Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of December 2021.
World Production
| December 2021 | YOY | Jan.- Dec. 2021 | YOY | |
| Japan | 66,411 | 108.0% | 615,587 | 84.4% |
| Outside of Japan | 308,666 | 84.2% | 3,520,431 | 95.9% |
| Total | 375,077 | 87.6% | 4,136,018 | 94.0% |
Production in Main Regions
| North America | 90,723 | 77.3% | 1,301,172 | 89.7% |
| USA | 59,559 | 78.4% | 856,324 | 88.6% |
| Asia | 212,310 | 90.6% | 2,054,204 | 100.4% |
| China | 163,259 | 86.5% | 1,578,210 | 95.9% |
Calendar Year of 2021
- Production in Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the third consecutive year.
- Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the third consecutive year.
- Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the the third consecutive year.
December 2021
- Production in Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month.
- Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the seventh consecutive month.
- Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the seventh consecutive month.
Sales in the Japanese Market
| December 2021 | YOY | Jan.- Dec. 2021 | YOY | |
| Total | 43,927 | 96.7% | 579,740 | 93.6% |
| Registrations | 22,034 | 105.0% | 274,338 | 93.4% |
| Mini-vehicles | 21,893 | 89.5% | 305,402 | 93.9% |
Calendar Year of 2021
- Total Japanese sales experienced a year-on-year decrease for the the third consecutive year.
- New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year decrease for the fifth consecutive year.
- Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year decrease for the third consecutive year.
- Freed was the industry’s ninth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the calendar year 2021 with sales of 69,577 units.
- N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the calendar year 2021 with sales of 188,940 units.
December 2021
- Total Japanese sales experienced a year-on-year decrease for the seventh consecutive month.
- New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month.
- Sales of mini-vehicles experienceda year-on-year decrease for the fifth consecutive month.
- Freed was the industry’s ninth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of December 2021 with sales of 5,331 units. VEZEL was the industry’s tenth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of December 2021 with sales of 4,476 units.
- N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of December 2021 with sales of 13,439 units.
Exports from Japan
| December 2021 | YOY | Jan.- Dec. 2021 | YOY | |
| Total | 11,780 | 221.1% | 66,674 | 72.3% |
| North America | 1,275 | 1,655.8% | 10,585 | 187.3% |
| USA | 1,275 | 1,677.6% | 10,532 | 210.6% |
| Asia | 433 | 260.8% | 6,818 | 98.2% |
| Europe | 8,592 | 176.6% | 41,113 | 57.1% |
| Others | 1,480 | 675.8% | 8,158 | 106.8% |
Calendar Year of 2021
- Total exports from Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the third consecutive year.
December 2021
- Total exports from Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive month.
SOURCE: Honda
