japans top eight automakers together posted a decline of 544 in april sales according to a reuters calculation tokyo global auto sales for japanese carmakers more than halved in april as the coronavirus pandemic forced governments to impose lockdowns that left streets empty and showrooms deserted japans top eight automakers together posted a decline of 544 in april sales according to a reuters calculation toyota motors worldwide sales including units daihatsu and hino fell 45 to 472703 vehicles the fourth straight month of declines toyotas performance was dragged down by a 51 slump in sales outside japan advt japans largest automaker this month said it expected profit this year to drop by 80 to its lowest in nine years underscoring the challenge that even the most profitable carmakers are having to contend with during the pandemic auto sales have slumped all around the world including the two biggest markets china and the united states while china reported an upturn in april auto sales from a year earlier by virtue of pent up demand after weeks of lockdown annual sales could still fall by 1525 auto retail sales in the united states are likely to have halved in april according to analytics firm jd power however sales in may are expected to improve as most carmakers offer attractive incentives to boost demand as lockdowns ease honda motors global april sales fell 43 and nissan motor sold nearly 42 fewer cars than the same month last year nissan on thursday posted its first annual loss in 11 years and unveiled a plan to become a smaller more costefficient automakerread alsonissan reports annual net loss of 62 bn for fy20 closes two auto plantshonda partners tencent to develop auto infotainment system reuters published on may 28 2020 at 0453 pm ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etauto app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app japanese automakers nissan motor hino coronavirus pandemic honda nissan auto sales in april homenewsjapanese automakers april sales more than halved