FHI Announces Production, Japan Sales and Export Results
for March 2013 and FY2013 (Flash Report)
Production
| Mar 2013 | Jan-Mar 2013 | FY2013 (Apr '12 - Mar '13) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| units | 13 vs 12 | units | 13 vs 12 | units | 13 vs 12 | ||
| Domestic production*1 | Passenger cars | 55,800 | 119.0% | 157,470 | 126.4% | 583,078 | 144.2% |
| Mini cars *2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | |
| Total | 55,800 | 118.5% | 157,470 | 110.2% | 583,078 | 124.6% | |
| Overseas production *3 | Passenger cars | 16,694 | 91.8% | 49,461 | 93.2% | 181,184 | 106.2% |
| Total | 72,494 | 111.1% | 206,931 | 105.6% | 764,262 | 119.7% | |
| *1 JAMA (Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association Inc.) report basis (CBU) *2 FHI ended mini car production in March 2012. *3 Local line-off basis |
<March 2013> Led by strong demand for the Impreza and all-new Forester, passenger car production in Japan rose year over year for the 18th consecutive month with a record high monthly output. For the third straight month, the domestic production surpassed the previous year volume which included the mini car production. For the seventh month in a row, overseas production decreased from 2012 in which the plant continued to run at full capacity to recover inventory shortages. Global production grew year over year for the second month in a row, setting a monthly production record. |
<FY2013> Strong demand for the Impreza drove the passenger car production in Japan to post an all-time FY record for the second year in a row. With strong sales of the Legacy in North America, overseas production also set an all-time FY record for the third consecutive year. Global production marked an all-time FY record for the second straight year. |
Japan Sales
| Mar 2013 | Jan-Mar 2013 | FY2013 (Apr '12 - Mar '13) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| units | 13 vs 12 | units | 13 vs 12 | units | 13 vs 12 | |
| Passenger cars *1 | 16,970 | 108.3% | 37,308 | 127.8% | 116,185 | 139.8% |
| Mini cars *2 | 7,659 | 51.5% | 16,577 | 49.9% | 53,020 | 55.8% |
| Total | 24,629 | 80.6% | 53,885 | 86.4% | 169,205 | 94.9% |
| *1 Excludes commercial vehicles *2 Includes mini trucks |
<March 2013> With strong sales of Impreza series and all-new Forester, passenger car sales in Japan increased from a year ago for the 10th straight month. Mini car sales posted a year-over-year decrease for the 10th consecutive month. Total Japan sales dropped for the 4th month in a row. |
<FY2013> Passenger car sales for FY2013 in Japan rose from a year ago for the second year in a row, led by strong sales of the Impreza throughout the year as well as the all-new Forester launch in the second half. Total domestic sales for FY2013 posted the first year-over-year decrease in two years. |
Export
| Mar 2013 | Jan-Mar 2013 | FY2013 (Apr '12 - Mar '13) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| units | 13 vs 12 | units | 13 vs 12 | units | 13 vs 12 | |
| Total | 35,093 | 110.3% | 99,432 | 104.2% | 383,386 | 121.8% |
| * JAMA report |
<March 2013> CBU exports from Japan rose year over year for the second straight month, led by strong sales of the Impreza in major overseas markets as well as the all-new Forester launch in North America. |
<FY2013> Led by the continued strong demand for the Impreza in major overseas markets, CBU exports for FY2013 grew from a year ago for the first time in two years, setting an all-time FY record. |