Brisk Pace of Orders Received for Elysion Flagship Minivan

May 25, 2004, Japan

Corporate

Tokyo, May 25, 2004 - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced today that is has received brisk orders for its new flagship minivan Elysion since its launch on May 13th. Orders from customers now total approximately 6,300 units in the roughly 2-week period following its introduction. This figure is nearly 1.6 times the monthly sales target of 4,000 units.

Sales Percentage by Grade

2.4L 3.0L
M G X VG VX VZ
0%(0.2%) 34% 18% 16% 27% 5%
52% 48%

Sales Percentage by Color

- Blueish White Pearl 64%
- Satin Silver Metallic 14%
- Nighthawk Black Pearl 12%
- Meteor Silver Metallic 4%
- Desert Mist Metallic 3%
- Other (Deep Green Pearl, Indigo Blue Pearl, Milano Red, Royal Ruby Red Pearl) 3%

Installment Percentage of Main Factory Options

- Voice-operated Honda HDD Navigation System with rear camera 90%
- Honda Smart Card Key System 40%

Other

- The exterior styling, interior configuration and comfort as well as driving performance have been highly evaluated. Customers have been mainly families in the 30-40 year age bracket.