Honda Sets Monthly Records for Automobile Production in China
November 28, 2019, Japan
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of October 2019.
Worldwide Production
| October 2019 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan.-Oct. 2019) |
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| Units | vs.'18 | Units | vs.'18 | |
| Japan | 56,183 | 63.3% | 739,404 | 102.2% |
| Outside of Japan | 372,214 | 95.2% | 3,657,138 | 98.3% |
| Worldwide Total | 428,397 | 89.3% | 4,396,542 | 99.0% |
Production Outside of Japan
| October 2019 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan.-Oct. 2019) |
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| Units | vs.'18 | Units | vs.'18 | |
| North America | 167,384 | 98.7% | 1,580,760 | 103.3% |
| (USA) | 110,506 | 88.1% | 1,053,558 | 100.7% |
| Europe | 11,436 | 75.4% | 94,724 | 69.4% |
| Asia | 176,742 | 93.1% | 1,839,931 | 97.3% |
| (China) | 126,391 * | 106.5% | 1,268,251 | 104.2% |
| Others | 16,652 | 102.0% | 141,723 | 87.8% |
| Overseas Total | 428,397 | 89.3% | 4,396,542 | 99.0% |
*Record high for the month of October
Production in Japan for the month of October 2019 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive month (since Sep 2019).
Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in two months (since Aug 2019).
Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the third consecutive month (since Aug 2019).
Sales in the Japanese Market
| Vehicle type | October 2019 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Oct. 2019) |
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| Units | vs.'18 | Units | vs.'18 | |
| Registrations | 18,391 |
59.5% | 319,404 | 100.4% |
| Mini-Vehicles | 20,248 |
61.5% | 319,056 | 102.6% |
| Honda Brand Total | 38,639 |
60.5% | 638,460 | 101.5% |
Total domestic automobile sales in the Japanese market for the month of October 2019 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in seven months (since Mar 2019).
New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in seven months (since Mar 2019).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in seven months (since Mar 2019).
<Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles>
FREED sales was 4,368 units.
<Mini-vehicles - under 660cc>
N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of October 2019 with sales of 15,782 units.
Exports from Japan
| October 2019 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Oct. 2019) |
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| Units | vs.'18 | Units | vs.'18 | |
| North America | 957 | 16.0% | 26,149 | 41.4% |
| (USA) | 957 | 16.1% | 25,443 | 40.6% |
| Europe | 9,645 | 119.8% | 73,927 | 146.8% |
| Asia | 406 | 89.4% | 8,752 | 91.7% |
| Others | 1,398 | 169.9% | 8,930 | 97.5% |
| Total | 12,406 | 81.1% | 117,758 | 89.0% |
Total exports from Japan in October 2019 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the fifth consecutive month (since June 2019).