JAPANESE VEHICLE EXPORTS, OUTPUT FALL IN 1986/87
Japan's vehicle exports fell 3.8 pct to
6.59 mln in the year ended March 31, 1987, while vehicle output
fell 1.2 pct to 12.27 mln, industry sources said.
    Toyota Motor Corp <TOYO.T> said its exports fell 5.5 pct to
1.87 mln in 1986/87, and comprised 1.20 mln cars, down 0.8 pct
from a year earlier, 649,587 trucks, down 11.7 pct, and 14,797
buses, down 48.2 pct.
    Nissan Motor Co Ltd <NSAN.T> said its 1986/87 exports fell
8.1 pct to 1.29 mln. They comprised 1.03 mln cars, down 0.3 pct
from a year earlier, 258,278 trucks, down 29.5 pct, and 4,857
buses, down 37.1 pct.
    Toyota's exports to the U.S. Rose 4.2 pct from a year
earlier to 1.01 mln and those to Europe rose 17.7 pct to
428,977. Of the European total, shipments to West Germany rose
46.9 pct to 96,589 and those to U.K. Fell 13.9 pct to 34,131.
    Toyota's 1986/87 exports to the Middle East fell 56.8 pct
to 71,631 and those to Southeast Asia fell 58.2 pct to 62,145.
    Nissan exports to the U.S. Fell 5.5 pct to 659,118. Exports
to Europe rose 17.3 pct to 413,462, of which those to West
Germany rose 43.3 pct to 97,284 but those to the U.K. Fell 8.9
pct to 100,831. Exports to the Middle East fell 59.6 pct to
40,679,those to Southeast Asia fell 55.8 pct to 33,398.
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