TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday its global production fell for the fifth straight month in January due to slumping sales in Japan.
The world's No. 1 automaker said its worldwide production declined 4.7 percent year-on-year to 613,831 vehicles last month.
Toyota said the decline was due to weak demand in Japan. Toyota's sales have been falling in Japan after government subsidies for green cars, including Toyota's popular Prius hybrid, expired in September 2010.
Its auto production in Japan tumbled 13 percent to 234,045 vehicles in January.
Honda Motor Co. said its global production edged down 1.6 percent to 286,126 vehicles, marking the first year-on-year fall in 14 months.
Honda attributed the decline to slowing production in China. The company said January production in China dropped 13.5 percent as workers took off for China's Lunar New Year holidays in early February.
Nissan Motor Co. said its worldwide production rose a robust 21.9 percent to 375,178 vehicles in January, marking the 16th consecutive month of year-on-year growth.
Nissan's production in the United States grew 9.4 percent -- the first increase in three months -- to 43,242 vehicles. Its production in China jumped 34.4 percent to 107,452 vehicles.
Mazda Motor Corp. said its global production in January rose 8.0 percent to 106,321 vehicles. Mitsubishi Motors Corp. reported a 17.7 percent rise in worldwide output to 106,225.
The world's No. 1 automaker said its worldwide production declined 4.7 percent year-on-year to 613,831 vehicles last month.
Toyota said the decline was due to weak demand in Japan. Toyota's sales have been falling in Japan after government subsidies for green cars, including Toyota's popular Prius hybrid, expired in September 2010.
Its auto production in Japan tumbled 13 percent to 234,045 vehicles in January.
Honda Motor Co. said its global production edged down 1.6 percent to 286,126 vehicles, marking the first year-on-year fall in 14 months.
Honda attributed the decline to slowing production in China. The company said January production in China dropped 13.5 percent as workers took off for China's Lunar New Year holidays in early February.
Nissan Motor Co. said its worldwide production rose a robust 21.9 percent to 375,178 vehicles in January, marking the 16th consecutive month of year-on-year growth.
Nissan's production in the United States grew 9.4 percent -- the first increase in three months -- to 43,242 vehicles. Its production in China jumped 34.4 percent to 107,452 vehicles.
Mazda Motor Corp. said its global production in January rose 8.0 percent to 106,321 vehicles. Mitsubishi Motors Corp. reported a 17.7 percent rise in worldwide output to 106,225.
