Japanese Car Scorecard -June 2003

TOKYO, July 28, 2003; Reuters reported that Japan's largest automaker, Toyota Motor Corp, said on Monday its global output rose 14.5 percent in June from a year earlier to 528,137 vehicles. Output at second-biggest Honda Motor Co grew 0.2 percent to 244,119 units, while third-ranked Nissan Motor Co produced 248,429 vehicles worldwide, up 11.3 percent. The following are figures for domestic output, domestic sales, exports and overseas output of vehicles at Japan's five leading carmakers for June, with percentage changes from the year before. JUNE 2003 Japan Output Japan Sales Exports Toyota 300,998 (+ 6.7) 149,792 (+ 6.4) 147,980 (+ 0.4) Nissan 122,340 (+13.0) 66,318 (- 3.4) 60,189 (+11.3) Honda 98,956 (-15.8) 58,215 (-34.6) 41,459 (+ 1.0) M'bishi 57,797 (+ 1.8) 34,257 (+22.2) 27,498 (-20.2) Mazda 64,407 (+ 1.8) 22,811 (+11.4) 44,235 (+ 8.6) Overseas Output Global Output Toyota 227,139 (+26.8) 528,137 (+14.5) Nissan 126,089 (+ 9.7) 248,429 (+11.3) Honda 145,163 (+15.1) 244,119 (+ 0.2) M'bishi 76,526 (- 7.0) 134,323 (- 3.4) Mazda 19,077 (+53.0) 83,484 (+10.3)