World Business

Japan's new car sales rise for 11th straight mth

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-07-01 15:42

TOKYO - Sales of new cars in Japan rose 20.6 percent in June from a year earlier marking the 11th straight month of increase, Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA) said in a report Thursday.

Passenger car sales rose 21.0 percent to 265,925 units, with 130,035 units comprised of standard-size vehicles, a rise of 29.0 percent, and 135,890 units sold were made up of compact cars, an increase of 14.2 percent on year in the recording month, the industry body said.

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Meanwhile, truck sales leapt 50.9 percent to 9,870 units.

Excluding it's high-end Lexus models, Toyota, the world's largest carmaker and current top-seller in Japan, sold 140,207 units, a rise of 27 percent, while Honda sales rose 19 percent to 44,377 units.

Nissan, the nation's third-largest automaker, sold 43,313 vehicles, a rise of 12 percent, JADA said.

Government subsidies and incentives for eco-friendly vehicles has spurred domestic demand following a 12-month decline that halted in August last year.