Reflecting the nation’s economic slowdown, Japan’s domestic auto sales will only grow slightly to about 5.2 million units in 1998, the new chairman of the Japan Automobile Dealers Association predicted Monday.
The figure indicates a 1.7 percent increase from last year’s 5.11 million units, said Hiroshi Takikawa, president of Hyogo Toyota Motor Co. and chairman of the association.
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