Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of May 2020.
World Production
| May 2020 |
YOY |
Jan. - May 2020 |
YOY |
|
| Japan |
47,116 |
61.3% |
304,589 |
77.2% |
| Outside of Japan |
174,485 |
45.5% |
1,080,153 |
58.2% |
| North America |
39,158 |
22.9% |
443,634 |
54.3% |
| (USA) |
28,047 |
24.8% |
300,068 |
54.9% |
| Europe |
0 |
0.0% |
21,652 |
43.9% |
| Asia |
133,413 |
70.2% |
576,947 |
63.1% |
| (China) | 126,057 |
98.6% |
435,052 |
71.7% |
| Others |
1,914 |
12.0% |
37,920 |
50.3% |
| Total |
221,601 |
48.2% |
1,384,742 |
61.5% |
-Production in Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the 9th consecutive month.
-Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the 8th consecutive month.
-Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for 10th consecutive month.
Sales in the Japanese market
| May 2020 |
YOY |
Jan. - May 2020 |
YOY |
|
| Total |
32,747 |
54.9% |
264,848 |
78.8% |
| Registrations | 16,622 |
57.5% |
126,029 |
75.0% |
| Mini-vehicles |
16,125 |
52.4% |
138,819 |
82.6% |
-Total Japanese sales experienced a year-on-year decrease for the 8th consecutive month.
-New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year decrease for the 8th consecutive month.
-Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year decrease for the 3rd consecutive month.
-Fit was the industry’s 3rd best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of May 2020 with sales of 7,235 units. Freed was the industry’s 8th best-selling car with sales of 3,612 units. -N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of May 2020 with sales of 11,655 units.
Exports from Japan
| May 2020 |
YOY |
Jan. - May 2020 |
YOY |
|
| Total |
7,550 |
76.6% |
39,255 |
60.4% |
| North America |
132 | 8.2% |
2,305 |
11.1% |
| (USA) |
84 |
5.8% |
1,849 |
9.1% |
| Europe |
6,609 |
108.0% |
31,273 |
90.9% |
| Asia |
267 |
28.6% |
2,521 |
46.1% |
| Others |
542 | 45.5% |
3,156 |
73.4% |
-Total exports from Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the 2nd consecutive month.