The production volume of eight major domestic automakers in August exceeded the same month last year due to the recoil from last year's impact of the new coronavirus.
The domestic and
overseas
production volumes announced by each company on the 29th in August were all compared to the same month last year
.
▽Suzuki 31%
▽Honda 26%
▽SUBARU 18%
▽Mitsubishi Motors and Nissan increased by 9% each, and
all eight major manufacturers exceeded last year.
Of these, Toyota Motor and Daihatsu Motor's production volumes were the highest ever for August.
The main factors were the increase in sales, mainly in Asia, in addition to the recoil from last year, when there was a global shortage of semiconductors and delays in parts procurement due to the impact of the new coronavirus.
However, each company says that the shortage of semiconductors is still continuing and that it is not possible to predict when production will be normalized.
On the other hand, Hino Motors, which was exposed to the problem of fraudulent engine inspection data, suspended shipments of almost all trucks for the domestic market from August to September. down 18% compared to the same month last year.