Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of May 2021.
World Production
| May 2021 | YOY | Jan.- May 2021 |
YOY | |
| Japan | 23,643 | 50.2% | 251,715 | 82.6% |
| Outside of Japan | 262,213 | 150.3% | 1,533,050 | 141.9% |
| North America | 106,649 | 272.4% | 579,978 | 130.7% |
| USA | 76,109 | 271.4% | 392,774 | 130.9% |
| Asia | 135,737 | 101.7% | 862,951 | 149.6% |
| China | 109,224 | 86.6% | 668,909 | 153.8% |
| Europe | 8,200 | - | 39,908 | 184.3% |
| Others | 11,627 | 603.1% | 50,213 | 132.4% |
| Total | 285,856 | 129.0% | 1,784,765 | 128.9% |
- Production in Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in two months.
- Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month.
- Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month.
Sales in the Japanese Market
| May 2021 | YOY | Jan.- May 2021 |
YOY | |
| Total | 38,494 | 117.5% | 268,153 | 101.2% |
| Registrations | 15,794 | 95.0% | 114,236 | 90.6% |
| Mini-vehicles | 22,700 | 140.8% | 153,917 | 110.9% |
-Total Japanese sales experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive month.
-New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year decrease for the fourth consecutive month.
-Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive month.
-Freed was the industry’s tenth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of May 2021 with sales of 4,409 units.
-N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of May 2021 with sales of 14,215 units.
Exports from Japan
| May 2021 | YOY | Jan.- May 2021 |
YOY | |
| Total | 3,497 | 46.3% | 18,035 | 45.9% |
| North America | 731 | 553.8% | 2,870 | 124.5% |
| USA | 731 | 870.2% | 2,870 | 155.2% |
| Asia | 679 | 254.3% | 2,475 | 98.2% |
| Europe | 1,497 | 22.7% | 9,366 | 29.9% |
| Others | 590 | 108.9% | 3,324 | 105.3% |
-Total exports from Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the sixth consecutive month.