2021, down 9.5 percent, compared to a year earlier, due to slowed production on shortages of semiconductors and other components, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A total of 4,215,826 vehicles were sold in fiscal 2021, which ended Thursday, according to the Japan Automobile Dealers Association and the Japan Light Motor Vehicle and Motorcycle Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Domestic auto sales, excluding mini vehicles, plummeted 8.2 percent to 2,660,855 units, logging the second lowest since data became available in fiscal 1968.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Toyota Motor Corp. sold 1,313,913 units, down 9.7 percent year on year. The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact in Southeast Asia forced the company to scramble for parts and temporarily reduce domestic production to a large extent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. posted declines of 3.4 percent and 1.1 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, Mazda Motor Corp. logged a 15.4 percent plunge in selling, with Subaru Corp. losing 14.2 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sales of mini vehicles tumbled 11.5 percent to 1,554,971 units, in fiscal 2021, the lowest on record in 24 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daihatsu Motor Co., Toyota’s minicar subsidiary, sold 506,436 units in fiscal 2021, down 7.8 percent, while Suzuki Motor Corp.’s selling, shed 12.8 percent to stand at 470,498 units.– NNN-NHK <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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