According to the data provided by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), in October last year Japanese automobile production (including passenger cars, trucks and buses) totaled 816,836 units, down by 0.2 percent compared to the same month of 2023. Meanwhile, in the January-October period of 2024, Japanese automobile production decreased by 7.9 percent year on year to 6,817,739 units.
Domestic automobile sales in October in Japan stood at 402,310 vehicles, up by 1.1 percent as compared with the same month of 2023. Meanwhile, in the first 10 months last year, domestic automobile sales in Japan moved down by 7.6 percent year on year to 3,702,179 units.
In the meantime, the country’s automobile exports in October amounted to 389,783 units, down by 3.5 percent year on year. In the January-October period, Japanese automobile exports decreased by 3.9 percent year on year to 3,450,537 units.