{"id":413965,"date":"2011-05-02T08:05:03","date_gmt":"2011-05-02T08:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/02\/record-fall-in-japanese-car-sales\/"},"modified":"2011-05-02T08:05:03","modified_gmt":"2011-05-02T08:05:03","slug":"record-fall-in-japanese-car-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/02\/record-fall-in-japanese-car-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"Record fall in Japanese car sales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"49.9395770393\"><span><span>2 May 2011<\/span> <span>Last updated at<\/span> <span>04:05 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Japan&#8217;s domestic sales of cars, trucks and buses fell by a record amount in April, hit by the aftermath of the country&#8217;s earthquake and tsunami.<\/p>\n<p>With production halted and supply chains broken, sales last month were 51% lower than a year earlier, said the Japan Automobile Dealers Association.<\/p>\n<p>It said sales would continue to be subdued in the months ahead because of a continuing shortage of parts.<\/p>\n<p>April&#8217;s decline followed a 37% fall in vehicle sales in March.<\/p>\n<p>The earthquake hit north-eastern Japan on 11 March.<\/p>\n<p>The Japan Automobile Dealers Association (Jada) said domestic sales in April totalled 108,824.<\/p>\n<p>The 51% fall from a year earlier was the biggest decline since records began in 1968.<\/p>\n<p>The all-time record fall was 45%, which was recorded in May 1974 during the global oil price crisis.<\/p>\n<p>A Jada spokesman said: &#8220;Factory lines started moving again but they are not operating fully yet.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are likely to continue feeling the impact [of the disaster].&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the rest here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/int\/news\/-\/news\/business-13257836\" title=\"Record fall in Japanese car sales\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Record fall in Japanese car sales<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 2 May 2011 Last updated at 04:05 ET Japan&#8217;s domestic sales of cars, trucks and buses fell by a record amount in April, hit by the aftermath of the country&#8217;s earthquake and tsunami. 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