Honda Sets All-Time Accumulated Production Records for the First Half of Year Worldwide and in China.
July 30, 2019, Japan
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of June 2019 and the first half of the calendar year (January – June 2019).
Worldwide Production
| June 2019 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan.-Jun. 2019) |
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| Units | vs.'18 | Units | vs.'18 | |
| Japan | 78,355 | +17.5% | 472,873 | +13.1% |
| Outside of Japan | 362,541 | -5.3% | 2,219,302 | -1.9% |
| Worldwide Total | 440,896 | -1.9% | 2,692,175 *1 | +0.4% |
*1 Record high for first half-year periods
Production Outside of Japan
| June 2019 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan.-Jun. 2019) |
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| Units | vs.'18 | Units | vs.'18 | |
| North America | 156,981 | +2.0% | 974,350 | -0.1% |
| (USA) | 106,267 | +2.9% | 652,640 | +1.5% |
| Europe | 8,459 | -34.7% | 57,768 | -33.0% |
| Asia | 186,516 | -6.3% | 1,101,190 | -0.2% |
| (China) | 136,671 | -1.6% | 743,179 *1 | +3.0% |
| Others | 10,585 | -36.4% | 85,994 | -12.6% |
| Overseas Total | 362,541 | -5.3% | 2,219,302 | -1.9% |
*1 Record high for first half-year periods
June 2019
Production in Japan for the month of June 2019 experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive month (since April 2019).
Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in three months (since March 2019).
Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in three months (since March 2019).
The First Half of Calendar Year 2019
Production in Japan for the first half of calendar year 2019 experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive year (since the first six months of 2016).
Production in regions outside of Japan for the first half of calendar year 2019 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in eight years (since the first sixth months of 2011), setting record high production for first half-year periods of the calendar year in China.
Production worldwide for the first half of calendar year 2019 experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive year (since the first six months of 2016).
Sales in the Japanese Market
| Vehicle type | June 2019 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Jun. 2019) |
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| Units | vs.'18 | Units | vs.'18 | |
| Registrations | 35,427 |
+6.9% | 203,373 | +2.2% |
| Mini-Vehicles | 31,899 | +8.2% | 199,953 | +7.1% |
| Honda Brand Total | 67,326 |
+7.5% | 403,326 | +4.6% |
June 2019
Total domestic automobile sales in the Japanese market for the month of June 2019 experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive month (since April 2019).
New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive month (since April 2019).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive month (since April 2019).
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Fit was the industry’s fourth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of June 2019 with sales of 8,671 units. FREED was the industry’s 10th best-selling car with sales of 7,869 units.
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N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of June 2019 with sales of 23,605 units.
The First Half of Calendar Year 2019
Total domestic automobile sales in the Japanese market for the first half of calendar year 2019 experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive year (since the first six months of 2017).
New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two years (since the first six months of 2017).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive year (since the first six months of 2017).
<Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles>
FREED was the industry’s ninth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the first six months of 2019 with sales of 45,542 units.
<Mini-vehicles - under 660cc>
N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the first six months of 2019 with sales of 131,234 units.
Exports from Japan
| June 2019 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Jun. 2019) |
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| Units | vs.'18 | Units | vs.'18 | |
| North America | 2,358 | -71.8% | 23,170 | -41.2% |
| (USA) | 2,253 | -72.9% | 22,488 | -42.3% |
| Europe | 6,599 | +484.0% | 41,021 | +165.9% |
| Asia | 860 | -28.3% | 6,324 | -6.9% |
| Others | 522 | -38.2% | 4,823 | -5.3% |
| Total | 10,339 | -10.3% | 75,338 | +12.9% |
June 2019
Total exports from Japan in June 2019 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in three months (since March 2019).
The First Half of Calendar Year 2019
Total exports from Japan for the first six months of 2019 experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive year (since the first six months of 2018)