Japan's top eight automakers' domestic production in May fell 16% year-on-year

Time：2022-07-01 15:35:24Source：

On June 30, according to the Financial Associated Press, the eight major Japanese automakers announced on the 29th that the total domesticproductionin May was 396,433 units, a decrease of 16.0% from the same period last year.Affected by stagnant parts supply and a global semiconductor shortage, the output of the three automakers has dropped significantly year-on-year.

Among them, Toyota decreased by 28.5% year-on-year to 144,204 units, the largest decrease since January (down 32.2%).Daihatsu Industries decreased by 54.5% due to the temporary shutdown of Shiga's No. 2 Plant (Ryuo Town, Shiga Prefecture).In addition, Mazda also decreased by 30.2%, a sharp decline.On the other hand, Nissan's main small car "NOTE" production increased by 77.9% year-on-year.

Honda was affected by the base effect of last year's plant shutdowns, which surged 57.7%.Suzuki, Subaru and Mitsubishi Motors also increased due to the base effect.The global production of the eight major automakers totaled 1,621,866 vehicles, a year-on-year decrease of 0.2%, and the decrease narrowed from the 20.1% in the previous month.Global sales totaled 1,750,883 units, a decrease of 16.2%.