Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of August 2018.
Worldwide Production
| August 2018 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan.-Aug. 2018) |
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| Units | vs.'17 | Units | vs.'17 | |
| Japan | 58,165 | +5.5% | 554,578 | +6.8% |
| Outside of Japan | 360,409 | -5.0% | 2,966,390 |
+2.3% |
| Worldwide Total | 418,574 | -3.6% | 3,520,968 | +3.0% |
Production Outside of Japan
| August 2018 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan.-Aug. 2018) |
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| Units | vs.'17 | Units | vs.'17 | |
| North America | 152,898 |
-10.8% | 1,225,963 | -1.7% |
| (USA) | 111,880 |
-2.9% | 822,301 | +1.3% |
| Europe | 7,599 |
-8.1% | 108,229 | -0.4% |
| Asia | 181,115 | -0.8% | 1,503,565 | +5.2% |
| (China) | 105,479 | -1.2% | 969,442 | +5.8% |
| Others | 18,797 | +10.6% | 128,633 | +12.7% |
| Overseas Total | 360,409 | -5.0% | 2,966,390 | +2.3% |
Production in Japan for the month of August 2018 experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month (since July 2018).
Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in five months (since March 2018).
Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in five months (since March 2018).
Sales in the Japanese Market
| Vehicle type | August 2018 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Aug. 2018) |
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| Units | vs.'17 | Units | vs.'17 | |
| Registrations | 23,389 | -8.4% | 253,180 | -1.9% |
| Mini-Vehicles | 24,307 | +30.4% | 241,107 | +10.5% |
| Honda Brand Total | 47,696 | +8.0% | 494,287 | +3.8% |
Total domestic automobile sales in the Japanese market for the month of August 2018 experienced a year-on-year increase for the seventh consecutive month (since February 2018).
New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive month (since July 2018).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the seventh consecutive month (since February 2018).
＜Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles＞
FREED was the industry’s 10th best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of August 2018 with sales of 5,824 units.
＜Mini-vehicles - under 660cc＞
N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of August 2018 with sales of 15,509 units.
Exports from Japan
| August 2018 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Aug. 2018) |
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| Units | vs.'17 | Units | vs.'17 | |
| North America | 2,610 | +65.1% | 47,916 | +158.1% |
| (USA) | 2,610 |
+65.2% | 47,411 | +161.1% |
| Europe | 10,286 | +566.2% | 35,026 |
+81.3% |
| Asia | 648 | -13.8% | 8,063 | +14.1% |
| Others | 1,543 | +303.9% | 7,111 | +31.9% |
| Total | 15,087 | +254.2% | 98,116 | +94.9% |
Total exports from Japan in August 2018 experienced a year-on-year increase for the eighth consecutive month (since January 2018).