August 30, 2011 - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of July 2011.
Worldwide Production
| July 2011 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Jul. 2011) |
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| Units | vs.'10 | Units | vs.'10 | |
| Japan | 70,809 | -18.5% | 337,282 | -41.6% |
| Outside of Japan | 135,918 | -40.4% | 1,172,160 | -23.8% |
| Worldwide Total | 206,727 | -34.4% | 1,509,442 | -28.7% |
Production Outside of Japan
| July 2011 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Jul. 2011) |
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| Units | vs.'10 | Units | vs.'10 | |
| North America | 49,323 | -51.6% | 559,980 | -25.8% |
| (USA) | 37,555 | -49.3% | 416,954 | -24.9% |
| Europe | 5,818 | -42.6% | 56,599 | -28.9% |
| Asia | 75,119 | -29.0% | 492,527 | -20.3% |
| (China) | 54,289 | -19.4% | 331,253 | -14.1% |
| Others | 5,658 | -44.0% | 63,054 | -26.1% |
| Overseas Total | 135,918 | -40.4% | 1,172,160 | -23.8% |
Production in Japan for the month of July 2011 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the eighth consecutive month (since December 2010).
Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the fifth consecutive month (since March 2011).
Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the sixth consecutive month (since February 2011).
Japan Domestic Market Sales
| Vehicle type | July 2011 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Jul. 2011) |
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| Units | vs.'10 | Units | vs.'10 | |
| Registrations | 33,709 | -33.2% | 209,452 | -30.6% |
| Mini-Vehicles | 10,805 | -25.6% | 75,228 | -26.4% |
| Honda Brand Total | 44,514 | -31.5% | 284,680 | -29.6% |
Total Japan domestic market auto sales for the month of July 2011 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the 11th consecutive month (since September 2010).
New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year decrease for the 11th consecutive month (since September 2010).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year decrease for the fifth consecutive month (since March 2011).
<Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles>
Fit was the industry's second best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of July 2011 with sales of 20,753 units. Freed was the industry's eighth best-selling car with sales of 5,636 units.
<Mini-vehicles - under 660cc>
Life was the industry's sixth best-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of July 2011 with sales of 6,207 units.
Exports from Japan
| July 2011 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Jul. 2011) |
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| Units | vs.'10 | Units | vs.'10 | |
| North America | 14,614 | -26.9% | 78,587 | -29.0% |
| (USA) | 14,285 | -27.0% | 75,462 | -25.7% |
| Europe | 4,638 | +52.6% | 16,568 | -34.7% |
| Asia | 1,119 | +11.3% | 8,879 | -4.4% |
| Others | 1,545 | -50.4% | 15,484 | -45.8% |
| Total | 21,916 | -19.3% | 119,518 | -31.3% |
Total exports from Japan in July 2011 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the fifth consecutive month (since March 2011).