Manufacturing Lead Japan Sales Drop The only Japanese brand that is experiencing increased sales of Daihatsu.

YouTube - national car sales in August experienced a fall of about 17.72 percent the previous month to 73,279 units. However, the number of sales in August 2011 rose 13.12 percent, when compared to same period last year, ie 64 779 units.
Joint Indonesian Automotive Industries (Gaikindo) records, vehicle sales during January - August 2011 reached 580,022 units, up 14.38 percent, compared with same period last year amounted to 507,092 units.
The biggest monthly sales decline actually experienced by a Japanese manufacturer. Mitsubishi for example, sales declined 35 percent to 8902 units. Then followed by Suzuki (-19.58 per cent to 7445 units), Toyota (-16.39 percent to 25,207 units), Mazda (-15.48 percent to 715 units), Honda (-12.11 per cent to 4600 units), Isuzu (-9.54 per cent to 2646 units), and Nissan (-7.92 per cent to 5304 units).
The only Japanese brand that is experiencing increased sales of Daihatsu, which is 11,132 units, up 21.09 percent.
While the principals of non-Japan actually had more sales growth. Last August, KIA recorded the highest sales increase, which is 54.21 per cent to 879 units. Then followed by BMW (36.36 per cent to 150 units), Chevrolet (33.05 per cent to 310 units), Hyundai (14.84 per cent to 441 units), and Mercedes-Benz (12.95 per cent to 436 units). While Audi fell 5.4 percent to 35 units.
III Chairman of Gaikindo Johnny Darmawan said the decline in vehicle sales in August was not caused by economic pressures and inflation. However, due to working hours and overtime that was cut due to Idul Fitri holidays.
According to each manufacturer lowers its capacity at different percentages, but the decline was uneven, it could reach 15-20 percent when compared to normal conditions.
While in September, he said, the number of hours worked is also reduced because there is still time off together. "The slowing car market because of Lebaran is a national celebration. People still have buying power because they get a THR," he said.
Director of Marketing and Sales Service of PT Honda Prospect Motor (HPM), Jonfis Fandy said Honda car sales decline during the month of August, due to large reduction in the number of hours worked during the Lebaran holidays HPM employees.
Situation of declining sales, he said, is a natural thing in the annual cycle. In fact, in the month of June 2011 sales of more dropped dramatically, due to the tsunami affected areas in Japan. "We believe this month will reach 5,000 units again," he said when talking with VIVAnews.com, some time ago. (Eh)