Honda Sets Monthly Records for Automobile Production in Asia and China
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of October 2020.
November 27, 2020
World Production
*1 Record high for the month of October
-Production in Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month.
-Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month.
-Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month.
Sales in the Japanese Market
-Total Japanese sales experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in 13 months.
-New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the fisrt time in 13 months.
-Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in eight months.
-Fit was the industry’s seventh best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of October 2020 with sales of 9,000 units. Freed was the industry’s eighth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of October 2020 with sales of 7,849 units.
-N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of October 2020 with sales of 16,052 units. N-WGN was the industry’s nineth best-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of October 2020 with sales of 5,943 units.
Exports from Japan
-Total exports from Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive month.