Honda Sets All-Time Fiscal Year Records for Automobile Production Worldwide, in Asia and China
April 25, 2019, Japan
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 as well as for the month of March 2019.
Worldwide Production
| Fiscal Year 2019 ('18 Apr. - '19 Mar.) |
March 2019 | |||
| Units | vs.FY18 | Units | vs.'18 | |
| Japan | 911,837 | +10.0% | 80,461 | -2.8% |
| Outside of Japan | 4,425,784 | -0.7% | 399,148 | -0.8% |
| Worldwide Total | 5,337,621 *1 | +1.0% | 479,609 | -1.1% |
*1 Record high for all-time fiscal year
Production Outside of Japan
| Fiscal Year 2019 ('18 Apr. - '19 Mar.) |
March 2019 | |||
| Units | vs.FY18 | Units | vs.'18 | |
| North America | 1,801,530 | -3.4% | 164,117 | -3.6% |
| (USA) | 1,225,973 | -0.1% | 107,661 | -6.8% |
| Europe | 150,768 | -8.1% | 10,842 | -20.8% |
| Asia | 2,292,492 *1 | +2.0% | 210,315 *2 | +5.3% |
| (China) | 1,497,043 *1 | +1.9% | 144,141 *2 | +2.5% |
| Others | 180,994 | +0.0% | 13,874 | -25.0% |
| Overseas Total | 4,425,784 | -0.7% | 399,148 | -0.8% |
*1 Record high for all-time fiscal year
*2 Record high for month of March
Fiscal Year 2019 (fiscal year ended March 31, 2019)
Production in Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive year (since Fiscal Year 2017).
Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in seven years (since Fiscal Year 2012), setting an all-time record for fiscal year production in Asia and China.
Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year increase for the seventh consecutive year (since Fiscal Year 2013), setting an all-time record for fiscal year production.
March 2019
Production in Japan for the month of March 2019 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in nine months (since June 2018).
Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the fourth consecutive month (since December 2018). This includes record high production for the month of March in Asia and China.
Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive month (since February 2019).
Sales in the Japanese Market
| Vehicle type | Fiscal Year 2019 ('18 Apr. - '19 Mar.) |
March 2019 | ||
| Units | vs.FY18 | Units | vs.'18 | |
| Registrations | 375,879 | -1.6% | 47,598 | -6.1% |
| Mini-Vehicles | 372,799 | +8.8% | 42,036 | -2.5% |
| Honda Brand Total | 748,678 | +3.3% | 89,634 | -4.5% |
Fiscal Year 2019 (fiscal year ended March 31, 2019)
Total domestic automobile sales in the Japanese market for the fiscal year 2019 experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive year (since Fiscal Year 2017).
Sales of new vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive year (since Fiscal Year 2018).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive year (since Fiscal Year 2017).
＜Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles＞
Fit was the industry’s 10th best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the fiscal year 2019 with sales of 85,925 units.
＜Mini-vehicles - under 660cc＞
N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car among mini-vehicles for the fiscal year 2019 with sales of 239,706 units.
March 2019
Total domestic automobile sales in the Japanese market for the month of March 2019 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in six months (since September 2018).
New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive month (since February 2019).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in six months (since September 2018).
＜Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles＞
Fit was the industry’s sixth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of March 2019 with sales of 10,813 units. FREED was the industry’s 10th best-selling car with sales of 9,982 units.
＜Mini-vehicles - under 660cc＞
N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of March 2019 with sales of 26,418 units. N-WGN was the industry’s ninth best-selling car with sales of 6,237 units.
Exports from Japan
| Fiscal Year 2019 ('18 Apr. - '19 Mar.) |
March 2019 | |||
| Units | vs.FY18 | Units | vs.'18 | |
| North America | 86,515 | +138.5% | 2,714 | -62.8% |
| (USA) | 85,599 | +141.9% | 2,712 | -62.3% |
| Europe | 77,511 | +97.6% | 3,666 | -10.7% |
| Asia | 10,583 | -12.7% | 1,488 | -10.4% |
| Others | 10,337 | +18.3% | 638 | -16.7% |
| Total | 184,946 | +91.9% | 8,506 | -38.5% |
Fiscal Year 2019 (fiscal year ended March 31, 2019)
Total exports from Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two years (since Fiscal Year 2017).
March 2019
Total exports from Japan in March 2019 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in 15 months (since December 2017).