Honda Sets Monthly Records for Automobile Production Overseas, in Asia and China

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

January 28, 2021

News Release

World Production

  December 2020 YOY Jan.- Dec.
2020
YOY
Japan 61,486   121.2% 729,500   86.5%
Outside of Japan 366,506 * 117.4% 3,669,083   84.8%
North America 117,328   116.0% 1,450,518   79.8%
(USA) 75,956   113.1% 966,448   80.2%
Europe 5,353   90.4% 69,408   63.8%
Asia 234,257 * 120.2% 2,045,573   91.5%
(China) 188,767 * 129.7% 1,644,891   105.0%
Others 9,568   92.6% 103,584   62.2%
Total 427,992   117.9% 4,398,583   85.1%

* Record high for the month of December

 Calendar Year of 2020
-Production in Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive year.
-Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive year.
-Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive year.

 December 2020
-Production in Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month.
-Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month.
-Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month.

Sales in the Japanese Market

  December 2020 YOY Jan.- Dec.
2020
YOY
Total 45,445   116.2% 619,115   85.7%
Registrations 20,988   119.6% 293,777   82.3%
Mini-vehicles 24,457   113.5% 325,338   89.2%

 Calendar Year of 2020
-Total Japanese sales experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive year.
-New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year decrease for the fourth consecutive year.
-Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year decrease for  the second consecutive year.
-Fit was the industry’s fourth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the calendar year 2020 with sales of 98,209 units. Freed was the industry’s seventh best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the calendar year 2020 with sales of 76,282 units. 
-N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the calendar year 2020 with sales of 195,986 units. N-WGN was the industry’s ninth best-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the calendar year 2020 with sales of 69,353 units. 

 December 2020
-Total Japanese sales experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive month.
-New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive month.
-Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive month.
-Fit was the industry’s seventh best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of December 2020 with sales of 6,726 units. 
-N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of December 2020 with sales of 13,427 units. 

Exports from Japan

  December 2020 YOY Jan.- Dec.
2020
YOY
Total 5,328   73.3% 92,181   70.2%
North America 77   8.1% 5,650   20.1%
(USA) 76   10.5% 5,000   18.4%
Europe 4,866   107.8% 71,945   86.9%
Asia 166   30.1% 6,946   70.9%
Others 219   17.5% 7,640   71.6%

 Calendar Year of 2020
-Total exports from Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive year.

 December 2020
-Total exports from Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in two months.