March New car sales decreased 9.3% compared to the same month last year Impact of the new corona April 1 17:28
Last month, the number of new cars sold in the country was down 9.3% compared to the same month last year. With the spread of the new coronavirus, the number of customers visiting the store has decreased and sales have continued to decline.
According to announcements made by the Japan Automobile Dealers Association, etc., last month, there were 581,438 new cars sold in Japan, down 9.3% from the same month last year.
Of these, ordinary cars, small cars and trucks decreased 10.2% to 374,955 units, and mini vehicles decreased 7.6% to 206,483 units.
Since the consumption tax rate was raised in October last year, sales have declined for six consecutive months, and industry groups have said that the spread of the new coronavirus has reduced the number of customers visiting the store and sales have continued to decline.
According to industry groups, the outlook is "Automakers are suspending factories in Japan one after another, and we are concerned that delays in shipments will affect sales in the future."
On the other hand, the number of new cars sold in the last year until last month was 5,38,727 units, down 4.2% from the previous year. Sales declined for the first time in four years, due to a series of natural disasters such as typhoons in addition to a decline in sales due to the consumption tax hike.