May 27, 2011

FHI Announces Results for April 2011 (Flash report)

·Production

		April 2011		Jan-Apr 2011
		units	11 vs 10	units	11 vs 10
Domestic production*1	Passenger cars	22,216	65.8%	102,201	75.9%
	Mini cars	3,175	46.0%	16,659	51.0%
	Total	25,391	62.4%	118,860	71.1%
Overseas production*2	Passenger cars	8,900	67.5%	53,047	104.9%
Total		34,291	63.7%	171,907	78.9%

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

Due to the limited production amid ongoing difficulties in parts supply following the major earthquake in northeastern Japan, the domestic production for April decreased seventh consecutive month year-on-year and the ovearseas production decreased for the first time in twenty two months year-on-year.

·Sales in Japan

	April 2011		Jan-Apr 2011
	units	11 vs 10	units	11 vs 10
Passenger cars*1	3,806	113.1%	23,675	79.6%
Mini cars*2	4,918	67.7%	27,928	79.6%
Total	8,724	82.1%	51,603	79.6%

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

·	Despite the domestic sales of passenger cars increased for the first in three months due to the prodution resumption, the total domestic sales in April decreased for the seventh consecutive month year-on-year.

·Export

	April 2011		Jan-Apr 2011
	units	11 vs 10	units	11 vs 10
Total	8,182	27.6%	87,405	81.4%

*1.JAMA report basis

·	Due to the production suspension affected by the major earthquake in northeastern Japan, total exports from Japan in April decreased for the first time in four months year-on-year.*

*AmendmentJune 28. 2011
Original: total exports from Japan in April decreased for the first time in four months year-on-year.
Corrected: total exports from Japan in April decreased for the second consecutive month year-on-year.