Honda Sets Monthly Records for Worldwide Automobile Production
February 27, 2019, Japan
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of January 2019.
Worldwide Production
| January 2019 | ||
| Units | vs.'18 | |
| Japan | 76,776 | +24.4% |
| Outside of Japan | 399,447 | -3.1% |
| Worldwide Total | 476,223* | +0.5% |
* Record high for month of January
Production Outside of Japan
| January 2019 | ||
| Units | vs.'18 | |
| North America | 168,921 | -2.3% |
| (USA) | 112,118 | -0.8% |
| Europe | 14,269 | -11.9% |
| Asia | 201,168 | -2.9% |
| (China) | 133,683 | -2.2% |
| Others | 15,089 | -5.6% |
| Overseas Total | 399,447 | -3.1% |
Production in Japan for the month of January 2019 experienced a year-on-year increase for the seventh consecutive month (since July 2018).
Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive month (since December 2018).
Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two months (since November 2018), also setting record high production for the month of January.
Sales in the Japanese Market
| Vehicle type | January 2019 | |
| Units | vs.'18 | |
| Registrations | 30,087 | +7.1% |
| Mini-Vehicles | 31,251 | +10.4% |
| Honda Brand Total | 61,338 | +8.7% |
Total domestic automobile sales in the Japanese market for the month of January 2019 experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month (since October 2018).
New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two months (since November 2018).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month (since October 2018).
＜Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles＞
FREED was the industry’s seventh best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of January 2019 with sales of 6,699 units.
＜Mini-vehicles - under 660cc＞
N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of January 2019 with sales of 19,192 units.
Exports from Japan
| January 2019 | ||
| Units | vs.'18 | |
| North America | 8,157 | +168.5% |
| (USA) | 8,040 | +169.4% |
| Europe | 9,126 | +136.2% |
| Asia | 607 | -56.0% |
| Others | 622 | -15.7% |
| Total | 18,512 | +105.3% |
Total exports from Japan in January 2019 experienced a year-on-year increase for the 13th consecutive month (since January 2018).