Production, Sales and Export Results in August, 2021
September 29, 2021
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of August 2021.
World Production
Production in Main Regions
- Production in Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in three months.
- Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the third consecutive month.
- Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the third consecutive month.
Sales in the Japanese Market
- Total Japanese sales experienced a year-on-year decrease for the third consecutive month.
- New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in seven months.
- Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in six months.
- Freed was the industry’s eighth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of August 2021 with sales of 5,200 units. VEZEL was the industry’s tenth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of August 2021 with sales of 4,404 units.
- N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of August 2021 with sales of 13,229 units.
Exports from Japan
- Total exports from Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the ninth consecutive month.