Japan's auto production, exports fall for 8th month

Published: 29 Jun 2009 17:02:01 PST

Japan's auto production and exports continued to plummet in May for the eighth month in a row, an industry body reported Monday.

According to a report by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Japan produced 542,282 vehicles in May, down 41.4 percent from a year earlier, and its auto exports fell 55.9 percent from a year earlier to 233,217 units, also for the eighth straight month of decline.

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