Production, Sales and Export Results for December, 2023

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of December 2023.

World Production

  December
 2023
YOY Dec. 2022 Jan.- Dec.
2023
YOY
Japan 69,261 units 124.2% 55,753 units 718,521 units 111.6%
Outside of Japan 279,414 units 133.7% 208,980 units 3,469,518 units 107.5%
Total 348,675 units 131.7% 264,733 units 4,188,039 units 108.2%

Production in Main Regions

  North America 107,643 units 125.0% 86,109 units 1,559,981 units 130.1%
  USA 68,192 units 113.3% 60,167 units 1,018,262 units 122.4%
  Asia 166,450 units 138.3% 120,324 units 1,830,490 units 93.2%
  China 121,238 units 165.7% 73,161 units 1,265,952 units 88.9%

Calendar Year of 2023

Production in Japan: 2nd consecutive year of YOY increase

Production outside Japan: 1st YOY increase in 5 years

Worldwide production: 1st YOY increase in 5 years

December 2023

Production in Japan: 5th consecutive month of YOY increase

Production outside Japan: 4th consecutive month of YOY increase

Worldwide production: 4th consecutive month of YOY increase

Sales in the Japanese Market

  December 2023 YOY
Dec. 2022 Jan.- Dec. 2023 YOY
Total 53,963 units 115.8% 46,584 units 594,267 units 104.6%
Registrations 27,776 units 125.6% 22,107 units 275,701 units 102.5%
Mini-vehicles 26,187 units 107.0% 24,477 units 318,566 units 106.6%

Calendar Year of 2023

Total sales in Japan: 1st YOY increase in 5 years

New vehicle registrations: 1st YOY increase in 7 years

Sales of mini-vehicles: 1st YOY increase in 5 years

December 2023

Total sales in Japan: 5th consecutive month of YOY increase

New vehicle registrations: 4th consecutive month of YOY increase

Sales of mini-vehicles: 5th consecutive month of YOY increase

Exports from Japan

  December 2023 YOY Dec. 2022 Jan.- Dec. 2023 YOY
Total 11,599 units 167.3% 6,931 units 85,299 units 111.2%
  North America 1,324 units 599.1% 221 units 4,961 units 304.2%
  USA 1,288 units 582.8% 221 units 4,757 units 310.5%
Asia 212 units 80.0% 265 units 6,410 units 262.1%
Europe 6,371 units 112.5% 5,662 units 54,631 units 90.5%
Others 3,692 units 471.5% 783 units 19,297 units 157.8%

Calendar Year of 2023

Total exports from Japan: 2nd consecutive year of YOY increase

December 2023

Total exports from Japan: 3rd consecutive month of YOY increase