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 2022 YOY Jan.- Dec. 2022 YOY
Japan 55,753  84.0% 643,973  104.6%
Outside of Japan 208,979  67.7% 3,226,188  91.7%
Total 264,732  70.6% 3,870,161  93.6%

Production in Main Regions

  North America 86,109  94.9% 1,198,753  92.2%
  USA 60,167  101.0% 831,908  97.1%
  Asia 120,324  56.7% 1,963,680  95.6%
  China 73,161  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 2022 YOY Jan.- Dec. 2022 YOY
Total 46,584  106.0% 567,969  98.0%
Registrations 22,107  100.3% 268,998  98.1%
Mini-vehicles 24,477  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 2022 YOY Jan.- Dec. 2022 YOY
Total 6,931  58.8% 76,704  115.0%
  North America 221  17.3% 1,631  16.6%
  USA 221  17.3% 1,532  15.6%
Asia 265  61.2% 2,446  35.9%
Europe 5,662  65.9% 60,399  146.9%
Others 783  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