TABLE-Japan Nov auto output +3.8 pct year/year

TOKYO, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Japanese automobile production rose
3.8 percent in November from a year earlier to 1,072,519
vehicles, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association said on
Thursday.

It was the fourth straight month of year-on-year rises.

For the year to date, production was up 0.9 percent at
10,626,870 vehicles.

The following is a breakdown of domestic production figures
for November and for the year-to-date, with percentage changes
from a year earlier:

NOVEMBER JANUARY-NOVEMBER
TOTAL 1,072,519 (+ 3.8) 10,626,870 (+ 0.9)
Cars 926,097 (+ 5.4) 9,109,058 (+ 2.0)

Minis* 114,054 (-11.4) 1,329,165 (- 5.3)
Trucks 134,227 (- 8.1) 1,414,679 (- 6.7)
*Minivehicles have maximum engine displacement of 660cc and
receive preferential tax treatment.
(Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim)