Honda Sets Monthly Records for Automobile Production in China
July 30, 2020
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of June 2020 and the first half of the calendar year (January – June 2020).
World Production
| June 2020 | YOY | Jan. - Jun. 2020 | YOY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 64,662 | 82.5% | 369,251 | 78.1% |
| Outside of Japan | 324,789 | 89.6% | 1,404,956 | 63.3% |
| North America | 132,706 | 84.5% | 576,340 | 59.2% |
| (USA) | 86,816 | 81.7% | 386,884 | 59.3% |
| Europe | 4,641 | 54.9% | 26,293 | 45.5% |
| Asia | 184,858 | 99.1% | 761,805 | 69.2% |
| (China) | 169,547* | 124.1% | 604,599 | 81.4% |
| Others | 2,584 | 24.4% | 40,518 | 47.1% |
| Total | 389,451 | 88.3% | 1,774,207 | 65.9% |
*Record high for the month of June
June 2020
- Production in Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the 10th consecutive month.
- Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the ninth consecutive month.
- Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the 11th consecutive month.
The First Half of Calendar Year 2020
- Production in Japan for the first half of calendar year 2020 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in five years (since the first six months of 2015).
- Production in regions outside of Japan for the first half of calendar year 2020 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive year (since the first sixth months of 2019).
- Production worldwide for the first half of calendar year 2020 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in five years (since the first six months of 2015).
Sales in the Japanese market
| June 2020 | YOY | Jan. - Jun. 2020 | YOY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 48,342 | 71.8% | 313,190 | 77.7% |
| Registrations | 24,677 | 69.7% | 150,706 | 74.1% |
| Mini-vehicles | 23,665 | 74.2% | 162,484 | 81.3% |
June 2020
- Total Japanese sales experienced a year-on-year decrease for the ninth consecutive month.
- New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year decrease for the ninth consecutive month.
- Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year decrease for the fourth consecutive month.
- Fit was the industry’s fourth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of June 2020 with sales of 9,016 units. Freed was the industry’s seventh best-selling car with sales of 5,595 units.
- N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of June 2020 with sales of 15,557 units.
The First Half of Calendar Year 2020
- Total domestic automobile sales in the Japanese market for the first half of calendar year 2020 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in four years (since the first six months of 2016).
- New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in two years (since the first six months of 2018).
- Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in four years (since the first six months of 2016).
- Fit was the industry’s third best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the first six months of 2020 with sales of 50,029 units.
- Freed was the industry’s seventh best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the first six months of 2020 with sales of 38,843 units.
- N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the first six months of 2020 with sales of 101,454 units.
- N-WGN was the industry’s eighth best-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the first six months of 2020 with sales of 34,083 units.
Exports from Japan
| June 2020 | YOY | Jan. - Jun. 2020 | YOY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 9,434 | 91.2% | 48,689 | 64.6% |
| North America | 1,069 | 45.3% | 3,374 | 14.6% |
| (USA) | 997 | 44.3% | 2,846 | 12.7% |
| Europe | 7,461 | 113.1% | 38,734 | 94.4% |
| Asia | 610 | 70.9% | 3,131 | 49.5% |
| Others | 294 | 56.3% | 3,450 | 71.5% |
June 2020
- Total exports from Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the third consecutive month.
The First Half of Calendar Year 2020
- Total exports from Japan for the first six months of 2020 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in three years (since the first six months of 2017).