The production volume of eight major domestic automakers for half a year from April to last month exceeded the same period last year at many manufacturers.
Although companies are showing signs of a recovery, they do not anticipate that the impact of the semiconductor shortage will be resolved.
Automakers announced on the 28th that domestic and overseas production volume for the first half of this fiscal year was
4,481,600 units for Toyota Motor Corporation, an increase of 9.8% compared to the same period last year, surpassing the previous year for the second consecutive year. I was.
In addition,
▽Suzuki increased by 25.9% compared to the same period last year,
▽SUBARU 24.5%,
▽Daihatsu 17.2%,
▽Mazda 8%,
▽Mitsubishi Motors 4.5%,
▽Nissan 1.6% increased.
On the other hand,
▽Honda decreased by 6.1% compared to the same period last year due to factors such as a move to refrain from buying due to a model change.
Many of the eight major manufacturers were affected by the spread of COVID-19 and shortages of semiconductors, but sales to emerging countries where the number of semiconductor parts is relatively small were strong, and production was picking up. is out.
However, each company said that there is still no prospect that the global shortage of semiconductors will be resolved, and it is unclear whether production will continue to recover smoothly.