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 November 2020.

December 25, 2020

Corporate

World Production

  November 2020 YOY Jan.- Nov.
2020
YOY
Japan 64,843   122.5% 668,014   84.3%
Outside of Japan 392,828   109.7% 3,302,577   82.3%
North America 139,823   103.3% 1,333,190   77.7%
(USA) 89,138   105.8% 890,492   78.3%
Europe 8,490   104.4% 64,055   62.3%
Asia 231,902 * 115.9% 1,811,316   88.8%
(China) 183,487 * 120.0% 1,456,124   102.5%
Others 12,613   86.7% 94,016   60.2%
Total 457,671   111.4% 3,970,591   82.6%

* Record high for the month of November

-Production in Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive month.
-Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive month.
-Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive month.

Sales in the Japanese Market

  November 2020 YOY Jan.- Nov.
2020
YOY
Total 51,640   116.2% 573,670   84.0%
Registrations 23,472   116.1% 272,789   80.3%
Mini-vehicles 28,168   116.3% 300,881   87.6%

-Total Japanese sales experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month.
-New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month.
-Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month.
-Fit was the industry’s eighth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of November 2020 with sales of 7,161 units. Freed was the industry’s nineth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of November 2020 with sales of 6,864 units. 
-N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of November 2020 with sales of 15,685 units. 

Exports from Japan

  November 2020 YOY Jan.- Nov.
2020
YOY
Total 6,994   111.1% 86,853   70.0%
North America 146   15.2% 5,573   20.6%
(USA) 145   15.1% 4,924   18.7%
Europe 5,884   135.0% 67,079   85.7%
Asia 681   136.5% 6,780   73.3%
Others 283   59.0% 7,421   78.9%

Total exports from Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in three months.