Mitsubishi’s total global production went down 29.6 percent to 85,080 units as the company entered the fifteenth consecutive monthly decrease since August 2008. Total production in Japan has declined 43 percent, reaching 46,416 units, while passenger car production is 45.5 percent down to 40,580 units. Commercial vehicle output of 5,836 units is down 17.8 percent year-on-year.
Vehicle sales in Japan totaled 12,550 units, 12.5 percent down. Passenger car sales stood at 9,421 units and were 16.1 percent down, while sales of commercial vehicles at 3,129 units were 0.2 percent up year-on-year, so things might finally be going in the right direction. The Colt and Colt Plus models sales were 126.9 and 117.1 percent up, respectively.
Mitsubishi’s production outside Japan reached 38,666 units, 2.1 percent down over October last year. This means that it returned to the string of year-on-year decreases that had been interrupted by the first rise in 15 months in September.
Output in North America was 52.5 percent down year-on-year. Europe’s output, 77.2 percent down, were affected especially by the ending of scrappage incentives in Germany. In Asia things are looking good with an increase of 34.5 percent.
Total exports from Japan of 24,857 units were 53.1 percent down compared to October 2008 and marked the twelfth consecutive year-on-year decrease.
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