June 27, 2014 - 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
| May 2014 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - May 2014) |
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| Units | vs.'13 | Units | vs.'13 | |
| Japan | 80,500 | +50.7% | 436,368 | +49.8% |
| Outside of Japan | 299,916 * |
+1.9% | 1,461,670 | +1.5% |
| Worldwide Total | 380,416 * |
+9.4% | 1,898,038 | +9.7% |
* Record high for the month of May
Production Outside of Japan
| May 2014 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - May 2014) |
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| Units | vs.'13 | Units | vs.'13 | |
| North America | 151,069 | -2.9% | 757,712 | -1.9% |
| (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% |
| (China) | 79,245 *1 |
+33.7% | 351,278 | +27.6% |
| Others | 10,885 | -24.8% | 60,064 | -13.1% |
| Overseas Total | 299,916 *1 |
+1.9% | 1,461,670 | +1.5% |
*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 (Jan. - May 2014) |
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| Units | vs.'13 | Units | vs.'13 | |
| Registrations | 30,085 | +64.3% | 211,731 | +64.1% |
| Mini-Vehicles | 23,903 | -11.9% | 195,600 | +9.3% |
| Honda Brand Total | 53,988 | +18.8% | 407,331 | +32.2% |
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
| May 2014 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - May 2014) |
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| Units | vs.'13 | Units | vs.'13 | |
| 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% |
Total exports from Japan for the month of May 2014 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the seventh consecutive month (since November 2013).