Posted on 01 Dec 2009
Domestic vehicle output dives 19% in Oct (Japan)
Japan's domestic vehicle production dropped 19.1% in October from a year earlier to 820,910 units, marking the 13th straight monthly decline, an industry body said Monday. Passenger car production slumped 17.3% to 714,365 units, with output of vehicles with engines of over 2,000 cc falling 21.8% to 386,549 units.
Production of cars with engines ranging over 660 cc to 2,000 cc fell 9.2% to 221,079 units, while that of minivehicles with engines of up to 660 cc dropped 15.1% to 106,737 units.
