Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of April 2017.
Worldwide Production
| April 2017 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan.-Apr.2017) |
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| Units | vs.'16 | Units | vs.'16 | |
| Japan | 63,527 | +23.2% | 270,646 | +0.8% |
| Outside of Japan | 333,222 | -5.4% | 1,442,778 | +3.7% |
| Worldwide Total | 396,749 | -1.7% | 1,713,424 | +3.2% |
Production Outside of Japan
| April 2017 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan.-Apr.2017) |
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| Units | vs.'16 | Units | vs.'16 | |
| North America | 138,470 |
-18.5% | 630,819 | -7.4% |
| (USA) | 87,265 |
-21.4% | 406,685 | -9.5% |
| Europe | 12,256 |
+24.2% | 58,873 | +43.2% |
| Asia | 168,743 * | +5.3% | 696,755 | +12.7% |
| (China) | 112,364 * | +19.3% | 443,924 | +21.9% |
| Others | 13,753 |
+12.2% | 56,331 | +10.9% |
| Overseas Total | 333,222 |
-5.4% | 1,442,778 | +3.7% |
*Record high for the month of April
Production in Japan for the month of April 2017 experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in three months (since January 2017).
Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in nine months (since July 2016). This includes record high production for the month of April in Asia and China.
Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in nine months (since July 2016).
Sales in the Japanese Market
| Vehicle type | April 2017 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Apr. 2017) |
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| Units | vs.'16 | Units | vs.'16 | |
| Registrations | 27,448 | +14.3% | 141,930 | +3.8% |
| Mini-Vehicles | 21,070 | -1.1% | 125,621 | +1.4% |
| Honda Brand Total | 48,518 | +7.1% | 267,551 | +2.7% |
Total domestic automobile sales in the Japanese market for the month of April 2017 experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in three months (since January 2017).
New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month (since March 2017).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year decrease for the third consecutive month (since February 2017).
＜Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles＞
FREED was the industry’s fourth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of April 2017 with sales of 9,111 units. Fit was the industry’s seventh best-selling car with sales of 6,398 units.
＜Mini-vehicles - under 660cc＞
N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of April 2017 with sales of 12,265 units. N-WGN was the industry’s eighth best-selling car with sales of 5,016 units.
Exports from Japan
| April 2017 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Apr. 2017) |
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| Units | vs.'16 | Units | vs.'16 | |
| North America | 1,693 | -69.3% | 10,019 | -61.2% |
| （USA) | 1,624 | -70.6% | 9,837 | -61.8% |
| Europe | 2,190 | -21.9% | 8,034 | -42.7% |
| Asia | 696 | -18.9% | 3,217 | +2.5% |
| Others | 893 | -39.3% | 3,007 | -11.7% |
| Total | 5,472 | -48.6% | 24,277 | -47.6% |
Total exports from Japan in April 2017 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the fourth consecutive month (since January 2017).