Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of July 2018.
Worldwide Production
July 2018 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan.-Jul. 2018) |
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Units | vs.'17 | Units | vs.'17 | |
Japan | 78,231 | +25.0% | 496,413 | +6.9% |
Outside of Japan | 342,822* | +2.5% | 2,605,981 | +3.4% |
Worldwide Total | 421,053* | +6.0% | 3,102,394 | +4.0% |
* Record high for the month of July
Production Outside of Japan
July 2018 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan.-Jul. 2018) |
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Units | vs.'17 | Units | vs.'17 | |
North America | 97,653 | -14.8% | 1,073,065 | -0.2% |
(USA) | 67,546 | -7.0% | 710,421 | +1.9% |
Europe | 14,375 | -4.3% | 100,630 | +0.2% |
Asia | 219,295* | +12.0% | 1,322,450 | +6.1% |
(China) | 142,121* | +7.2% | 863,963 | +6.7% |
Others | 11,499 | +26.6% | 109,836 | +13.1% |
Overseas Total | 342,822 * | +2.5% | 2,605,981 | +3.4% |
* Record high for the month of July
Production in Japan for the month of July 2018 experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two months (since May 2018).
Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month (since April 2018), setting record high production for the month of July. This includes record high production for the month of July in Asia and China.
Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month (since April 2018), also setting record high production for the month of July.
Sales in the Japanese Market
Vehicle type | July 2018 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Jul. 2018) |
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Units | vs.'17 | Units | vs.'17 | |
Registrations | 30,722 | -5.2% | 229,791 | -1.1% |
Mini-Vehicles | 30,144 | +31.2% | 216,800 | +8.7% |
Honda Brand Total | 60,866 | +9.9% | 446,591 | +3.4% |
Total domestic automobile sales in the Japanese market for the month of July 2018 experienced a year-on-year increase for the sixth consecutive month (since February 2018).
New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in three months (since April 2018).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the sixth consecutive month (since February 2018).
<Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles>
FIT was the industry’s sixth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of July 2018 with sales of 9,144 units.
<Mini-vehicles - under 660cc>
N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of July 2018 with sales of 19,667 units.
Exports from Japan
July 2018 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Jul. 2018) |
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Units | vs.'17 | Units | vs.'17 | |
North America | 5,890 | +203.1% | 45,306 | +166.8% |
(USA) | 5,846 | +210.5% | 44,801 | +170.3% |
Europe | 9,314 | +245.6% | 24,740 | +39.2% |
Asia | 621 | -45.9% | 7,415 | +17.5% |
Others | 476 | -35.9% | 5,568 | +11.2% |
Total | 16,301 | +149.7% | 83,029 | +80.2% |
Total exports from Japan in July 2018 experienced a year-on-year increase for the seventh consecutive month (since January 2018).