Sales of over-1,000cc engine used vehicles (Tourokusha) in March declined 7.1% on the year to 507,329 units. it marked 15th straight month of decline.
The March total was made up of 202,310 midsize & largesize cars, down 6.0%, 245,364 small cars, off 6.8%, 18,889 heavy- and medium-duty trucks, down 18.3%, 29,154 light trucks, off 9.6%, 1,763 buses, up 1.1%, and 9,205 special purpose vehicles, down 9.6%, and others.
In fiscal 2009 (April 2009 through march 2010), sales of used vehicles, excluding under 660cc engine minivehicles (Kei), totaled 3,947,289 units, down 7.5% on the year. It marked the fourth consecutive year of decrease.
It was the first time for the industry to see below 4 million-units level of the sales.
The FY 2009 sales were made up of 3,394,870 passenger cars, down 6.8%, 444,453 trucks, down 12.2%, and 15,051 buses, down 5.1%.
In contrast, new car sales (including minivehicles) for the fiscal year posted its first year-on-year increase since 2005. New vehicls sold in the year totaled 4,880,265 units, up 3.8 from a year earlier.
Sales of over 1,000cc engine vehicles, in particular, climbed 10.0% to 3,182,073 units, markeing the first increase in seven years. The double-digit rise also marked the first time in 20 years.
Government scrap incentive programs and tax breaks for fuel efficient cars contributed to the industry wide increase.
Meanwhile, sales of minivehicles totaled 1,698,192 units for FY2009, down 6.1%. It was the third straight year of decrease.
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