Mitsubishi Motors announces production, sales and export figures for April 2009

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation today announced global production, as well as domestic sales and export figures for April 2009.

# Production: total and in Japan
Total global production for April came in at 46,289 units, a decline of 54.3 percent over April 2008 and the fourteenth consecutive monthly decrease since March 2008. Production volume in Japan at 22,849 units was down 63.7 percent as a 67.7 percent decrease in passenger car (18,429 units) and a 26.0 percent decline in commercial vehicle (4,420 units) output saw year-on-year output fall for the sixth consecutive month.

# Sales in Japan
Vehicle sales in Japan in April totaled 8,603 units, a 26.6 percent decrease year-on-year and the 20th consecutive monthly decline since September 2007. Registered vehicle sales volume at 3,087 units was 28.6 percent down on the same month last year. Minicar sales volume at 5,516 units was 25.4 percent down.

# Production overseas
Overseas production volume totaled 23,440 units, 38.8 percent down over April last year and the thirteenth consecutive monthly decline. By region, output in North America was 100 percent down as all production has been halted due to very slow sales in the United States. In Europe, output was 9.1 percent up thanks to firm sales of the Colt in Germany.

# Export shipments from Japan
Total exports from Japan of 9,436 units were 76.4 percent down on April 2008, marking the sixth consecutive month of year-on-year decreases. Exports to Asia at 1,249 units were 63.9 percent down on April. Exports to Europe at 1,189 units were 93.0 percent down. Exports to North America at 1,571 units were 65.6 percent down.

    April
2009     Fiscal Year 2009
('09/04-'09/4)     Calendar Year 2009
('09/01-'09/4)
Volume     YoY(%)     Volume     YoY(%)     Volume     YoY(%)
Domestic
Production     Passenger Cars     18,429     32.3     18,429     32.3     84,422     29.7
Commercial Vehicles     4,420     74.0     4,420     74.0     19,261     61.3
Total     22,849     36.3     22,849     36.3     103,683     32.8
Domestic
Sales *     Passenger
Cars     Registrations     2,819     70.3     2,819     70.3     16,492     57.4
Minicars     3,179     69.0     3,179     69.0     25,082     75.9
Total     5,998     70.3     5,998     70.3     41,574     67.3
Commercial
Vehicles     Registrations     268     66.3     268     66.3     1,055     54.4
Minicars     2,337     83.8     2,337     83.8     12,186     76.0
Total     2,605     81.6     2,605     81.6     13,241     73.7
Registrations Total     3,087     71.4     3,087     71.4     17,547     57.2
Minicars Total     5,516     74.6     5,516     74.6     37,268     75.9
Grand Total     8,603     73.4     8,603     73.4     54,815     68.7
Exports     Passenger Cars     9,206     23.4     9,206     23.4     51,793     23.5
Commercial Vehicles     230     32.0     230     32.0     1,056     22.5
Total     9,436     23.6     9,436     23.6     52,849     23.5
Production     Domestic Production     22,849     36.3     22,849     36.3     103,683     32.8
Overseas Production     23,440     61.2     23,440     61.2     99,888     59.6
Total     46,289     45.7     46,289     45.7     203,571     42.1

*      Includes imports to Japan

   
- Fumio Nishizaki-