Japan's New Auto Sales Log 1st Fall in 7 Months

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Tokyo, Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)–New automobile sales in Japan in July fell 3.6 pct from a year before to 390,516 units, marking the first fall in seven months, industry data have shown. The drop reflected declines of over 10 pct at Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. Of the total, sales of passenger and freight vehicles declined 4.2 pct to 252,196 units, and minivehicle sales dropped 2.6 pc…

Tokyo, Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)–New automobile sales in Japan in July fell 3.6 pct from a year before to 390,516 units, marking the first fall in seven months, industry data have shown. The drop reflected declines of over 10 pct at Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. Of the total, sales of passenger and freight vehicles declined 4.2 pct to 252,196 units, and minivehicle sales dropped 2.6 pc…