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Total consolidated sales for the first quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2012 came to 118.3 thousand units. This was a drop of 32 thousand units year on year due to declined production and shipment volumes as a result of the delayed supply of some components in the wake of the massive earthquake that hit northeastern Japan on March 11.
The total number of passenger cars sold in the domestic market jumped 3 thousand units to total 15.7 thousand units. This increase was largely due to the launch of an additional Impreza model. The launch was part of our strategy to enhance product capability on top of efforts to fill order backlogs. Minicar sales unfortunately fell 7.6 thousand units, bringing total domestic sales down 4.7 thousand units to hit 30.8 thousand units.
Sales in overseas markets also declined. The lack of exports in the aftermath of the earthquake resulted in a 27.3 thousand unit drop for a total of 87.6 thousand units sold. |
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