Honda Sets Monthly Records for Automobile Production in Asia and China
May 28, 2021, Japan
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of April 2021.
World Production
| Apr. 2021 | YOY | Jan.- Apr. 2021 |
YOY | |
| Japan | 65,794 | 123.9% | 228,072 | 88.6% |
| Outside of Japan | 348,738 | 218.5% | 1,270,837 | 140.3% |
| North America | 122,276 | - | 473,329 | 117.0% |
| USA | 86,782 | - | 316,665 | 116.4% |
| Asia | 209,156＊ | 131.7% | 727,214 | 164.0% |
| China | 171,149＊ | 112.3% | 559,685 | 181.1% |
| Europe | 8,687 | - | 31,708 | 146.4% |
| Others | 8,619 | 1,052.4% | 38,586 | 107.2% |
| Total | 414,532 | 194.8% | 1,498,909 | 128.9% |
* Record high for the month of April
- Production in Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two months.
- Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in five months.
- Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in five months.
Sales in the Japanese Market
| Apr. 2021 | YOY | Jan.- Apr. 2021 |
YOY | |
| Total | 47,817 | 106.2% | 229,659 | 98.9% |
| Registrations | 20,733 | 92.8% | 98,442 | 90.0% |
| Mini-vehicles | 27,084 | 119.5% | 131,217 | 106.9% |
-Total Japanese sales experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month.
-New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year decrease for the third consecutive month.
-Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month.
-Freed was the industry’s ninth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of April 2021 with sales of 5,426 units.
-N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of April 2021 with sales of 16,733 units.
Exports from Japan
| Apr. 2021 | YOY | Jan.- Apr. 2021 |
YOY | |
| Total | 6,001 | 73.1% | 14,538 | 45.9% |
| North America | 1,370 | 4,419.4% | 2,139 | 98.4% |
| USA | 1,370 | 4,419.4% | 2,139 | 121.2% |
| Asia | 756 | 178.7% | 1,796 | 79.7% |
| Europe | 2,729 | 37.5% | 7,869 | 31.9% |
| Others | 1,146 | 243.3% | 2,734 | 104.6% |
-Total exports from Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the fifth consecutive month.