Japan's monthly auto sales dropped to a nine-year low in April, industry data showed on Friday, after a state of emergency called by the government to contain the national outbreak of the new coronavirus left showrooms deserted.
FILE PHOTO: People chat in front of cars in a showroom at Honda's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, February 19, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-hoon
In the latest indicator of the widening impact of the virus on the world’s third-largest economy, vehicles sales fell 29% in April from the same period a year ago to 270,393, according to data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association and an association for dealers of Japan’s “kei” minicars. Sales of minicars, which account for roughly four out of every 10 vehicles sold in Japan, tumbled 34% last month, the Japan Minivehicle Association said in a statement. It cited a fall in production of the pint-sized vehicles as the further spread of the virus prompted closures at parts supplier plants overseas, leading to procurement issues.
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