Honda Sets All-Time June Record for Worldwide Production

Honda Sets All-Time June Record for Worldwide Production and Achieves All-Time Accumulated Sales Record in Japanese Mini-Vehicle Category for the First Half of Year 2012

July 25, 2012 – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of June 2012.

Worldwide Production

		June 2012		Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Jun. 2012)
		Units	vs.'11	Units	vs.'11
	Japan	92,021	+112.6%	587,217	+120.4%
	Outside of Japan	278,295*	+122.5%	1,575,598	+52.0%
Worldwide Total		370,316*	+119.9%	2,162,815	+66.0%

* Record high for month of June

Production Outside of Japan

		June 2012		Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Jun. 2012)
		Units	vs.'11	Units	vs.'11
	North America	145,979*	+132.1%	894,196	+75.1%
	(USA)	105,597*	+131.9%	646,665	+70.4%
	Europe	12,503	+132.7%	82,361	+62.2%
	Asia	105,288*	+103.6%	520,787	+24.8%
	(China)	64,561*	+79.6%	350,494	+26.5%
	Others	14,525	+185.5%	78,254	+36.3%
Overseas Total		278,295*	+122.5%	1,575,598	+52.0%

* Record high for month of June

Production in Japan for the month of June 2012 experienced a year-on-year increase for the seventh consecutive month (since December 2011).

Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the fifth consecutive month (since February 2012), setting record high production for the month of June. This includes all-time monthly records for June production in North America, USA, Asia, and China.

Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year increase for the sixth consecutive month (since January 2012), setting record high production for the month of June.

Sales in the Japanese Market

Vehicle type		June 2012		Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Jun. 2012)
		Units	vs.'11	Units	vs.'11
	Registrations	45,159	+50.4%	269,234	+53.2%
	Mini-Vehicles	29,843	+241.2%	161,680	+151.0%
Honda Brand Total		75,002	+93.4%	430,914	+79.4%

Honda's automobile sales in the Japanese market for the month of June 2012 experienced a year-on-year increase for the sixth consecutive month (since January 2012).

New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the tenth consecutive month (since September 2011).

Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the sixth consecutive month (since January 2012).

<Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles>
Fit was the industry's third best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of June 2012 with sales of 22,070 units. Freed was the industry's fifth best-selling car with sales of 11,067 units. Step WGN was the industry's seventh best-selling car with 8,626 units.

<Mini-vehicles - under 660cc>
N BOX was the industry's top selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of June 2012 with sales of 23,091 units.

Furthermore, Honda has achieved the all-time record for the mini-vehicle category for the first half of year 2012.

Exports from Japan

		June 2012		Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Jun. 2012)
		Units	vs.'11	Units	vs.'11
	North America	11,180	+47.4%	84,660	+32.3%
	(USA)	10,962	+54.0%	82,761	+35.3%
	Europe	1,092	-29.0%	13,807	+15.7%
	Asia	2,227	+85.0%	23,538	+203.3%
	Others	2,703	+20.9%	25,487	+82.8%
Total		17,202	+36.9%	147,492	+51.1%

Total exports from Japan in June 2012 experienced a year-on-year increase for the sixth consecutive month (since January 2012).

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