Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of its automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of February 2015.
Worldwide Production
| February 2015 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. – Feb. 2015) |
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| Units | vs.’14 | Units | vs.’14 | ||
| Japan | 57,197 | -32.6% | 117,329 | -35.5% | |
| Outside of Japan | 242,543 | -9.5% | 545,572 | -0.7% | |
| Worldwide Total | 299,740 | -15.0% | 662,901 | -9.4% | |
Production Outside of Japan
| February 2015 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. – Feb. 2015) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units | vs.’14 | Units | vs.’14 | ||
| North America | 122,637 | -17.6% | 280,279 | -4.5% | |
| (USA) | 83,907 | -23.6% | 191,210 | -11.5% | |
| Europe | 10,845 | -22.8% | 22,741 | -18.7% | |
| Asia | 96,552* | +3.8% | 217,118 | +6.7% | |
| (China) | 39,228 | -20.1% | 100,125 | -17.0% | |
| Others | 12,509 | +2.9% | 25,434 | +3.4% | |
| Overseas Total | 242,543 | -9.5% | 545,572 | -0.7% | |
* Record high for the month of February
Production in Japan for the month of February 2015 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the seventh consecutive months (since August 2014).
Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in four months (since October 2014). This includes record high production for the month of February in Asia.
Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive months (since January 2015).
Sales in the Japanese Market
| Vehicle type | February 2015 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. – Feb. 2015) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units | vs.’14 | Units | vs.’14 | ||
| Registrations | 33,729 | -15.6% | 63,622 | -28.8% | |
| Mini-Vehicles | 37,666 | -18.0% | 71,377 | -18.9% | |
| Honda Brand Total | 71,395 | -16.9% | 134,999 | -23.9% | |
Honda’s automobile sales in the Japanese market for the month of February 2015 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the fifth consecutive month (since October 2014).
New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year decrease for the fifth consecutive month (since October 2014).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year decrease for the fourth consecutive month (since November 2014).
<Vehicle registrations – excluding mini-vehicles>
Fit was the industry’s third best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of February 2015 with sales of 12,013 units. VEZEL was the industry’s 10th best-selling car with sales of 6,500 units.
<Mini-vehicles – under 660cc>
N-BOX was the industry’s top selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of February 2015 with sales of 20,223 units. N-WGN was the industry’s fourth best-selling car with sales of 11,950 units.
Exports from Japan
| February 2015 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. – Feb. 2015) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units | vs.’14 | Units | vs.’14 | ||
| North America | 482 | -23.7% | 1,239 | -57.4% | |
| (USA) | 477 | -24.2% | 1,202 | -57.9% | |
| Europe | 330 | +115.7% | 1,045 | +151.8% | |
| Asia | 693 | -8.1% | 1,266 | -18.3% | |
| Others | 568 | +26.8% | 950 | +8.3% | |
| Total | 2,073 | +4.3% | 4,500 | -21.8% | |
Total exports from Japan in February 2015 experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in 16th months (since October 2013).
