Production, Sales and Export Results in May, 2020

June 29, 2020

News Release

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of May 2020.

World Production

  May 2020
YOY
Jan. - May
2020
YOY
Japan
47,116
61.3%
304,589
77.2%
Outside of Japan
174,485
45.5%
1,080,153
58.2%
North America
39,158
22.9%
443,634
54.3%
(USA)
28,047
24.8%
300,068
54.9%
Europe
0
0.0%
21,652
43.9%
Asia
133,413
70.2%
576,947
63.1%
(China) 126,057
98.6%
435,052
71.7%
Others
1,914
12.0%
37,920
50.3%
Total
221,601
48.2%
1,384,742
61.5%

-Production in Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the 9th consecutive month.
-Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the 8th consecutive month.
-Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for 10th consecutive month.

Sales in the Japanese market

  May 2020
YOY
Jan. - May
2020
YOY
Total
32,747
54.9%
264,848
78.8%
Registrations 16,622
57.5%
126,029
75.0%
Mini-vehicles
16,125
52.4%
138,819
82.6%

-Total Japanese sales experienced a year-on-year decrease for the 8th consecutive month.
-New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year decrease for the 8th consecutive month.
-Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year decrease for the 3rd consecutive month.
-Fit was the industry’s 3rd best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of May 2020 with sales of 7,235 units. Freed was the industry’s 8th best-selling car with sales of 3,612 units. -N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of May 2020 with sales of 11,655 units.

 

Exports from Japan

  May 2020
YOY
Jan. - May
2020
YOY
Total
7,550
76.6%
39,255
60.4%
North America
132 8.2%
2,305
11.1%
(USA)
84
5.8%
1,849
9.1%
Europe
6,609
108.0%
31,273
90.9%
Asia
267
28.6%
2,521
46.1%
Others
542 45.5%
3,156
73.4%

-Total exports from Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the 2nd consecutive month.