Honda Sets Monthly Records for Automobile Production in China
September 27, 2019, Japan
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of August 2019.
Worldwide Production
| August 2019 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan.-Aug. 2019) |
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| Units | vs.'18 | Units | vs.'18 | |
| Japan | 65,674 |
+12.9% |
617,962 |
+11.4% |
| Outside of Japan | 350,464 |
-2.8% |
2,919,987 |
-1.6% |
| Worldwide Total | 416,138 |
-0.6% |
3,537,949 |
+0.5% |
Production Outside of Japan
| August 2019 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan.-Aug. 2019) |
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| Units | vs.'18 | Units | vs.'18 | |
| North America | 156,888 | +2.6% | 1,267,151 | +3.4% |
| (USA) | 102,666 | -8.2% | 846,317 | +2.9% |
| Europe | 5,098 | -32.9% | 72,897 | -32.6% |
| Asia | 174,025 | -3.9% | 1,470,288 | -2.2% |
| (China) | 119,263 * | +13.1% | 1,000,702 | +3.2% |
| Others | 14,453 | -23.0% | 109,651 | -14.7% |
| Overseas Total | 350,464 | -2.8% | 3,537,949 | +0.5% |
* Record high for the month of August
Production in Japan for the month of August 2019 experienced a year-on-year increase for the fifth consecutive month (since April 2019).
Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in two months (since June 2019).
Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in two months (since June 2019).
Sales in the Japanese Market
| Vehicle type | August 2019 |
Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Aug. 2019) |
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| Units | vs.'18 | Units | vs.'18 | |
| Registrations | 26,772 |
+14.5% |
265,094 |
+4.7% |
| Mini-Vehicles | 30,598 * |
+25.9% |
261,629 |
+8.5% |
| Honda Brand Total | 57,370 |
+20.3% |
526,723 |
+6.6% |
* Record high for the month of August
Total domestic automobile sales in the Japanese market for the month of August 2019 experienced a year-on-year increase for the fifth consecutive month (since April 2019).
New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the fifth consecutive month (since April 2019).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the fifth consecutive month (since April 2019), setting record high sales for the month of August.
<Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles>
FREED was the industry's seventh best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of August 2019 with sales of 7,000 units.
<Mini-vehicles - under 660cc>
N-BOX was the industry's top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of August 2019 with sales of 18,282 units. N-WGN was the industry's sixth best-selling car with sales of 6,958 units.
Exports from Japan
| August 2019 |
Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Aug. 2019) |
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| Units | vs.'18 | Units | vs.'18 | |
| North America | 773 |
-70.4% |
24,838 |
-48.2% |
| (USA) | 772 |
-70.4% |
24,132 |
-49.1% |
| Europe | 4,997 |
-51.4% |
55,561 |
+58.6% |
| Asia | 541 |
-16.5% |
7,535 |
-6.5% |
| Others | 697 | -54.8% |
6,561 |
-7.7% |
| Total | 7,008 |
-53.5% |
94,495 |
-3.7% |
Total exports from Japan in August 2019 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the third consecutive month (since June 2019).