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Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corporation announced on Wednesday an alarming plunge in production for January, a sign that the worst may yet be to come. The firm's total global production came in at 53,339 units, a steep decline of 53.9 percent over January 2008 and the eleventh consecutive monthly decrease since March 2008.
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Mitsubishi Reports 54% Decline in Production for January 2009
Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corporation announced on Wednesday an alarming plunge in production for January, a sign that the worst may yet be to come. The firm's total global production came in at 53,339 units, a steep decline of 53.9 percent over January 2008 and the eleventh consecutive monthly decrease since March 2008. Mitsubishi said that production volume in Japan was down 65.0 percent at 25,392 units, as a 67.7 percent decrease in passenger car and a 40.3 percent decline in commercial vehicle output saw year-on-year output fall for the third consecutive month.
The automaker's overseas production volume totaled 27,947 units, 35.3 percent down over January last year and the eleventh consecutive monthly decline. By region, output in North America was down 66.5 percent as production levels were adjusted for slow sales in the United States. In Europe, output was 20.3 percent down again due to sluggish sales in the region.
- European Car Sales Down 17.2% In First Quarter Of 2009, Iceland Down 91.3%!
The European car market fell 17.2 percent in the first quarter of 2009 with a total of 3,439,720 new registrations compared to 4,154,778 units in the same period last year, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) announced today....
- Audi's Global Sales Drop 10.7 Percent In March
Even though it fared better than the overall market, Audi saw its worldwide sales fall by 10.7 percent to 90,400 cars in March (2008: 101,251 units). Region-wise, in Western Europe, Audi sold 61,200 cars in March representing a decline of 12.9 percent...
- Toyota & Lexus U.s. January Sales Sink 34.9 Percent
The first month of 2009 also brought bad news for Toyota that saw its U.S. sales fall to 117,287 vehicles, a decrease of 34.4 percent from last January. The Toyota division that includes the Scion brand, posted sales of 102,565 units, a decrease of 34.9...
- Ford Group U.s. Sales Plunge 40.2% In January
It appears that there's no end to the sales crisis that has hit the U.S. auto industry. In January 2009, Ford Motor Company's U.S. sales that include the Ford, Lincoln, Mercury and Volvo brands, fell to 93,506 units, a 40.2 percent decline versus...
- Mercedes Reports 32.1% Drop In U.s. December Sales, Smart Sells 24,622 Fortwos In 2008
December proved to be a poor month for Mercedes-Benz that reported U.S. sales of 18,507 vehicles, a 32.1 percent decrease over the same month last year. The German automaker's total 2008 volume was 225,128 units, an 11.2 percent decline compared to...