JAPAN DATA: Auto industry vehicle output in November fell 6.7% from
a year earlier to 802,009 units, the second straight monthly fall, data
from the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association shows. Passenger car
output tumbled 8.2% to 689,808 vehicles, a second consecutive month of
declines, while truck output rose 3.3% to 101,853 vehicles, the 12th
straight monthly rise. Bus production increased 11.7% to 10,348 units,
the second straight monthly rise.