June 28, 2010

FHI Announces Results for May 2010 (Flash report)

·Production

		May 2010		Jan-May 2010
		units	10 vs 09	units	10 vs 09
Domestic production*1	Passenger cars	31,646	149.2%	166,263	163.9%
	Mini cars	5,391	75.8%	38,052	111.4%
	Total	37,037	130.8%	204,315	150.7%
Overseas production*2	Passenger cars	6,682	394.2%	57,260	290.2%
Total		43,719	145.7%	261,575	168.4%

*1.JAMA(Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association Inc.) report basis (CBU)
*2.Local line-off basis

Regarding the domestic production in May, the production of mini cars decreased for the first in five months due to the discontinuation of some models(R1, R2 and Pleo), but the production of passenger cars sets an all-time May record by reflecting the strong sales. The global production for May increased seventh consecutive month year-on-year.

·Sales in Japan

	May 2010		Jan-May 2010
	units	10 vs 09	units	10 vs 09
Passenger cars*1	4,775	116.0%	34,513	121.0%
Mini cars*2	7,479	112.0%	42,570	103.4%
Total	12,254	113.5%	77,083	110.6%

*1.Excludes commercial vehicles
*2.Includes mini trucks

·	Total domestic sales for May increased for the eighth consecutive month year-on-year, mainly due to the strong sales of Exiga and Forester.

·Export

	May 2010		Jan-May 2010
	units	10 vs 09	units	10 vs 09
Total	24,431	164.3%	131,813	159.7%

*1.JAMA report basis

·	Total exports from Japan in May increased for the seventh consecutive month year-on-year, due to increased exports to the main markets.