Honda Sets All-Time Calendar Year Production Records for Automobile Production, Worldwide, Overseas, in Asia and China
January 30, 2019, Japan
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the calendar year 2018 as well as for the month of December 2018.
Worldwide Production
| Calendar Year 2018 | December 2018 | |||
| Units | vs.'17 | Units | vs.'17 | |
| Japan | 891,248 | +9.0% | 81,821 | +6.6% |
| Outside of Japan | 4,465,765* | +1.1% | 339,892 | -3.4% |
| Worldwide Total | 5,357,013* | +2.3% | 421,713 | -1.6% |
* Record high for calendar year
Production Outside of Japan
| Calendar Year 2018 | December 2018 | |||
| Units | vs.'17 | Units | vs.'17 | |
| North America | 1,820,779 | -1.7% | 124,180 | -3.8% |
| (USA) | 1,240,487 | +2.7% | 83,153 | -4.5% |
| Europe | 160,075 | -3.7% | 9,673 | -10.7% |
| Asia | 2,297,286 *1 | +3.1% | 194,472 | -1.9% |
| (China) | 1,502,468 *1 | +4.2% | 138,489 *2 | +3.2% |
| Others | 187,625 | +8.1% | 11,567 | -14.3% |
| Overseas Total | 4,465,765 *1 | +1.1% | 339,892 | -3.4% |
*1 Record high for calendar year
*2 Record high for month of December
Calendar Year of 2018
Production in Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two years (since 2016).
Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the seventh consecutive year (since 2012), setting an all-time record for calendar year production. This includes all-time records for calendar year production in Asia and China.
Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year increase for the seventh consecutive year (since 2012), setting an all-time record for calendar year production.
December 2018
Production in Japan for the month of December 2018 experienced a year-on-year increase for the sixth consecutive month (since July 2018).
Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in three months (since September 2018).
Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in three months (since September 2018).
Sales in the Japanese Market
| Vehicle type | Calendar Year 2018 | December 2018 | ||
| Units | vs.'17 | Units | vs.'17 | |
| Registrations | 377,635 | -1.1% | 27,175 | 0.0% |
| Mini-Vehicles | 369,542 | +7.7% | 26,606 | +1.8% |
| Honda Brand Total | 747,177 | +3.1% | 53,781 | +0.9% |
Calendar Year of 2018
Total domestic automobile sales in the calendar year 2018 experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive year (since 2017).
New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive year (since 2017).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive year (since 2017).
＜Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles＞
FIT was the industry’s sixth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the calendar year 2018 with sales of 90,719 units.
＜Mini-vehicles - under 660cc＞
N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car among mini-vehicles for the calendar year 2018 with sales of 241,871 units.
December 2018
Total domestic automobile sales in the Japanese market for the month of December 2018 experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive month (since October 2018).
New vehicle registrations were the same as last year.
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive month (since October 2018).
＜Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles＞
FIT was the industry’s seventh best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of December 2018 with sales of 6,369 units. FREED was the industry’s 10th best-selling car with sales of 5,878 units.
＜Mini-vehicles - under 660cc＞
N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of December 2018 with sales of 16,607 units.
Exports from Japan
| Calendar Year 2018 | December 2018 | |||
| Units | vs.'17 | Units | vs.'17 | |
| North America | 86,809 | +215.0% | 9,824 | +196.3% |
| (USA) | 86,032 | +221.7% | 9,577 | +197.6% |
| Europe | 68,159 | +97.1% | 13,015 | +91.8% |
| Asia | 10,886 | +1.4% | 660 | -46.1% |
| Others | 10,861 | +32.5% | 1,231 | +11.3% |
| Total | 176,715 | +118.0% | 24,730 | +98.9% |
Calendar Year of 2018
Total exports from Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two years (since 2016).
December 2018
Total exports from Japan in December 2018 experienced a year-on-year increase for the 12th consecutive month (since January 2018).