Production, Sales and Export Results in February, 2021

March 30, 2021, Japan

Corporate

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of February 2021.

World Production

  Feb. 2021 YOY Jan.- Feb.
2021
YOY
Japan 47,158 66.4% 96,922 73.6%
Outside of Japan 271,674 124.5% 573,596 105.6%
North America 121,237 83.2% 233,015 77.9%
(USA) 77,345 77.9% 150,146 74.3%
Europe 7,734 97.7% 13,103 79.5%
Asia 134,135 256.4% 308,656 151.2%
(China) 90,819 1593.3% 227,090 202.0%
Others 8,568 69.4% 18,822 79.6%
Total 318,832 110.2% 670,518 99.3%

- Production in Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive month.
- Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two months.
- Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two months.

Sales in the Japanese Market

  Feb. 2021 YOY Jan.- Feb.
2021
YOY
Total 54,227 86.3% 101,758 92.9%
Registrations 23,884 85.5% 43,562 91.5%
Mini-vehicles 30,343 87.0% 58,196 94.0%

- Total Japanese sales experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in five months.
- New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in five months.
- Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in five months.
- N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of February 2021 with sales of 18,591 units. 

Exports from Japan

  Feb. 2021 YOY Jan.- Feb.
2021
YOY
Total 2,170 26.4% 4,770 34.4%
North America 107 9.6% 252 13.6%
(USA) 107 11.4% 252 17.5%
Europe 1,197 22.0% 2,869 31.4%
Asia 536 74.2% 687 56.7%
Others 330 35.8% 962 58.3%

- Total exports from Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the third consecutive month.