Monday, October 7, 2013

Honda Sets All-Time Monthly Production Record for Automobile Production in USA

Honda Sets All-Time Monthly Production Record for Automobile Production in USA

September 25, 2013 – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of August 2013.

Worldwide Production

August 2013Year-to-Date Total
(Jan. - Aug. 2013)
Unitsvs.'12Unitsvs.'12
Japan62,129-10.6%479,212-35.7%
Outside of Japan260,817-0.8%2,253,663+7.6%
Worldwide Total322,946-2.8%2,732,875-3.8%

Production Outside of Japan

August 2013Year-to-Date Total
(Jan. - Aug. 2013)
Unitsvs.'12Unitsvs.'12
North America161,038*1+8.2%1,202,601+4.6%
(USA)121,208*2+12.2%881,355+6.2%
Europe5,752-22.0%89,003-17.0%
Asia79,013-11.7%853,266+17.3%
(China)41,021-17.8%446,290-5.0%
Others15,014-13.2%108,793-1.2%
Overseas Total260,817-0.8%2,253,663+7.6%
*1 Record high for the month of August
*2 Record high for any month
Production in Japan for the month of August 2013 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the ninth consecutive month (since December 2012).
Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in 19 months (since January 2012).
Production in North America experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month, setting record high production for the month of August. This includes all-time monthly record for production in USA.
Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the fourth consecutive month (since May 2013).

Sales in the Japanese Market

Vehicle typeAugust 2013Year-to-Date Total
(Jan. - Aug. 2013)
Unitsvs.'12Unitsvs.'12
Registrations18,978-22.1%198,774-41.4%
Mini-Vehicles28,581+23.9%274,204+28.3%
Honda Brand Total47,559+0.2%472,978-14.5%
Honda’s automobile sales in the Japanese market for the month of August 2013 experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in eight months (since December 2012).
New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year decrease for the 13th consecutive month (since August 2012).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the 20th consecutive month (since January 2012).
<Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles>
Fit was the industry’s sixth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of August 2013 with sales of 6,193 units. Freed was the industry’s seventh best-selling car with sales of 5,782 units. Step WGN was the industry’s 10th best-selling car with sales of 4,384 units.
<Mini-vehicles - under 660cc>
N BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of August 2013 with sales of 17,995 units. N-ONE was the industry’s ninth best-selling car with sales of 7,036 units.

Exports from Japan

August 2013Year-to-Date Total
(Jan. - Aug. 2013)
Unitsvs.'12Unitsvs.'12
North America8,247+4.0%64,286-37.8%
(USA)8,183+4.5%62,966-37.8%
Europe782+76.1%4,176-72.9%
Asia307-80.7%5,949-77.7%
Others1,693+105.5%12,542-55.4%
Total11,029+2.2%86,953-49.9%
Total exports from Japan in August 2013 experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in 14 months (since June 2012).

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