Dongfeng Motor Co., Ltd. (DFL), Nissan’s local partner in China, today announced the expansion of the Huadu passenger vehicle plant in Guangzhou City, China, with acquisition of the land for building an additional production line.

The new production line will start operations in 2012 and ultimately will increase annual capacity to 600,000 units from 360,000 units. Through a phased approach, the total investment in this expansion will reach RMB 5 billion (USD $730 million).

“The new production line will help us meet the three objectives of our mid-term business plan,” said Kimiyasu Nakamura, president of DFL. “With this expansion, we will reach a sufficient capacity to achieve our sales target by 2012 with the aim to produce first-class, quality products at the appropriate delivery timing and to accelerate clean production by reducing CO2, SO2 and COD (chemical oxygen demand), hallmarks of a trusted company.”

Sales of Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle Co. (Dongfeng Nissan), DFL’s affiliated company overseeing the passenger vehicle business operation, totaled a record 225,073 vehicles for the first half of 2009, an increase of 41.3 percent versus the prior year period.

Source: http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2009/_STORY/090729-02-e.html

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Tokyo, July 28, 2009 — Mitsubishi Motors Corporation today announced global production, as well as domestic sales and export figures for June 2009 and for the first six months of calendar 2009.

June 2009

• Production: total and in Japan
  Total global production for June came in at 57,791 units, a decline of 47.8 percent over June 2008 and the eleventh consecutive monthly decrease since August 2008. Production volume in Japan at 32,904 units was down 54.9 percent as a 60.6 percent decrease in passenger car (25,813 units) and a 3.7 percent fall in commercial vehicle (7,091 units) output saw year-on-year output fall for the eighth consecutive month.
• Sales in Japan
  Vehicle sales in Japan in June totaled 13,321 units, a 15.2 percent year-on-year decrease and the 22nd consecutive monthly decline since September 2007. Sales of passenger cars at 9,378 units were 23.9 percent down while sales of commercial vehicles at 3,943 units were 14.7 percent down. Registered vehicle sales volume at 4,700 units was 7.4 percent down on the same month last year, despite 33.4 percent and 44.4 percent increases respectively in year-on-year sales of the Colt and Colt Plus models. Minicar sales volume at 8,621 units was 18.9 percent down.
• Production overseas
  Overseas production volume totaled 24,887 units, 34.3 percent down over June last year and the sixteenth consecutive monthly decline. By region, output in North America was 74.3 percent down as vehicles started to roll off the line again after a three month halt in production. In Europe, output was just 0.8 percent down helped by firm sales of the Colt in Germany. In Asia, output was 36.7 percent down as a 10.1 percent increase at China Motor Corp and 148.1 percent increase at South East (Fujian) Motor in China failed to counterbalance major declines in Indonesia and Thailand.
• Export shipments from Japan
  Total exports from Japan of 14,584 units were 75.1 percent down on June 2008, marking the eighth consecutive month of year-on-year decreases. Exports to Asia at 2,558 units were 44.1 percent down as sales in Singapore, Malaysia and China continued at a slow pitch. Exports to Europe at 1,486 units were 94.4 percent down due mainly to slow sales in Russia. Exports to North America at 2,778 units were 35.0 percent down, although they included a 45.0 percent increase to Canada on the back of firm sales of the Outlander.

January - June

• Production: total and in Japan
  In the first six months of calendar 2009 total global production fell 55.8 percent below the same period in 2008, the second consecutive year-on-year decline. Production volume in Japan for this period came in at 64.2 percent under that for the previous year, the first decrease for the period in four years, with a 68.0 percent decrease in passenger car and a 28.3 percent decrease in commercial vehicle output.
• Sales in Japan
  Total vehicle sales on the Japanese market for the first six months of calendar 2009 at 77,342 units were 27.9 percent down to register the third consecutive year-on-year decrease. Sales of passenger cars at 57,409units were 29.4 percent and of commercial vehicles at 19,933 units were 23.0 percent down respectively. Total registered vehicle sales volume was 35.5 percent down at 25,403 units. Minicar volume declined by 23.4 percent percent, although sales of the Pajero Mini remained at virtually the same level as the same period last year.
• Production overseas
  Overseas production for the first six months of calendar 2009 at 144,884 units fell 40.2 percent over the pervious year, the sixth successive decline since 2004. Output in North America was 84.3 percent down at 5,064 units, affected by slow sales and a three month halt in production. In Europe output came in 18.1 percent down at 24,806 units after reduced production levels for January through March, though April through June saw a year-on-year increase. Output in Asia was 35.4 percent down at 100,207 units as low levels of production in Indonesia, Thailand and at China Motor Corp in China more than countered a 66.0 percent increase at South East Motor in China.
• Export shipments from Japan
  Exports from Japan for the first six months of calendar 2009 at 79,228 units registered a 76.4 percent decline over the same period last year, the first decrease since calendar 2005. Export shipments of passenger cars at 77,295 units and of commercial vehicles at 1,933 units fell 76.4 percent and 73.3 percent respectively. Total export shipments to Asia at 10,291 units were 58.9 percent down. Exports to North America at 12,211 units were 65.3 percent down. Shipments to Europe at 19,846 units fell 87.2 percent as sales in Russia and The Ukraine plummeted.

Source: http://media.mitsubishi-motors.com/pressrelease/e/corporate/detail1956.html

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Japan exported 79,921 used construction machinery and equipment like truck cranes, lifters, bulldozers, shovel loaders, excavators, tractors etc.

Majer Destinations for export:

• Hong Kong: 20,376 Units
• Vietnam: 10,065 Units
• Thailand: 6,029 Units
• Malaysia: 4,312 Units
• UAE: 3,430 Units
• Egypt: 3,288 Units
• Singapore: 3,273 Units
• Taiwan: 2,959 Units
• Russia: 2,948 Units
• Philippines: 2,562 Units
• America: 1,960 Units
• Italy: 1,607 Units
• Australia: 1,469 Units
• Sri Lanca: 1,340 Units
• UK: 1,194 Units
• Netherlands: 1,069 Units
• Cambodia: 1,066 Units
• China: 1,040 Units
• Indonesia: 1,009 Units
• Canada: 955 Units
• Saudi Arabia: 634 Units
• Pakistan: 625 Units
• Panama: 534 Units
• New Zealand: 474 Units
• Bangladesh: 469 Units
• India: 449 Units
• Ireland: 381 Units
• Chile: 367 Units
• South Korea: 363 Units
• Colombia: 338 Units
• Greece: 308 Units
• Belgium: 260 Units
• Germany: 241 Units
• Mexico: 182 Units
• Ukraine: 179 Units
• Algeria: 152 Units
• South Africa: 148 Units
• France: 141 Units
• Portugal: 118 Units
• Lebanon: 111 Units
• Peru: 109 Units

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HIROSHIMA, Japan—Mazda Motor Corporation will provide electricity generated from renewable sources, such as wind power, solar power, and biomass, for two all-star games organized by the Nippon Professional Baseball Association (NPB) in Japan. These ‘green powered’ 2009 all-star games will be played at the Sapporo Dome on July 24 and at the MAZDA Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima on July 25, 2009.

Mazda is committed to the pursuit of driving pleasure balanced with environmental and safety performance. As part of this pledge, Mazda is supporting the ‘NPB2008 Green Baseball Project,’ an initiative involving Japan’s 12 professional baseball teams that is intended to help prevent global warming.

Eco-friendly ‘green electricity’ will be used for the games under the “Green Power Certification System.” Mazda will indirectly provide the electricity to illuminate the nighttime all-star 2009 games by purchasing a “Green Power Certificate” for 12,000 kilowatt hours and presenting it to the Nippon Professional Baseball Association (NPB). Using green power for the games is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 6.6 metric tons.

Source: http://www.mazda.com/publicity/release/2009/200907/090715a.html

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