October 26, 2005
Japanese Automakers’ 2005 Overseas Production Statistics
[Second Quarter and First Half Cumulative]
Overseas vehicle production by Japanese automakers in the second quarter of 2005 totalled 2,726,067 units, an increase of 11.0% over the same quarter in the previous year. This is explained primarily by expanded overseas production in markets worldwide.
Results for the first half of calendar 2005 (January-June) were also up from the previous year, rising 7.5% to 5,124,317 units, owing to expanded local production in the world’s markets excepting Oceania.
| Apr 2005-Jun 2005 (units) |
Apr 2004-Jun 2004 (units) |
Chg. from prev. year (%, rel. to an index of 100) |
|
| Asia | 1,023,499 | 944,053 | 108.4 |
| Middle East | 4,200 | 2,400 | 175.0 |
| Europe | 415,975 | 356,293 | 116.8 |
| (EU) | 370,400 | 318,935 | 116.1 |
| North America | 1,023,857 | 945,375 | 108.3 |
| (U.S.A.) | 840,508 | 768,155 | 109.4 |
| Latin America | 162,221 | 128,526 | 126.2 |
| Africa | 62,031 | 46,720 | 132.8 |
| Oceania | 34,284 | 33,092 | 103.6 |
| TOTAL | 2,726,067 | 2,456,459 | 111.0 |
| Jan 2005-Jun 2005 (units) |
Jan 2004-Jun 2004 (units) |
Chg. from prev. year (%, rel. to an index of 100) |
|
| Asia | 1,831,290 | 1,767,414 | 103.6 |
| Middle East | 6,720 | 4,800 | 140.0 |
| Europe | 787,008 | 717,835 | 109.6 |
| (EU) | 701,053 | 650,845 | 107.7 |
| North America | 2,010,326 | 1,876,994 | 107.1 |
| (U.S.A.) | 1,667,422 | 1,533,861 | 108.7 |
| Latin America | 318,403 | 249,445 | 127.6 |
| Africa | 106,855 | 86,074 | 124.1 |
| Oceania | 63,715 | 65,562 | 97.2 |
| TOTAL | 5,124,317 | 4,768,124 | 107.5 |
