January 30, 2009

Automobile and Motorcycle Export Statistics for December 2008 and Calendar 2008

Automobile (December 2008)

Automobile export in December 2008 was recorded as 422,077 units, 66.4% compared with the units total recorded for the same month of the previous year. This is an export decrease on the same month of the previous year for three consecutive months.

Automobile Export Figures by Type of Vehicle (December 2008)

		Units	Chg. from prev. year (%)	Change from the Previous Year
Passenger cars	Standard cars (over 2000 cc)	236,770	57.0	Decrease for three consecutive months from the month of October 2008 onward
	Small cars	129,948	87.2	Decrease for two consecutive months from the month of November 2008 onward
	Mini cars (under 660 cc)	27	12.3	–
	Sub total	366,745	64.9	Decrease for three consecutive months from the month of October 2008 onward
Trucks	Standard truck vehicles	37,999	74.7	Decrease for three consecutive months from the month of October 2008 onward
	Small trucks	5,156	68.4	Decrease for five consecutive months from the month of August 2008 onward
	Mini trucks (under 660 cc)	3	8.8	–
	Sub total	43,158	73.8	Decrease for three consecutive months from the month of October 2008 onward
Buses		12,174	96.9	Decrease for three consecutive months from the month of October 2008 onward
Total		422,077	66.4	Decrease for three consecutive months from the month of October 2008 onward

Automobile Export Figures by Export Destination (December 2008)

	Units	Chg. from prev. year (%)	Change from the Previous Year
Asia	29,089	63.8	Decrease for three consecutive months from the month of October 2008 onward
Middle-East	79,526	83.7	Decrease for two consecutive months from the month of November 2008 onward
Europe	73,349	53.0	Decrease for two consecutive months from the month of November 2008 onward
(EU)	53,705	60.5	Decrease for five consecutive months from the month of August 2008 onward
North America	153,042	66.8	Decrease for five consecutive months from the month of August 2008 onward
(U.S.A).	134,845	63.9	Decrease for five consecutive months from the month of August 2008 onward
Latin America	30,612	58.4	Decrease for nine consecutive months from the month of April 2008 onward
Africa	29,026	84.4	Decrease for two consecutive months from the month of November 2008 onward
Oceania	26,375	66.2	Decrease for three consecutive months from the month of October 2008 onward
Others	1,058	118.3	–
Total	422,077	66.4	Decrease for three consecutive months from the month of October 2008 onward

Value of Automobiles Exported (December 2008)

Vehicles	Parts	Total	Chg. from prev. year (%, rel. to an index of 100)
$7,508.64 million	$2,039.88 million	$9,548.52 million	65.6

Automobile (Calendar Year 2008)

Automobile export for calendar year 2008 (January – December) was recorded as 6,727,091 units, 102.7% compared with the units total recorded for the previous year. This is an export increase on the previous year for seven consecutive years.

Automobile Export Figures by Type of Vehicle (Calendar Year 2008)

		Units	Chg. from prev. year (%)	Change from the Previous Year
Passenger cars	Standard cars (over 2000 cc)	4,187,227	97.3	Decrease after twelve years of upturn since 1996
	Small cars	1,727,317	114.8	Increase for three consecutive years from 2006 onward
	Mini cars (under 660 cc)	885	54.9	–
	Sub total	5,915,429	101.8	Increase for seven consecutive years from 2002 onward
Trucks	Standard truck vehicles	567,596	107.7	Increase for two consecutive years from 2007 onward
	Small trucks	90,581	101.7	Increase after four years of downturn since 2004
	Mini trucks (under 660 cc)	41	13.1	–
	Sub total	658,218	106.8	Increase for two consecutive years from 2007 onward
Buses		153,444	126.3	Increase for five consecutive years from 2004 onward
Total		6,727,091	102.7	Increase for seven consecutive years from 2002 onward

Automobile Export Figures by Export Destination (Calendar Year 2008)

	Units	Chg. from prev. year (%)	Change from the Previous Year
Asia	525,081	119.1	Increase for two consecutive years from 2007 onward
Middle-East	952,749	117.3	Increase for eight consecutive years from 2001 onward
Europe	1,589,054	106.1	Increase for three consecutive years from 2006 onward
(EU)	812,163	88.3	Decrease for two consecutive years from 2007 onward
North America	2,318,254	94.4	Decrease for two consecutive years from 2007 onward
(U.S.A).	2,068,062	93.3	Decrease for two consecutive years from 2007 onward
Latin America	517,900	90.9	Decrease after five years of upturn since 2003
Africa	351,762	106.4	Increase for seven consecutive years from 2002 onward
Oceania	460,561	106.1	Increase after four years of downturn since 2004
Others	11,730	126.4	–
Total	6,727,091	102.7	Increase for seven consecutive years from 2002 onward

Value of Automobiles Exported (Calendar Year 2008)

Vehicles	Parts	Total	Chg. from prev. year (%, rel. to an index of 100)
$127,665.77 million	$33,475.62 million	$161,141.39 million	107.4

Automobile export total achieved a 58.2% share of the total production of 11,563,629 units recorded for calendar year 2008. (* 56.5% for calendar year 2007)

Motorcycle (December 2008)

Motorcycle export in December 2008 was recorded as 91,008 units, 93.1% compared with the units total recorded for the same month of the previous year. This is an export decrease on the same month of the previous year for fifteen consecutive months.

Motorcycle Export Figures by Class (December 2008)

	Units	Chg. from prev. year (%)	Change from the Previous Year
50cc and under	2,829	121.5	Increase after three months of downturn since the month of September 2008
51 – 125cc	5,895	80.7	Decrease for eleven consecutive months from the month of February 2008 onward
126 – 250cc	14,134	84.4	Decrease for two consecutive months from the month of November 2008 onward
Over 250cc	68,150	95.4	Decrease for twenty one consecutive months from the month of April 2007 onward
Total	91,008	93.1	Decrease for fifteen consecutive months from the month of October 2007 onward

Motorcycle Export Figures by Export Destination (December 2008)

	Units	Chg. from prev. year (%)	Change from the Previous Year
Asia	4,894	84.0	Decrease for ten consecutive months from the month of March 2008 onward
Middle-East	657	100.0	Same as the month of October 2008
Europe	35,610	81.4	Decrease for eleven consecutive months from the month of February 2008 onward
(EU)	34,170	80.3	Decrease for eleven consecutive months from the month of February 2008 onward
North America	37,875	111.3	Increase after seven months of downturns since the month of May 2008
(U.S.A).	34,228	110.9	Increase after seven months of downturns since the month of May 2008
Latin America	4,250	83.7	Decrease after five months of upturns since the month of July 2008
Africa	2,300	73.7	Decrease for two consecutive months from the month of November 2008 onward
Oceania	5,422	101.5	Increase after five months of downturn since the month of July 2008
Others	0	–	–
Total	91,008	93.1	Decrease for fifteen consecutive months from the month of October 2007 onward

Value of Motorcycles Exported (December 2008)

Vehicles	Parts	Total	Chg. from prev. year (%, rel. to an index of 100)
$525.20 million	$144.65 million	$669.85 million	96.4

Motorcycle (Calendar Year 2008)

Motorcycle export for calendar year 2008 was recorded as 1,002,187 units, 81.3% compared with the units total recorded for the previous year. This is an export decrease on the previous year for two consecutive years.

Motorcycle Export Figures by Class (Calendar Year 2008)

	Units	Chg. from prev. year (%)	Change from the Previous Year
50cc and under	36,234	106.0	Increase after five years of downturn since 2003
51 – 125cc	95,114	70.7	Decrease after two years of upturn since 2006
126 – 250cc	149,530	84.2	Decrease for two consecutive years since 2007
Over 250cc	721,309	81.4	Decrease for two consecutive years since 2007
Total	1,002,187	81.3	Decrease for two consecutive years since 2007

Motorcycle Export Figures by Export Destination (Calendar Year 2008)

	Units	Chg. from prev. year (%)	Change from the Previous Year
Asia	50,277	54.9	Decrease after two years of upturn since 2006
Middle-East	7,695	106.8	Increase after three years of downturn since 2005
Europe	370,169	79.6	Decrease for four consecutive years since 2005
(EU)	356,301	79.2	Decrease after two years of upturn since 2006
North America	409,493	82.2	Decrease for two consecutive years since 2007
(U.S.A).	372,362	81.8	Decrease for two consecutive years since 2007
Latin America	63,241	103.3	Increase for two consecutive years since 2007
Africa	34,008	88.4	Decrease for two consecutive years since 2007
Oceania	67,304	94.8	Decrease after five years of upturn since 2003
Others	0	–	–
Total	1,002,187	81.3	Decrease for two consecutive years since 2007

Value of Motorcycles Exported (Calendar Year 2008)

Vehicles	Parts	Total	Chg. from prev. year (%, rel. to an index of 100)
$5,484.79 million	$1,788.14 million	$7,272.93 million	94.4

Motorcycle export total achieved a 81.7% share of the total production of 1,226,839 units recorded for calendar year 2008. (* 73.6% for calendar year 2007)

Reference

Export Figures by Manufacturer

Automobile	December 2008		January – December 2008
	Units	Chg. from prev. year	Units	Chg. from prev. year
Toyota	175,378	74.8	2,586,338	97.0
Nissan	34,925	41.7	776,738	120.2
Mazda	55,644	61.4	881,518	109.8
Mitsubishi	27,681	48.5	604,841	105.7
Isuzu	15,639	97.6	194,233	115.2
Daihatsu	6,550	40.6	129,759	85.1
Honda	51,893	82.5	650,308	92.0
Subaru	29,176	144.2	326,492	130.3
Nissan Diesel	1,432	63.5	26,784	102.9
Hino	3,856	61.9	67,016	112.0
Suzuki	15,419	40.0	393,101	96.6
Mitsubishi Fuso	4,484	60.9	89,963	99.2
Total	422,077	66.4	6,727,091	102.7

Motorcycle	December 2008		January – December 2008
	Units	Chg. from prev. year	Units	Chg. from prev. year
Honda	24,859	107.6	208,251	74.9
Suzuki	12,415	72.6	287,094	87.0
Yamaha	34,363	88.8	327,922	90.4
Kawasaki	19,371	102.4	178,920	68.3
Total	91,008	93.1	1,002,187	81.3

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