Domestic production of major automakers in March last month was severely affected by semiconductor shortages, and Honda, SUBARU, and Mitsubishi Motors fell sharply by more than 10% from the same month of the previous year. It was.
On the 28th, major automobile manufacturers announced the number of cars produced in Japan and overseas last month.
Of these, domestic production was
▽ Honda with more than 65,000 units, a decrease of 10.1% compared to the same month of the previous year, and
▽ SUBARU with more than 48,000 units, a decrease of 20.9%,
both for 3 months. It became a continuous minus.
In addition,
▽ Mitsubishi Motors also had more than 46,000 units, a decrease of 29.9%.
In March of last year, each company started to adjust production due to the influence of the new coronavirus, but last month, due to a global shortage of semiconductors, it was not possible to procure enough necessary parts, and it became even more depressed.
On the other hand,
▽ Toyota Motor, which introduced a new model as its main model last year, increased by 11.4% from the same month of the previous year to more than 310,000 units, and
▽ Nissan Motor also
increased by
24.7% to more than 68,000 units. ..
Mazda, Suzuki and Daihatsu also benefited.
However, from last month to this month, major semiconductor maker Renesas Electronics stopped production for about a month due to a fire at its main factory, and it will take time for product shipments to return to the original level, which will affect car production. There is also concern that it will spread further.