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Mitsubishi Motors announces production,sales and export figures for May 2020
29.06.2020: May 2020 Fiscal Year 2020 (20/4-20/5) Calendar Year 2020 (20/1-20/5) Volume YoY(%) Volume YoY(%) Volume YoY(%)
Production Domestic Production 8,383 18.3 23,850 25.5 187,316 73.2
Overseas Production*1 14,607 26.4 33,
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May 2020 Fiscal Year 2020 (20/4-20/5) Calendar Year 2020 (20/1-20/5) Volume YoY(%) Volume YoY(%) Volume YoY(%)
Production Domestic Production 8,383 18.3 23,850 25.5 187,316 73.2
Overseas Production*1 14,607 26.4 33,607 30.7 203,693 65.3
Total 22,990 22.7 57,457 28.3 391,009 68.9
Domestic
Sales *2 Registrations Total 903 24.9 1,875 29.1 12,829 56.0
Minicars Total 1,857 43.0 3,630 45.8 19,637 72.8
Grand Total 2,760 34.7 5,505 38.3 32,466 65.1
ExportsTotal 5,652 26.7 12,456 25.1 111,088 72.0
*1 Beginning fiscal 2012, locally branded models produced in China, which to date had been included in the output figure for China, are now excluded
*2 Includes imports to Japan
Summary : May 2020
< Domestic Production >
May 2020･･･First consecutive monthly year-on-year decrease since April, 2020
( 18.3% year-on-year )
< Overseas Production >
May 2020･･･Seventh consecutive monthly year-on-year decrease since October, 2019
( 26.4% year-on-year )
< Total Production >
May 2020･･･Eighth consecutive monthly year-on-year decrease since September, 2019
( 22.7% year-on-year )
< Domestic Sales >
May 2020･･･Seventh consecutive monthly year-on-year decrease since October, 2019
( 34.7% year-on-year )
< Exports >
May 2020･･･First consecutive monthly year-on-year decrease since April, 2020
( 26.7% year-on-year )
Supplemental Information
< Overseas Production >
Asia ( 14,272 units : 26.3% year-on-year )
< Exports >
Asia ( 103 units : 22.1% year-on-year )
North America ( 1,710 units : 21.3% year-on-year )
Europe ( 2,035 units : 42.9% year-on-year )
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