OREANDA-NEWS. Global retail Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) sales volume for 1Q FY2015 totaled 262,000 units, a 1% or 4,000-unit increase over the same period last fiscal year. Sales volumes by region were as follows:

Japan: Sales volume totaled 18,000 units for the term, a 35% or 9,000-unit decrease year-on-year. Sales of both minicar models and registered vehicles decreased over the same period last year.

North America: Sales volume amounted to 35,000 units for the term, a 25% or 7,000-unit increase year-on-year, driven by firm sales in the United States mainly of the Mirage compact model (Space Star in some markets).

Europe: Sales volume totaled 55,000 units, a 6% or 3,000-unit increase year-on-year. Despite sales volume dropped in Russia where economic situation worsened, the sales increase in Western Europe led by Germany and the U.K. which contributed to the overall increase for the region.

Asia: Sales volume came to 78,000 units, an 8% or 6,000-unit decrease year-on-year, due to economy in Thailand remained sluggish and speed of market growth declined since beginning of this fiscal year in China.

Other Regions: Sales volume totaled 76,000 units, a 14% or 9,000 unit year-on-year increase, where sales mainly increased in the Middle East and Africa over the same period last year.