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In 2012, Japan exported 387,865 secondhand motor vehicles in containers, up 16.6% compared to 335,550 units for 2011, according to a report compiled by a Tokyo-based auto-related organization.
The throughput of containerized shipments accounted for 38.6% of the total, as Japan exported 1,004,845 units last year. The share shrank by a minute 0.5 percentage points from a year earlier, when it was 39.1%.
The International Auto Trade Association (iATA) said that more containers were used for shipments bound for Tanzania, Uganda and other African nations than 2011.
