New vehicle sales in Japan rise for 1st time in 4 years

TOKYO, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Sales of new vehicles in Japan in fiscal 2022 rose 4.0 percent from the previous year to more than 4.3 million units, marking the first increase in four years, industry data showed.

Up to 4,385,649 units rolled off dealers' lots in the 12-month period to the end of March, according to the latest data from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association and the Japan Light Motor Vehicle and Mo