Mitsubishi Motors Reports Mixed Production and Sales Figures for March 2026 and Fiscal Year 2025
Mitsubishi Motors' total production rose 17.9% year-on-year in March 2026, marking the fourth consecutive monthly increase, while fiscal year 2025 total production edged up only 0.4%.
- 86,982 units
- 913,279 units
- 123,558 units
What Happened
Mitsubishi Motors released production, sales, and export data for March 2026 and the full fiscal year 2025, showing strong monthly gains but only modest annual growth. Total production in March reached 86,982 units, while the fiscal year total was 913,279 units. Domestic sales and exports both saw double-digit percentage increases in March compared to the same month last year.
- March: +17.9% YoY, Fiscal: +0.4% YoY
- March: +30.1% YoY, Fiscal: +4.5% YoY
- March: +46.1% YoY, Fiscal: -0.3% YoY
- Domestic production increased for the fifth consecutive month in March, up 26.0% year-on-year.
- Overseas production declined for the third consecutive fiscal year, falling 1.6% in fiscal year 2025.
- Exports to North America grew 6.5% in fiscal year 2025 and 27.4% in March 2026.
Why this matters
The figures show Mitsubishi is recovering ground in domestic production and sales, but overseas production has dipped for a third straight fiscal year, signaling challenges in global markets.
Terms in This Story
- Year-on-year (YoY)
- A comparison of a figure from one period to the same period one year earlier.
- Fiscal year
- An accounting period covering 12 months, here from April 2025 to March 2026.
- Minicars
- A category of small, lightweight cars popular in Japan, also known as kei cars.
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