Shortages of auto parts and semiconductors amid the novel coronavirus pandemic are blamed for the decline in domestic car production in ... eight major automakers in Japan announced on April ...

The slump continued in production in Japan. Eight companies’ production volume decreased by 14% to 704,886 units, falling for the fourth consecutive month compared to the same period last year.

Sales outside Japan declined 3% from a year earlier. For the month of October, global production was 290,848 vehicles, a decrease of 6.3% from previous year. Production in Japan declined 3.8% from ...