Honda Sets All-Time Fiscal Year Records for Automobile Production in China
April 28, 2021
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales and export results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 as well as for the month of March 2021.
World Production
*1 Record high for all-time fiscal year
*2 Record high for month of March
April 2020 - March 2021
- 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 third consecutive year.
- Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive year.
March 2021
- Production in Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the third consecutive month.
- Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month.
- Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month.
Sales in the Japanese market
April 2020 - March 2021
- 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.
- Mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive year.
- Fit was the industry’s sixth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for April 2020 - March 2021 with sales of 94,311 units. Freed was the industry’s eighth best-selling car with sales of 73,368 units.
- N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car among mini-vehicles for April 2020 - March 2021 with sales of 197,900 units. N-WGN was the industry’s tenth best-selling car with sales of 61,421 units.
March 2021
- Total Japanese sales experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two months.
- New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive month.
- Mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two months.
- Freed was the industry’s eighth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of March 2021 with sales of 9,764 units. Fit was the industry’s tenth best-selling car with sales of 9,231 units.
- N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of March 2021 with sales of 27,164 units.
Exports from Japan
April 2020 - March 2021
Total exports from Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive year.
March 2021
Total exports from Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the fourth consecutive month.