September 28, 2011

FHI Announces Results for August 2011 (Flash report)

·Production

		August 2011		Jan.-Aug. 2011
		units	11 vs 10	units	11 vs 10
Domestic production*1	Passenger cars	25,557	91.6%	202,133	75.5%
	Mini cars	3,108	56.6%	31,201	53.4%
	Total	28,665	85.8%	233,334	71.6%
Overseas production*2	Passenger cars	13,623	86.1%	97,405	96.6%
Total		42,288	85.9%	330,739	77.5%

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

The difficulties in parts supply following the major earthquake in northeastern Japan are currently being resolved, but still due to the limited production, the domestic production for August decreased for the eleventh consecutive month year-on-year. The ovearseas production also decreased for the third consecutive month year-on-year.

·Sales in Japan

	August 2011		Jan.-Aug. 2011
	units	11 vs 10	units	11 vs 10
Passenger cars*1	5,387	86.8%	47,257	84.3%
Mini cars*2	5,585	71.0%	52,025	74.2%
Total	10,972	78.0%	99,282	78.7%

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

Due to the inventory shortage caused by the decreased production following the major earthquake in northeastern Japan, the domestic sales of passenger cars for August decreased for the second consecutive month year-on-year, and total domestic sales also decreased for the eleventh consecutive month year-on-year.

·Export

	August 2011		Jan.-Aug. 2011
	units	11 vs 10	units	11 vs 10
Total	18,556	95.7%	166,944	78.9%

*1.JAMA report basis

·	Due to the influence of the major earthquake in northeastern Japan, total exports from Japan in August decreased for the sixth consecutive month year-on-year.