Honda Sets Monthly Records for Automobile Production Worldwide and Overseas
August 29, 2019, Japan
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of July 2019.
Worldwide Production
| July 2019 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan.-Jul. 2019) |
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| Units | vs.'18 | Units | vs.'18 | |
| Japan | 79,415 | +1.5% | 552,288 | +11.3% |
| Outside of Japan | 350,221 * | +2.2% | 2,569,523 | -1.4% |
| Worldwide Total | 429,636 * | +2.0% | 3,121,811 | +0.6% |
*Record high for the month of July
Production Outside of Japan
| July 2019 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan.-Jul. 2019) |
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| Units | vs.'18 | Units | vs.'18 | |
| North America | 135,913 | +39.2% | 1,110,263 | +3.5% |
| (USA) | 91,011 | +34.7% | 743,651 | +4.7% |
| Europe | 10,031 | -30.2% | 67,799 | -32.6% |
| Asia | 195,073 | -11.0% | 1,296,263 | -2.0% |
| (China) | 138,260 | -2.7% | 881,439 | +2.0% |
| Others | 9,204 | -20.0% | 95,198 | -13.3% |
| Overseas Total | 350,221 * | +2.2% | 2,569,523 | -1.4% |
*Record high for the month of July
Production in Japan for the month of July 2019 experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month (since April 2019).
Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two months (since May 2019), setting record high production for the month of July.
Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two months (since May 2019), setting record high production for the month of July.
Sales in the Japanese Market
| Vehicle type | July 2019 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Jul. 2019) |
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| Units | vs.'18 | Units | vs.'18 | |
| Registrations | 34,949 |
+13.8% | 238,322 | +3.7% |
| Mini-Vehicles | 31,078 | +3.1% | 231,031 | +6.6% |
| Honda Brand Total | 66,027 |
+8.5% | 469,353 | +5.1% |
Total domestic automobile sales in the Japanese market for the month of July 2019 experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month (since April 2019).
New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month (since April 2019).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month (since April 2019).
<Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles>
FIT was the industry’s ninth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of July 2019 with sales of 8,663 units.
<Mini-vehicles - under 660cc>
N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of July 2019 with sales of 24,050 units.
Exports from Japan
| July 2019 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Jul. 2019) |
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| Units | vs.'18 | Units | vs.'18 | |
| North America | 895 | -84.8% | 24,065 | -46.9% |
| (USA) | 872 | -85.1% | 23,360 | -47.9% |
| Europe | 9,543 | +2.5% | 50,564 | +104.4% |
| Asia | 670 | +7.9% | 6,994 | -5.7% |
| Others | 1,041 | +118.7% | 5,864 | +5.3% |
| Total | 12,149 | -25.5% | 87,487 | +5.4% |
Total exports from Japan in July 2019 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive month (since June 2019).