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February 23, 2010

Honda Sets All-Time Monthly Record for Production in Asia

TOKYO, Japan, February 23, 2010– Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of January 2010.

<Production>
Production in Japan for the month of January 2010 experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in 15 months (since October 2008).

Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive month (since November 2009), including record production in Asia for any month and in China for the month of January.

Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month (since December 2009).

<Japan Domestic Market Sales>
Total domestic sales for the month of January 2010 experienced a year-on-year increase for the seventh consecutive month (since July 2009).

New vehicle registrations in January experienced a year-on-year increase for the tenth consecutive month (since April 2009).

Sales of mini-vehicles in January experienced a year-on-year decrease for the 14th consecutive month (since December 2008).

<Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles>
Fit was the industry’s second best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of January 2010, with sales of 13,058 units. Step WGN was the industry’s seventh best-selling car with sales of 6,471 units. Freed was the industry’s eighth best-selling car with sales of 6,436 units.

<Mini-vehicles - under 660cc>
Life was the industry’s eighth best-selling car among mini-vehicles for the month of January 2010, with sales of 3,957 units. Zest was the industry’s tenth best-selling car with sales of 2,819 units.

<Exports from Japan>
Total exports from Japan in January 2010 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the 16th consecutive month (since October 2008).

PRODUCTION, SALES and EXPORTS

Worldwide Production

		January
		Units	vs.'09
	Japan	77,384	+0.2%
	Outside of Japan	213,368	+42.9%
Worldwide Total		290,752	+28.3%

Production Outside of Japan

		January
		Units	vs.'09
	North America	101,205	+38.6%
	(USA)	73,831	+56.3%
	Europe	9,471	-17.7%
	Asia	91,704	+68.8%
	(China)	60,548	+68.3%
	Others	10,988	+4.9%
Overseas Total		213,368	+42.9%

Japan Domestic Market Sales

Vehicle type		January
Vehicle type		Units	vs.'09
	Registrations	36,508	+65.3%
	Mini-Vehicles	11,310	-6.4%
Honda Brand Total		47,818	+40.0%

Exports from Japan

		January
		Units	vs.'09
	North America	8,110	-43.0%
	(USA)	7,934	-37.7%
	Europe	2,780	-75.5%
	Asia	1,672	+7.9%
	Others	4,428	-23.4%
Total		16,990	-48.4%

Related Links

·	Honda in Japan
·	Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

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