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Q2 08 Japan Sales.Qxp Japan vehicle sales, 2nd quarter & YTD Japan’s top 10 sellers (For selected companies) 2nd qtr. 2nd qtr. 6 mos. 6 mos. 2nd quarter 2008 2008 2007 2008 2007 1. Suzuki Wagon R* 48,387 DOMESTIC Japan-built ...................................... 337,886 334,357 785,661 802,478 2. Daihatsu Tanto* 41,922 Import ............................................ 4,783 1,692 7,143 4,458 3. Honda Fit 41,017 Toyota Division ........................ 342,669 336,049 792,804 806,936 4. Daihatsu Move* 40,318 Japan-built ...................................... 1,609 2,753 4,197 6,924 Minivehicle ...................................... 153,910 149,088 343,582 341,166 5. Toyota Corolla 34,884 Daihatsu ................................ 155,519 151,841 347,779 348,090 6. Toyota Vitz 27,035 Hino...................................... 8,379 8,722 21,692 23,580 7. Toyota Crown 26,479 Lexus .................................... 6,045 7,501 14,883 18,991 TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. ................ 512,612 504,113 1,177,158 1,197,597 8. Daihatsu Mira* 26,390 Japan-built ...................................... 116,892 114,044 308,763 302,038 9. Suzuki Palette* 20,875 Minivehicle ...................................... 30,323 30,831 75,652 84,623 10. Suzuki Alto* 19,257 Import ............................................ 388 6,009 5,158 6,027 NISSAN MOTOR CO. .................... 147,603 150,884 389,573 392,688 *Minivehicle with engine under 660cc Japan-built ...................................... 17,856 17,250 42,592 41,866 Source: JADA (car), Zenkeijikyo (minicar) Minivehicle ...................................... 141,453 140,751 320,203 323,562 and FOURIN Inc. SUZUKI MOTOR CO. .................... 159,309 158,001 362,795 365,428 Japan-built ...................................... 92,786 88,188 221,870 198,789 Minivehicle ...................................... 46,531 58,767 108,281 120,599 Import ............................................ 675 1,196 1,556 2,308 HONDA MOTOR CO. .................... 139,992 148,151 331,707 321,696 Japan-built ...................................... 40,958 42,965 103,357 105,252 Minivehicle ...................................... 13,310 13,807 31,625 30,578 MAZDA MOTOR CORP. .................. 54,268 56,772 134,982 135,830 Japan-built ...................................... 16,577 16,894 45,597 43,546 Minivehicle ...................................... 29,020 30,760 67,339 75,026 FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES .............. 45,597 47,654 112,936 118,572 Japan-built ...................................... 13,013 16,385 39,246 43,421 Minivehicle ...................................... 26,133 29,455 67,810 78,504 Import ............................................ 63 57 162 265 MITSUBISHI MOTORS .................. 39,209 45,897 107,218 122,190 ISUZU MOTORS LTD. Japan-built...... 12,896 14,851 31,758 35,382 MITSUBISHI FUSO Japan-built ........ 10,452 13,468 20,733 26,606 NISSAN DIESEL Japan-built ............ 2,970 2,540 6,670 7,583 Total car .................................. 634,640 630,504 1,549,408 1,533,872 Total minivehicle ........................ 440,705 453,467 1,014,541 1,054,079 Total light-truck .......................... 64,221 73,217 135,870 157,636 Total medium/heavy truck .............. 33,372 38,122 77,634 87,964 Total bus .................................. 3,397 3,347 8,715 8,967 TOTAL DOMESTIC........................ 1,176,335 1,198,657 2,786,168 2,842,518 IMPORTS Volkswagen division........................ 9,965 10,940 24,883 26,213 Audi ................................................ 4,075 3,830 7,885 7,544 Bentley ............................................ 94 123 166 241 Lamborghini.................................... 30 39 64 86 VOLKSWAGEN AG........................ 14,164 14,932 32,998 34,084 BMW division.................................. 9,413 11,646 19,544 23,071 Mini ................................................ 3,859 3,841 6,982 6,962 Alpina .............................................. 69 18 116 28 Rolls-Royce .................................... 9 7 14 18 BMW GROUP ............................ 13,350 15,512 26,656 30,079 Mercedes-Benz................................ 10,312 9,874 20,372 22,317 Smart .............................................. 314 45 642 163 Maybach.......................................... 1 – 5 6 DAIMLER AG† ............................ 10,627 9,919 21,019 22,486 Volvo .............................................. 2,045 2,734 4,580 5,457 Ford Import .................................... 951 1,143 2,095 2,795 Aston Martin.................................... 46 45 118 111 Ford Japan-built .............................. 1 1 2 2 FORD MOTOR CO. ...................... 3,043 3,923 6,795 8,365 Chevrolet Japan-built ...................... 2,168 1,328 4,865 3,011 GM North America .......................... 716 694 1,450 1,517 Saab ................................................ 67 66 135 153 Opel ................................................ – 2 – 11 GENERAL MOTORS ...................... 2,951 2,090 6,450 4,692 Peugeot .......................................... 1,610 2,225 3,549 4,361 Citroen ............................................ 304 593 786 1,167 PSA ........................................ 1,914 2,818 4,335 5,528 Chrysler .......................................... 522 778 1,017 1,721 Jeep ................................................ 631 687 1,415 1,210 Dodge.............................................. 435 148 882 148 CHRYSLER LLC† ........................ 1,588 1,613 3,314 3,079 Jaguar ............................................ 646 589 1,170 1,232 Land Rover...................................... 241 417 645 726 TATA MOTORS‡ .......................... 887 1,006 1,815 1,958 JAPANESE REIMPORT .................. 5,909 8,954 14,019 13,058 TOTAL IMPORT .......................... 55,142 63,943 119,741 128,970 GRAND TOTAL ............................ 1,231,477 1,262,600 2,905,909 2,971,488 TOTAL LIGHT VEHICLES ................ 1,194,708 1,221,131 2,819,560 2,874,557 †DaimlerChrysler sold the Chrysler group on Aug. 3, 2007 ‡Ford Motor Co. sold Jaguar and Land Rover to Tata Motors on June 2, 2008; Jaguar and Land Rover sales prior to June 2, 2008 are included with Tata Motors on this table for comparison purposes. Source: Japan Automobile Dealers Association, Japan Automobile Importers Association, Japan Mini Vehicles Association FOURIN Inc..
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