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Production, Sales and Export Results in May, 2021

June 29, 2021, Japan

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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.