Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of October 2013.
Worldwide Production
| October 2013 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. – Oct. 2013) |
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| Units | vs.’12 | Units | vs.’12 | ||
| Japan | 90,707 | +13.3% | 650,125 | -27.5% | |
| Outside of Japan | 328,525* | +23.4% | 2,897,553 | +11.1% | |
| Worldwide Total | 419,232* | +21.0% | 3,547,678 | +1.2% | |
* Record high for any month
Production Outside of Japan
| October 2013 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. – Oct. 2013) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units | vs.’12 | Units | vs.’12 | ||
| North America | 173,155* | +7.5% | 1,522,766 | +6.1% | |
| (USA) | 129,157* | +8.9% | 1,119,263 | +8.1% | |
| Europe | 13,398 | -11.2% | 115,049 | -15.4% | |
| Asia | 126,836* | +71.6% | 1,120,483 | +25.1% | |
| (China) | 79,387* | +201.8% | 613,853 | +12.3% | |
| Others | 15,136 | -6.7% | 139,255 | -0.7% | |
| Overseas Total | 328,525* | +23.4% | 2,897,553 | +11.1% | |
* Record high for any month
Production in Japan for the month of October 2013 experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month (since September 2013).
Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the 21st consecutive month (since February 2012), setting an all-time monthly record. This includes all-time monthly records for production in North America, USA, Asia, and China.
Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive month (since August 2013), setting an all-time monthly record.
Sales in the Japanese Market
| Vehicle type | October 2013 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. – Oct. 2013) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units | vs.’12 | Units | vs.’12 | ||
| Registrations | 38,008 | +90.0% | 276,180 | -28.3% | |
| Mini-Vehicles | 27,329 | +14.4% | 336,914 | +27.2% | |
| Honda Brand Total | 65,337 | +48.9% | 613,094 | -5.7% | |
Honda’s automobile sales in the Japanese market for the month of October 2013 experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive month (since August 2013).
New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month (since September 2013).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the 22nd 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 October 2013 with sales of 23,281 units. Step WGN was the industry’s ninth best-selling car with sales of 5,304 units. Freed was the industry’s 10th best-selling car with sales of 4,881 units.
<Mini-vehicles – under 660cc>
N BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of October 2013 with sales of 17,599 units. N-ONE was the industry’s ninth best-selling car with sales of 5,522 units.
Exports from Japan
| October 2013 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. – Oct. 2013) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units | vs.’12 | Units | vs.’12 | ||
| North America | 7,997 | +104.1% | 80,383 | -28.5% | |
| (USA) | 7,953 | +106.3% | 78,883 | -28.2% | |
| Europe | 792 | -35.9% | 5,826 | -66.4% | |
| Asia | 484 | -46.5% | 6,833 | -77.3% | |
| Others | 2,128 | +159.2% | 15,835 | -47.7% | |
| Total | 11,401 | +65.7% | 108,877 | -42.7% | |
Total exports from Japan in October 2013 experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive month (since August 2013).
