Last month, the number of new cars sold in Japan by Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. decreased by 82% compared to the same month last year due to the issue of fraudulent certification acquisition, and Toyota Motor Corporation, which receives cars from Daihatsu Motor Corporation, decreased by 34%. % decreased.
According to a summary by the Japan Automobile Dealers Association and other organizations, the number of new cars sold in Japan last month was more than 344,800, a 19% decrease compared to the same month last year.
Of these,
Daihatsu Motor Corporation's sales volume was more than 9,800 units, a decrease of 82% compared to the same month of the previous year due to the suspension of car shipments due to issues with fraudulent acquisition of national certification.
Specifically,
the number of light vehicles decreased by 81% to over 9,300 units
, and the number of non-light vehicles decreased by 88% to over 400 units.
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Toyota Motor Corporation's sales totaled over 96,500 units, excluding the Lexus brand, and in addition to being supplied by Daihatsu, Toyota Motor Corporation's sales volume was 34% due to Toyota Industries' fraudulent acquisition of engine certification. This has decreased.
Specifically,
the number of light vehicles decreased by 80% to over 480 units
, and the number of non-light vehicles decreased by 33% to over 96,000 units.
Daihatsu is gradually resuming production of vehicle models for which the government's order to suspend shipments has been lifted, but since the order has not been lifted for products such as its mainstay light passenger car "Tanto," the impact on new car sales is expected to continue this month. This is expected to continue.