April 24, 2013 - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013 as well as for the month of March 2013.
Worldwide Production
| Fiscal Year 2013 ('12 Apr.-'13 Mar.) |
March 2013 | |||
| Units | vs.FY12 | Units | vs.'12 | |
| Japan | 876,039 |
+0.6% | 61,666 | -48.5% |
| Outside of Japan | 3,180,102 *1 | +40.5% | 295,693 *2 | +5.5% |
| Worldwide Total | 4,056,141 *1 |
+29.4% | 357,359 | -10.7% |
- *1Record high for all-time fiscal year
- *2Record high for any month
Production Outside of Japan
| Fiscal Year 2013 ('12 Apr.-'13 Mar.) |
March 2013 | |||
| Units | vs.FY12 | Units | vs.'12 | |
| North America | 1,687,168 *1 | +37.3% | 150,823 | -5.0% |
| (USA) | 1,217,456 *1 | +34.4% | 110,274 | -3.9% |
| Europe | 170,505 | +62.8% | 11,690 | -23.5% |
| Asia | 1,149,843 *1 | +37.8% | 118,973 *2 | +29.8% |
| (China) | 597,802 | -6.0% | 65,659 | -4.0% |
| Others | 172,586 | +79.8% | 14,207 | -4.0% |
| Overseas Total | 3,180,102 *1 | +40.5% | 295,693 *2 | +5.5% |
- *1Record high for all-time fiscal year
- *2Record high for any month
Fiscal Year 2013 (fiscal year ended March 31, 2013)
Production in Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two years (since Fiscal Year 2011).
Production in North America, USA, Asia, regions outside of Japan, and worldwide experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two years respectively (since Fiscal Year 2011), setting an all-time fiscal year records respectively.
March 2013
Production in Japan for the month of March 2013 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the fourth consecutive month (since December 2012).
Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the 14th consecutive month (since February 2012), setting an all-time monthly record. This includes an all-time monthly record for production in Asia.
Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive month (since February 2013).
Sales in the Japanese Market
| Vehicle type | Fiscal Year 2013 ('12 Apr.-'13 Mar.) |
March 2013 | ||
| Units | vs.FY12 | Units | vs.'12 | |
| Registrations | 354,453 | -18.5% | 42,876 | -36.3% |
| Mini-Vehicles | 362,344 * | +118.7% | 49,214 | +44.5% |
| Honda Brand Total | 716,797 | +19.3% | 92,090 | -9.1% |
- *Record high for all-time fiscal year
Fiscal Year 2013 (fiscal year ended March 31, 2013)
Honda's automobile sales in the Japanese market for the Fiscal Year 2013 experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years (since Fiscal Year 2010).
New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year decrease for the third consecutive year (since Fiscal Year 2011).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive year (since Fiscal Year 2012), setting an all-time fiscal year record.
<Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles>
Fit was the industry's third best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the Fiscal Year 2013, with sales of 170,105 units. Freed was the industry's seventh best-selling car with sales of 86,066 units. STEP WGN was the industry's ninth best-selling car with sales of 66,287 units.
<Mini-vehicles - under 660 cc>
N BOX was the industry's top selling car among mini-vehicles for the Fiscal Year 2013, with sales 236,296 units. N-ONE was the industry's eighth best-selling car with sales of 55,309 units.
March 2013
Honda's automobile sales in the Japanese market for the month of March 2013 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the third consecutive month (since January 2013).
New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year decrease for the eighth consecutive month (since August 2012).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the 15th consecutive month (since January 2012).
<Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles>
Fit was the industry's fourth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of March 2013 with sales of 20,327 units. Freed was the industry's ninth best-selling car with sales of 10,403 units. STEP WGN was the industry's 10th best-selling car with sales of 9,045 units.
<Mini-vehicles - under 660 cc>
N BOX was the industry's second best-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of March 2013 with sales of 26,696 units. N-ONE was the industry's fifth best-selling car with sales of 16,135 units.
Exports from Japan
| Fiscal Year 2013 ('12 Apr.-'13 Mar.) |
March 2013 | |||
| Units | vs.FY12 | Units | vs.'12 | |
| North America | 108,640 | -34.6% | 10,769 | -8.0% |
| (USA) | 106,637 | -34.1% | 10,621 | -6.1% |
| Europe | 13,385 | -58.2% | 429 | -70.9% |
| Asia | 19,979 | -8.3% | 1,350 | -77.1% |
| Others | 21,320 | -35.6% | 1,263 | -78.3% |
| Total | 163,324 | -35.5% | 13,811 | -44.5% |
Fiscal Year 2013 (fiscal year ended March 31, 2013)
Total exports from Japan for the Fiscal Year 2013 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive year (since Fiscal Year 2012).
March 2013
Total exports from Japan in March 2013 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the ninth consecutive month (since July 2012).