Japan s Mitsubishi Motors December global output up 7.9 percent vs year earlier

TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp said Monday it produced 7.9 percent more vehicles in December against the previous year due to brisk demand outside Japan.
The December figure marks the tenth consecutive month that Mitsubishi s output has increased.
The company gave the following figures for December, with year-on-year percentage changes:
Domestic vehicle output - up 10.3 percent at 79,279 units
Domestic car output - up 13.2 percent at 72,117 units
Domestic vehicle sales - down 1.3 percent at 16,210 units
Domestic car sales - up 47.9 percent at 7,088 units
Exports - up 47.7 percent at 57,022 units
Overseas output - up 3.4 percent at 39,369 units
Global production - up 7.9 percent at 118,648 units
Below is Mitsubishi Motors calendar 2007 output figures:
Domestic vehicle output - up 11.6 percent at 846,083 units
Domestic vehicle sales - down 13.9 percent at 226,915 units
Exports - up 40.9 percent at 572,312 units
Overseas output - up 2.0 percent at 565,892 units
Global production - up 7.5 percent at 1.412 million units
(1 US dollar = 106.27 yen)
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