Some forecasters expected Japan’s appetite for new cars to drop by more than 20 percent in the last quarter after government incentives expired in September. So far, it is not happening. Sales of new cars, trucks and buses declined a minuscule 0.4 percent in November. Elsewhere you may read that the market was down 3.3 percent, but they are not giving you the whole story. Sales of mini vehicles, or kei cars actually were up in November, pulling the market nearly completely out of minus territory. (Read More…)
Posted in Japan, News Blog, Nissan, Toyota
Tagged as Bertel Schmitt, Japan, Japan in November 2012, November 2012, Sales
Tagged as Bertel Schmitt, Japan, Japan in November 2012, November 2012, Sales
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