Production, Sales and Export Results for December, 2022

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of December 2022.

World Production

　December 2022YOYJan.- Dec. 2022YOY
Japan55,753 84.0%643,973 104.6%
Outside of Japan208,979 67.7%3,226,188 91.7%
Total264,732 70.6%3,870,161 93.6%

Production in Main Regions

 North America86,109 94.9%1,198,753 92.2%
　USA60,167 101.0%831,908 97.1%
 Asia120,324 56.7%1,963,680 95.6%
　China73,161 44.8%1,424,120 90.2%

Calendar Year of 2022

Production in Japan: 1st YOY increase in 4 years

Production outside Japan: 4th consecutive year of YOY decrease

Worldwide production: 4th consecutive year of YOY decrease

December 2022

Production in Japan: 1st YOY decrease in 2 months

Production outside Japan: 2nd consecutive month of YOY decrease

Worldwide production: 2nd consecutive month of YOY decrease

Sales in the Japanese Market

　December 2022YOYJan.- Dec. 2022YOY
Total46,584 106.0%567,969 98.0%
Registrations22,107 100.3%268,998 98.1%
Mini-vehicles24,477 111.8%298,971 97.9%

Calendar Year of 2022

Total sales in Japan: 4th consecutive year of YOY decrease

New vehicle registrations: 6th consecutive year of YOY decrease

Sales of mini-vehicles: 4th consecutive year of YOY decrease

December 2022

Total sales in Japan: 4th consecutive month of YOY increase

New vehicle registrations: 2nd consecutive month of YOY increase

Sales of mini-vehicles: 4th consecutive month of YOY increase

Exports from Japan

 December 2022YOYJan.- Dec. 2022YOY
Total6,931 58.8%76,704 115.0%
 North America221 17.3%1,631 16.6%
 USA221 17.3%1,532 15.6%
Asia265 61.2%2,446 35.9%
Europe5,662 65.9%60,399 146.9%
Others783 52.9%12,228 149.9%

Calendar Year of 2022

Total exports from Japan: 1st YOY increase in 4 years

December 2022

Total exports from Japan: 3rd consecutive month of YOY decrease