Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 as well as for the month of March 2014.
Worldwide Production
| Fiscal Year 2014 (’13 Apr.-’14 Mar.) |
March 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units | vs.FY13 | Units | vs.’13 | ||
| Japan | 936,879 | +6.9% | 95,031 | +54.1% | |
| Outside of Japan | 3,466,193*1 | +9.0% | 306,571*2 | +3.7% | |
| Worldwide Total | 4,403,072*1 | +8.5% | 401,602*2 | +12.4% | |
*1 Record high for all-time fiscal year
*2 Record high for the month of March
Production Outside of Japan
| Fiscal Year 2014 (’13 Apr.-’14 Mar.) |
March 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units | vs.FY13 | Units | vs.’13 | ||
| North America | 1,777,145*1 | +5.3% | 158,655 | +5.2% | |
| (USA) | 1,305,785*1 | +7.3% | 113,780 | +3.2% | |
| Europe | 133,625 | -21.6% | 12,887 | +10.2% | |
| Asia | 1,397,232*1 | +21.4% | 122,815*2 | +3.2% | |
| (China) | 830,471*1 | +38.9% | 72,788*2 | +10.9% | |
| Others | 158,191 | -8.3% | 12,214 | -14.0% | |
| Overseas Total | 3,466,193*1 | +9.0% | 306,571*2 | +3.7% | |
*1 Record high for all-time fiscal year
*2 Record high for the month of March
Fiscal Year 2014 (fiscal year ended March 31, 2014)
Production in Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive year (since Fiscal Year 2013).
Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive year (since Fiscal Year 2013), setting an all-time fiscal year record. This includes all-time fiscal year records in North America, USA, Asia, and China.
Production worldwide experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive year (since Fiscal Year 2013), setting an all-time fiscal year record.
March 2014
Production in Japan for the month of March 2014 experienced a year-on-year increase for the seventh consecutive month (since September 2013).
Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month (since February 2014), setting a record high production for the month of March. This includes record high production for the month of March in Asia and China.
Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year increase for the eighth consecutive month (since August 2013).
Sales in the Japanese Market
| Vehicle type | Fiscal Year 2014 (’13 Apr.-’14 Mar.) |
March 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units | vs.FY13 | Units | vs.’13 | ||
| Registrations | 414,034 | 16.8% | 60,926 | +42.1% | |
| Mini-Vehicles | 434,345* | +19.9% | 60,819 | +23.6% | |
| Honda Brand Total | 848,379 | +18.4% | 121,745 | +32.2% | |
* Record high for all-time fiscal year
Fiscal Year 2014 (fiscal year ended March 31, 2014)
Honda’s automobile sales in the Japanese market for the Fiscal Year 2014 experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive year (since Fiscal Year 2013).
New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in four years (since Fiscal Year 2010).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive year (since Fiscal Year 2012), setting an all-time fiscal year record.
<Vehicle registrations – excluding mini-vehicles>
Fit was the industry’s third best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the Fiscal Year 2014, with sales of 217,097 units. Freed was the industry’s 10th best-selling car with sales of 60,849 units.
<Mini-vehicles – under 660 cc>
N-BOX was the industry’s top selling car among mini-vehicles for the Fiscal Year 2014, with sales 225,903 units. N-ONE was the industry’s ninth best-selling car with sales of 82,792 units. N-WGN was the industry’s 10th best-selling car with sales of 72,546 units.
March 2014
Honda’s automobile sales in the Japanese market for the month of March 2014 experienced a year-on-year increase for the eighth consecutive month (since August 2013).
New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the seventh consecutive month (since September 2013).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the 27th consecutive month (since January 2012).
<Vehicle registrations – excluding mini-vehicles>
Fit was the industry’s top selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of March 2014 with sales of 31,921 units.
<Mini-vehicles – under 660 cc>
N-BOX was the industry’s second best-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of March 2014 with sales of 26,626 units. N-WGN was the industry’s third best-selling car with sales of 23,927 units.
Exports from Japan
| Fiscal Year 2014 (’13 Apr.-’14 Mar.) |
March 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units | vs.FY13 | Units | vs.’13 | ||
| North America | 67,874 | -37.5% | 456 | -95.8% | |
| (USA) | 66,391 | -37.7% | 388 | -96.3% | |
| Europe | 6,577 | -50.9% | 97 | -77.4% | |
| Asia | 6,806 | -65.9% | 934 | -30.8% | |
| Others | 16,054 | -24.7% | 691 | -45.3% | |
| Total | 97,311 | -40.4% | 2,178 | -84.2% | |
Fiscal Year 2014 (fiscal year ended March 31, 2014)
Total exports from Japan for the Fiscal Year 2014 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the third consecutive year (since Fiscal Year 2012).
March 2014
Total exports from Japan in March 2014 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the fifth consecutive month (since November 2013).
