Honda Sets First Half of Fiscal Year Records for Automobile Production Worldwide and in China
October 30, 2019, Japan
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the first half of the current fiscal year (April 2019-March 2020) and the month of September 2019.
Worldwide Production
| September 2019 | 1st Half of Fiscal Year 2019 (Apr.-Sep. 2019) |
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| Units | vs.'18 | Units | vs.FY19 | |
| Japan | 65,259 | -18.2% | 443,797 | +6.8% |
| Outside of Japan | 364,937 | +0.8% | 2,176,886 | -0.2% |
| Worldwide Total | 430,196 | -2.7% | 2,620,683 * | +1.0% |
*Record high for first half of fiscal year
Production Outside of Japan
| September 2019 | Year-to-Date Total (Apr.-Sep. 2019) |
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| Units | vs.'18 | Units | vs.FY19 | |
| North America | 146,225 | +8.1% | 927,242 | +8.3% |
| (USA) | 96,735 | -1.5% | 619,061 | +6.4% |
| Europe | 10,391 | -20.5% | 48,104 | -37.4% |
| Asia | 192,901 | -2.3% | 1,119,852 | -2.9% |
| (China) | 141,158 *1 | +9.4% | 789,036 *2 | +6.6% |
| Others | 15,420 | -6.7% | 81,688 | -14.1% |
| Overseas Total | 364,937 | +0.8% | 2,176,886 | -0.2% |
*1 Record high for month of September
*2 Record high for any half of fiscal years
The First Half of Current Fiscal Year
Production in Japan for the first half of the current fiscal year experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive year.
Production in regions outside of Japan for the first half of the current fiscal year experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in eight years.
Production worldwide for the first half of the current fiscal year experienced a year-on-year increase for the eighth consecutive year.
September 2019
Production in Japan for the month of September 2019 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in six months.
Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two months.
World production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive month.
Sales in the Japanese Market
| Vehicle type | September 2019 | Year-to-Date Total (Apr. - Sep. 2019) |
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| Units | vs.'18 | Units | vs.FY19 | |
| Registrations | 35,919 | +5.5% | 187,995 | +9.0% |
| Mini-Vehicles | 37,179 | +0.4% | 191,343 * | +10.0% |
| Honda Brand Total | 73,098 | +2.8% | 379,338 | +9.5% |
*Record high for first half of fiscal year
The First Half of Current Fiscal Year
Total domestic automobile sales in the Japanese market for the first half of the current fiscal year experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive year.
New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two years.
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive year.
September 2019
Total domestic automobile sales in the Japanese market for the month of September 2019 experienced a year-on-year increase for the sixth consecutive month.
New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the sixth consecutive month.
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the sixth consecutive month.
<Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles>
FREED was the industry’s ninth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of September 2019 with sales of 8,107 units.
<Mini-vehicles - under 660cc>
N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of September 2019 with sales of 28,484 units.
Exports from Japan
| September 2019 | Year-to-Date Total (Apr. - Sep. 2019) |
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| Units | vs.'18 | Units | vs.FY19 | |
| North America | 354 | -96.2% | 8,442 | -79.0% |
| （USA) | 354 | -96.2% | 8,060 | -79.8% |
| Europe | 8,721 | +19.5% | 44,442 | +39.6% |
| Asia | 811 | -21.4% | 4,732 | -8.6% |
| Others | 971 | -21.0% | 5,399 | -5.0% |
| Total | 10,857 | -42.4% | 63,015 | -23.9% |
Total exports from Japan for the first half of current fiscal year experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in two years.
Total exports from Japan in September 2019 experienced a year-on-year decease for the fourth consecutive month.