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Japan's new vehicle sales in April halved, sinking to the lowest monthly tally on record. Sales of cars excluding 660cc microcars in Japan fell 51 percent from the year before, with market leader Toyota putting in the worst performance with a 69 percent drop.
日本4月的新车销售减半，下降到有记录以来的最低月销售额。日本的汽车，除了660cc微型汽车的销售额，比起今年之前，下降了51%，市场领袖丰田汽车也以69%的跌幅成为有史以来销售额最差。
Analysts say that's because domestic auto makers felt the full brunt of the March 11th earthquake, which caused unprecedented disruption to car production. General manager at the Japan Automobile Dealers Association says it can't say the number has hit bottom, as many auto makers are producing at only 50 percent of initial plans. He predicts the sales will likely continue to drop from the year before, for the rest of 2011.
分析家称，这是因为国内汽车制造商受到3月11日地震的全面冲击，造成汽车产业遭到空前的破坏。日本汽车经销商协会总经理说这个数字达到最低点，因为许多汽车制造商制造的汽车只是原本计划的50%。他预测，汽车销售额很可能比去年减少，在接下来的时间里继续下降。