Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of August 2021.
World Production
| August 2021 | YOY | Jan.- Aug. 2021 | YOY | |
| Japan | 23,790 | 55.9% | 403,585 | 85.9% |
| Outside of Japan | 250,566 | 72.2% | 2,328,644 | 110.0% |
| Total | 274,356 | 70.4% | 2,732,229 | 105.6% |
Production in Main Regions
| North America | 110,722 | 71.3% | 917,501 | 104.6% |
| USA | 76,307 | 72.8% | 610,274 | 103.8% |
| Asia | 127,067 | 72.4% | 1,276,072 | 111.8% |
| China | 87,553 | 61.9% | 971,863 | 105.1% |
- Production in Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in three months.
- Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the third consecutive month.
- Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the third consecutive month.
Sales in the Japanese Market
| August 2021 | YOY | Jan.- Aug. 2021 | YOY | |
| Total | 40,656 | 93.8% | 409,034 | 100.0% |
| Registrations | 20,454 | 106.7% | 180,738 | 92.3% |
| Mini-vehicles | 20,202 | 83.6% | 228,296 | 107.0% |
- Total Japanese sales experienced a year-on-year decrease for the third consecutive month.
- New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in seven months.
- Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in six months.
- Freed was the industry’s eighth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of August 2021 with sales of 5,200 units. VEZEL was the industry’s tenth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of August 2021 with sales of 4,404 units.
- N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of August 2021 with sales of 13,229 units.
Exports from Japan
| August 2021 | YOY | Jan.- Aug. 2021 | YOY | |
| Total | 3,547 | 49.1% | 34,522 | 52.2% |
| North America | 1,605 | 150.1% | 7,086 | 141.2% |
| USA | 1,605 | 169.1% | 7,073 | 161.9% |
| Asia | 466 | 56.8% | 4,388 | 90.5% |
| Europe | 1,081 | 26.6% | 18,455 | 36.4% |
| Others | 395 | 31.2% | 4,593 | 81.6% |
- Total exports from Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the ninth consecutive month.