Honda Sets Monthly Production Records for Worldwide, Overseas, in North America, Asia and China
December 25, 2015, Japan
December 25, 2015 – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japanese domestic sales, and export results for the month of November 2015.
Worldwide Production
| November 2015 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Nov. 2015) |
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| Units | vs.'14 | Units | vs.'14 | |
| Japan | 72,416 |
+16.7% | 660,654 | -25.2% |
| Outside of Japan | 337,862 * | +9.3% | 3,503,712 | +7.0% |
| Worldwide Total | 410,278 * | +10.5% | 4,164,366 | +0.1% |
* Record high for the month of November
Production Outside of Japan
| November 2015 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Nov. 2015) |
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| Units | vs.'14 | Units | vs.'14 | |
| North America | 148,733 * | +6.4% | 1,729,487 | +3.3% |
| (USA) | 93,870 | +5.7% | 1,183,471 | +0.4% |
| Europe | 9,078 | -18.3% | 111,649 | +1.7% |
| Asia | 164,315 * | +13.0% | 1,502,352 | +10.9% |
| (China) | 104,836 * | +19.5% | 855,738 | +9.0% |
| Others | 15,736 | +22.0% | 160,224 | +17.4% |
| Overseas Total | 337,862 * | +9.3% | 3,503,712 | +7.0% |
* Record high for the month of November
Production in Japan for the month of November 2015 experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in 16 months (since July 2014).
Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the ninth consecutive month (since March 2015), setting record high production for the month of November. This includes record high production for the month of November in North America, Asia and China.
Production worldwide experienced a year-on-year increase for the sixth consecutive month (since June 2015).
Sales in the Japanese Market
| Vehicle type | November 2015 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Nov. 2015) |
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| Units | vs.'14 | Units | vs.'14 | |
| Registrations | 27,130 | +8.7% | 355,213 | -15.1% |
| Mini-Vehicles | 26,035 | -1.8% | 322,691 | -13.9% |
| Honda Brand Total | 53,165 | +3.3% | 677,904 | -14.5% |
Total domestic automobile sales in the Japanese market for the month of November 2015 experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in 14 months (since September 2014).
New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month (since October 2015).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year decrease for the 13th consecutive month (since November 2014).
<Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles>
Fit was the industry's fifth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of Nov 2015 with sales of 7,325 units. VEZEL was the industry's ninth best-selling car with sales of 5,131 units.
<Mini vehicles - under 660cc>
N-BOX was the industry's Top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of November 2015 with sales of 14,035 units. N-WGN was the industry's eighth best-selling car with sales of 6,597 units.
Exports from Japan
| November 2015 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Nov. 2015) |
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| Units | vs.'14 | Units | vs.'14 | |
| North America | 6,887 | +1802.5% | 18,682 | +81.8% |
| (USA) | 6,848 | +1791.7% | 18,491 | +88.2% |
| Europe | 4,229 | +539.8% | 19,712 | +313.2% |
| Asia | 1,107 | +77.4% | 9,550 | +50.5% |
| Others | 468 | -16.1% | 6,618 | -22.2% |
| Total | 12,691 | +475.6% | 54,562 | +82.5% |
Total exports from Japan for the month of November 2015 experienced a year-on-year increase for the fifth consecutive month (since July 2015).