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

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

# Production: total and in Japan
Total global production for May came in at 44,902 units, a decline of 54.6 percent over May 2008 and the fifteenth consecutive monthly decrease since March 2008. Production volume in Japan at 24,793 units was down 60.0 percent as a 65.0 percent decrease in passenger car (20,107 units) output saw year-on-year output fall for the seventh consecutive month despite a 3.6 percent increase in commercial vehicle (4,686 units).

# Sales in Japan
Vehicle sales in Japan in May totaled 9,206 units, a 21.9 percent decrease year-on-year and the 21st consecutive monthly decline since September 2007. Sales of passenger cars at 6,457 units were 23.9 percent down while sales of commercial vehicles at 2,749 units were 18.4 percent down. Registered vehicle sales volume at 3,156 units was 14.1 percent down on the same month last year. Minicar sales volume at 6,050 units was 25.4 percent down.

# Production overseas
Overseas production volume totaled 20,109 units, 45.5 percent down over May last year and the fifteenth 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 16.7 percent up thanks to firm sales of the Colt in Germany.

# Export shipments from Japan
Total exports from Japan of 11,795 units were 77.0 percent down on May 2008, marking the seventh consecutive month of year-on-year decreases. Exports to Asia at 2,037 units were 53.7 percent down. Exports to Europe at 2,313 units were 91.1 percent down due partly to slow sales in Russia. Exports to North America at 1,759 units were 54.0 percent down.

May 2009     Fiscal Year 2009
('09/04-'09/5)     Calendar Year 2009 ('09/01-'09/5)
Volume     YoY(%)     Volume     YoY(%)     Volume     YoY(%)

Domestic
Production     Passenger Cars     20,107     35.0     38,536     33.6     104,529     30.5
Commercial Vehicles     4,686     103.6     9,106     86.7     23,947     66.7
Total     24,793     40.0     47,642     38.1     128,476     34.0
Domestic
Sales *     Passenger
Cars     Registrations     2,941     90.3     5,760     80.2     19,433     60.8
Minicars     3,516     67.3     6,695     68.1     28,598     74.7
Total     6,457     76.1     12,455     73.2     48,031     68.4

Commercial
Vehicles     Registrations     215     51.3     483     58.7     1,270     53.9
Minicars     2,534     87.9     4,871     85.9     14,720     77.9
Total     2,749     83.3     5,354     82.4     15,990     75.2
Registrations Total     3,156     85.9     6,243     78.0     20,703     60.3
Minicars Total     6,050     74.6     11,566     74.6     43,318     75.8
Grand Total     9,206     78.1     17,809     75.8     64,021     70.0

Exports     Passenger Cars     11,370     22.6     20,576     22.9     63,163     23.3
Commercial Vehicles     425     44.4     655     39.1     1,481     26.2
Total     11,795     23.0     21,231     23.2     64,644     23.4
Production     Domestic Production     24,793     40.0     47,642     38.1     128,476     34.0
Overseas Production     20,109     54.5     43,549     57.9     119,997     58.7
Total     44,902     45.4     91,191     45.5     248,473     42.6
*      Includes imports to Japan

   
- Fumio Nishizaki-