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Japanese

総台数のうち、登録車は3.1％増の306万4336台と、2年ぶりのプラスになった。軽自動車は3.7％増の168万8937台で、5年ぶりの増加だった。

3月の総台数は前年同月比61.4％増の75万1888台と大幅に伸び、6か月連続のプラス。年間でもっとも需要の大きい3月の70万台超えは、08年以来となった。うち登録車は78.2％増の49万7959台、軽自動車は60.5％増の25万3929台だった。

English

Of the total number of new car sales, the number of registered cars rose 3.1 percent to 3,064,336 units, the first increase in 2 years. The sales for mini-vehicles went up 3.7 percent to 1,688,937 units, the first growth in 5 years.

New car sales in March surged 61.4 percent year-on-year to 751,888 cars, marking the growth for the 6th consecutive month. Typically March has the highest demand, and it was the first time since 2008 that a March figure exceeded a 700,000 unit level. Of the March figure, the number of registered cars climbed to 497,959 units, a 78.2 percent increase, and the figure for mini-vehicles is 253,929 units, up 60.5 percent.