Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of May 2014.
Worldwide Production
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May 2014 |
Year-to-Date Total |
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Units |
vs.’13 |
Units |
vs.’13 |
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|
Japan |
80,500 |
+50.7% |
436,368 |
+49.8% |
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Outside of Japan |
299,916* |
+1.9% |
1,461,670 |
+1.5% |
|
|
Worldwide Total |
380,416* |
+9.4% |
1,898,038 |
+9.7% |
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* Record high for the month of May
Production Outside of Japan
|
May 2014 |
Year-to-Date Total |
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|
Units |
vs.’13 |
Units |
vs.’13 |
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North America |
151,069 |
-2.9% |
757,712 |
-1.9% |
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|
(USA) |
106,819 |
-6.6% |
549,105 |
-3.1% |
|
|
Europe |
7,447 |
-0.1% |
60,408 |
-2.6% |
|
|
Asia |
130,515*2 |
+11.7% |
583,486 |
+8.9% |
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|
(China) |
79,245*1 |
+33.7% |
351,278 |
+27.6% |
|
|
Others |
10,885 |
-24.8% |
60,064 |
-13.1% |
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|
Overseas Total |
299,916*1 |
+1.9% |
1,461,670 |
+1.5% |
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*1 Record high for the month of May
*2 Record high for any month
Production in Japan for the month of May 2014 experienced a year-on-year increase for the ninth consecutive month (since September 2013).
Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month (since February 2014), setting record high production for the month of May. This includes an all-time monthly record for production in Asia, and record high production for the month of May in China.
Production worldwide experienced a year-on-year increase for the 10th consecutive month (since August 2013), setting record high production for the month of May.
Sales in the Japanese Market
|
Vehicle type |
May 2014 |
Year-to-Date Total |
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Units |
vs.’13 |
Units |
vs.’13 |
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|
Registrations |
30,085 |
+64.3% |
211,731 |
+64.1% |
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|
Mini-Vehicles |
23,903 |
-11.9% |
195,600 |
+9.3% |
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|
Honda Brand Total |
53,988 |
+18.8% |
407,331 |
+32.2% |
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Total domestic automobile sales in the Japanese market for the month of May 2014 experienced a year-on-year increase for the 10th consecutive month (since August 2013).
New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the ninth consecutive month (since September 2013).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive month (since April 2014).
<Vehicle registrations – excluding mini-vehicles>
Fit was the industry’s top selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of May 2014 with sales of 12,984 units. VEZEL was the industry’s sixth best-selling car with sales of 7,899 units.
<Mini-vehicles – under 660 cc>
N-BOX was the industry’s third best-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of May 2014 with sales of 10,312 units. N-WGN was the industry’s seventh best-selling car with sales of 7,978 units.
Exports from Japan
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|
May 2014 |
Year-to-Date Total |
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|
Units |
vs.’13 |
Units |
vs.’13 |
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|
North America |
713 |
-91.4% |
5,578 |
-87.3% |
|
|
(USA) |
713 |
-91.1% |
5,417 |
-87.4% |
|
|
Europe |
709 |
+200.4% |
1,630 |
-31.0% |
|
|
Asia |
253 |
-56.3% |
3,026 |
-31.8% |
|
|
Others |
649 |
-70.6% |
2,890 |
-65.1% |
|
|
Total |
2,324 |
-79.4% |
13,124 |
-77.7% |
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Total exports from Japan for the month of May 2014 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the seventh consecutive month (since November 2013).
