TOKYO, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Automobile sales in Japan,

excluding 660cc mini-vehicles, fell 12.9 percent in January from

a year earlier to 229,333 vehicles, the Japan Automobile Dealers

Association said on Friday.

Sales at top-ranked Toyota Motor Corp, excluding

the Lexus brand, fell 15.5 percent, while Nissan Motor Co rose 11.5 percent and Honda Motor Co

retreated 52.7 percent.

The following is a sales breakdown, with percentage changes

from a year earlier, for January:

TOTAL 229,333 (-12.9)

Cars 206,545 (-13.6)

Trucks 22,179 (-5.3)

Toyota Motor 108,919 (-14.8)

- Toyota brand 105,355 (-15.5)

- Lexus* 3,564 (+12.9)

Nissan Motor 44,210 (+11.5)

Honda Motor 20,960 (-52.7)

Mazda Motor 12,635 (-1.8)

Mitsubishi Motors 5,260 (+10.8)

Suzuki Motor 5,178 (-18.7)

Fuji Heavy 10,087 (+70.5)

Imports 19,984 (+11.4)

*Lexus is the luxury brand of Toyota Motor. Sales in Japan

began on Aug. 30, 2005.

(Reporting by Yoko Kubota; Editing by Prateek Chatterjee)

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(yoko.kubota@thomsonreuters.com)(+81 3 6441 1886)(Reuters Messaging: yoko.kubota.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)

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