TOKYO (dpa-AFX) - Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (HMC) reported Wednesday that its total production for the month of March grew 12.4 percent from last year to 401,602 vehicle units. Production in Japan climbed 54.1 percent to 95,031 units, and production outside Japan increased 3.7 percent to 306,571 units.
Honda brand's sales in Japanese market in March increased 32.2 percent to 121,745 units.
Total exports from Japan in the month, meanwhile, plunged 84.2 percent to 2,178 units.
For fiscal year 2014 ended March 2014, total production rose 8.5 percent to 4.40 million units, with a 6.9 percent increase in Japanese production and a 9 percent increase in production outside Japan.
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