March 25, 2011

FHI Announces Results for February 2011 (Flash report)

·Production

		February 2011		Jan-Feb 2011
		units	11 vs 10	units	11 vs 10
Domestic production*1	Passenger cars	34,993	106.0%	66,225	104.5%
	Mini cars	5,736	66.7%	10,714	66.6%
	Total	40,729	97.9%	76,939	96.8%
Overseas production*2	Passenger cars	14,614	120.4%	29,318	124.6%
Total		55,343	102.9%	106,257	103.2%

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

Despite the domestic production of passenger cars for February increased second consecutive month year-on-year, the total domestic production decreased fifth consecutive month year-on-year. The global production for February increased sixteenth consecutive month year-on-year and set an all-time February record.

·Sales in Japan

	February 2011		Jan-Feb 2011
	units	11 vs 10	units	11 vs 10
Passenger cars*1	7,406	99.8%	12,297	101.2%
Mini cars*2	8,187	99.5%	14,131	96.6%
Total	15,593	99.6%	26,428	98.7%

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

·	In spite of the strong sales of Forester, total domestic sales for February decreased the fifth consecutive month year-onyear.

·Export

	February 2011		Jan-Feb 2011
	units	11 vs 10	units	11 vs 10
Total	30,796	108.2%	60,386	116.8%

*1.JAMA report basis

·	Total exports from Japan in February increased the third consecutive month year-on-year and set an all-time February record, due to increased exports to China, Russia and Germany.