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Bond 15% off car market "mini" to Japan in July

August 2, 2010

Car sales in Japan, excluding mini-vehicles of 660 cm3 at most, increased by 15.0% in July compared to last year, to 333,403 vehicles, announced the Japan Automobile Dealers Association.

In the first seven months of the year, sales are up 28.9% to 2,054,094 units.

• Porsche reported annual sales record, thanks to China
• Toyota recalls 1.2 million vehicles
• Honda raised its forecasts for the second time this year
• Suspended activity in plants Toyota, Nissan and Honda
• Registrations increased by almost 9% in Q1