LIKE THEIR COUNTERPARTS in Japan, Europe and the United States, Taiwan's leading vehicle manufacturers have decreased output in 2009.
Taiwan's three most prolific vehicle manufacturers produced 204,856 two-wheelers and ATVs during the first three months of the year, down 40.3 percent compared to 342,870 units produced during the same three months of 2008. The Big 3 manufacturers include San Yang (SYM), Kwang Yang (KYMCO) and Taiwan Yamaha, according to information provided by the Taiwan Transportation Vehicle Manufacturers Association (TTVMA).
MARCH
SYM: 22,471 units, down compared to 43,386 units in March 2008
KYMCO: 40,140 units, down compared to 58,684 units in March 2008
Yamaha: 24,326 units, down compared to 36,678 units in March 2008
FEBRUARY
SYM: 11,216 units, down compared to 28,851 units in March 2008
KYMCO: 30,186 units, down compared to 37,743 units in March 2008
Yamaha: 23,376 units, down compared to 32,694 units in March 2008
JANUARY
SYM: 7,049 units, down compared to 33,673 units in March 2008
KYMCO: 22,273 units, down compared to 35,295 units in March 2008
Yamaha: 23,819 units, down compared to 35,866 units in March 2008
SYM wholesaled 426,601 units worldwide in 2008, down compared to 463,841 units in 2007; KYMCO sold 552,597 units, up from 523,838 units; and Taiwan Yamaha sold 438,534 units in 2008, up from 390,476 units in 2007.
—Submitted by Guido Ebert
