OREANDA-NEWS. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced its sales results for the full 2015 fiscal year (FY2015) ending March 31, 2016.

Global retail sales volume for the full 2015 year totaled 1,048,000 units, a decrease of 4% or 42,000 units over the same period in FY2014. Sales volumes by regions were as follows.  

Japan: Despite sales volume increased with registered vehicles, decrease in minicars negatively affected totaling 102,000 units, a decrease of 13,000 units or 11% over the same period last year.

North America: Sales volume totaled 135,000 units, an increase of 18,000 units or 16% over the same period last year. The increase was driven by an increase in sales of the Outlander and Outlander Sport.

Europe: Sales volume in Western European area totaled 173,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 11% or 19,000 units, contributed mainly by sales increases in Germany and the United Kingdom. However, this increase could not offset the drop in sales volume in Russia where the economic environment worsened and prices rose due to a worsening currency situation, resulting in total of 206,000 units, a decrease of 9% or 21,000 units over the same period last year for the whole region.

Asia: Sales volume totaled 322,000 units, a year-on-year decrease of 6% or 22,000 units. Although sales increased in Thailand over the same period last year, led by the firm sales of the Pajero Sport which debuted in October, 2015, sales decrease in China and Indonesia negatively affected the total sales of the region.

Other Regions: Sales volume totaled 283,000 units, a decrease of 1% or 4,000 units over the same period last year.