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A total of 109,710 secondhand vehicles (i.e., passenger cars, cargo carriers and buses) were exported from Japan in September, which surged 17.6% from a year earlier and registered a year-on-year improvement for 11 months in a row, or since January 2016, according to a report unveiled by the International Auto Trade Association (iATA). In the nine months from January, 955,041 units were exported, which soared 10.8% from the corresponding months of 2016 and made it highly possible that more than one million units will be exported in total in 2017.
Looking at exports in September more closely by destination, the iATA report, which had been compiled from statistical data from the Ministry of Finance (MOF), said those to the top 10 destinations were brisk in general, registering double-digit growth. However, those to Myanmar were not, it added, suffering a year-on-year contraction. The leading destination was New Zealand, to which 11,067 used vehicles were exported, which jumped 14.8%. Those to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) came in second place, which increased a more notable 16.7% to 10,657 units. As described earlier, exports to Myanmar decreased 6.2% to 8,991 units, but in terms of number, they managed to remain at a high level, although the Southeast Asia economy has decided to van the import of vehicles with right-hand steering wheels from next year.
Fourth place was taken by exports to Pakistan, which ballooned 84.2% to 7,809 units. Exploding 47.3% to 6,936 units, those to Russia finished in fifth. South Africa was the sixth greatest destination, to which 6,307 secondhand vehicles were shipping, which climbed 30.5%. Exports to Chile came in seventh place, which rose 19.4% to 6,082 units. Kenya took eighth place, to which 6,076 units were exported, rising 10.6%. Those to Tanzania were in ninth place, which expanded 50.1% to 4,068 units, while the 10th leading destination was Mongolia, to which 3,948 units were moved, inflating 46.1%.
