Honda Sets All-Time Fiscal Year Records for Automobile Production Worldwide, Outside of Japan, in North America, Asia and China
April 23, 2015, Japan
April 23, 2015 – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 as well as for the month of March 2015.
Worldwide Production
| Fiscal Year 2015 ('14 Apr.-'15 Mar.) |
March 2015 | |||
| Units | vs.FY14 | Units | vs.'14 | |
| Japan | 867,648 | -7.4% | 62,841 | -33.9% |
| Outside of Japan | 3,581,090*1 | +3.3% | 336,124*2 | +9.6% |
| Worldwide Total |
4,448,738*1 | +1.0% | 398,965 | -0.7% |
*1 Record high for all-time fiscal year
*2 Record high for the month of March
Production Outside of Japan
| Fiscal Year 2015 ('14 Apr.-'15 Mar.) |
March 2015 | |||
| Units | vs.FY14 | Units | vs.'14 | |
| North America | 1,809,796 *1 | +1.8% | 174,655 *2 | +10.1% |
| (USA) | 1,254,040 | -4.0% | 123,649 *2 | +8.7% |
| Europe | 114,592 | -14.2% | 12,709 | -1.4% |
| Asia | 1,507,443 *1 | +7.9% | 134,030 *2 | +9.1% |
| (China) | 836,980 *1 | +0.8% | 74,203 *2 | +1.9% |
| Others | 149,259 | -5.7% | 14,730 | +20.6% |
| Overseas Total | 3,581,090 *1 | +3.3% | 336,124 *2 | +9.6% |
*1 Record high for all-time fiscal year
*2 Record high for the month of March
Fiscal Year 2015 (fiscal year ended March 31, 2015)
Production in Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in three years (since Fiscal Year 2012).
Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive year (since Fiscal Year 2013), setting an all-time fiscal year record. This includes all-time fiscal year records in North America, Asia, and China.
Production worldwide experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive year (since Fiscal Year 2013), setting an all-time fiscal year record.
March 2015
Production in Japan for the month of March 2015 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the eighth consecutive month (since August 2014).
Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two month (since January 2015), setting a record high production for the month of March. This includes record high production for the month of March in North America, United States, Asia and China.
Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the third consecutive month (since January 2015).
Sales in the Japanese Market
| Vehicle type | Fiscal Year 2015 ('14 Apr.-'15 Mar.) |
March 2015 | ||
| Units | vs.FY14 | Units | vs.'14 | |
| Registrations | 406,777 | -1.8% | 47,037 | -22.8% |
| Mini-Vehicles | 381,460 | -12.2% | 56,366 | -7.3% |
| Honda Brand Total | 788,237 | -7.1% | 103,403 | -15.1% |
Fiscal Year 2015 (fiscal year ended March 31, 2015)
Honda’s automobile sales in the Japanese market for the Fiscal Year 2015 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in three years (since Fiscal Year 2012).
New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in two years (since Fiscal Year 2013).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in four years (since Fiscal Year 2011).
＜Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles＞
Fit was the industry’s second best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the Fiscal Year 2015, with sales of 166,432 units. VEZEL was the industry’s seventh best-selling car with sales of 100,479 units.
＜Mini-vehicles - under 660 cc＞
N-BOX was the industry’s second best-selling car among mini-vehicles for the Fiscal Year 2015, with sales 188,929 units. N-WGN was the industry’s fifth best-selling car with sales of 125,341 units.
March 2015
Honda’s automobile sales in the Japanese market for the month of March 2015 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the sixth consecutive month (since October 2014).
New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year decrease for the sixth consecutive month (since October 2014).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year decrease for the fifth consecutive month (since November 2014).
＜Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles>
Fit was the industry’s third best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of March 2015 with sales of 17,047 units. VEZEL was the industry’s fifth best-selling car with sales of 10,640 units.
＜Mini-vehicles - under 660 cc＞
N-BOX was the industry’s top selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of March 2015 with sales of 30,633 units. N-WGN was the industry’s fourth best-selling car with sales of 17,536 units.
Exports from Japan
| Fiscal Year 2015 ('14 Apr.-'15 Mar.) |
March 2015 | |||
| Units | vs.FY14 | Units | vs.'14 | |
| North America | 9,009 | -86.7% | 554 | +21.5% |
| (USA) | 8,643 | -87.0% | 554 | +42.8% |
| Europe | 6,193 | -5.8% | 314 | +223.7% |
| Asia | 5,846 | -14.1% | 559 | -40.1% |
| Others | 8,636 | -46.2% | 435 | -37.0% |
| Total | 29,684 | -69.5% | 1,862 | -14.5% |
Fiscal Year 2015 (fiscal year ended March 31, 2015)
Total exports from Japan for the Fiscal Year 2015 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the fourth consecutive year (since Fiscal Year 2012).
March 2015
Total exports from Japan in March 2015 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in two months (since January 2015).