- Corporate
- January 27, 2011
Honda Sets All-Time Calendar Year Production Record for Auto Production in Asia and China
January 27, 2011 – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the calendar year 2010 as well as for the month of December 2010.
<Production>
Calendar Year of 2010
Production in Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in four years (since 2006).
Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two years (since 2008).
Worldwide production also experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two years (since 2008).
Honda sets all-time record for calendar year production in Asia and China.
December 2010
Production in Japan for the month of December 2010 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in two months (since October 2010).
Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the 14th consecutive month (since November 2009). This includes record production in Asia and China for the month of December.
Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year increase for the 13th consecutive month (since December 2009).
<Japan Domestic Market Sales>
Calendar Year of 2010
Due mainly to strong sales of Fit and Freed, total domestic auto sales in calendar year 2010 experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive year (since 2008).
New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive year (since 2008).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year decrease for the fourth consecutive year (since 2007).
<Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles>
Fit was the industry's second best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for calendaryear 2010 with sales of 185,433 units. Freed wasthe industry's fifth best-selling car with sales of 95,123 units. Step WGN was the industry's seventh best-selling car with sales of 80,933 units.
<Mini-vehicles - under 660cc>
Life was the industry's seventh best-selling car among mini-vehicles for calendar year 2010, with sales of 63,352 units. Zest was the industry's tenth best-selling car with sales of 38,377 units.
December 2010
Total Japan domestic market auto sales for the month of December 2010 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the fourth consecutive month (since September 2010).
New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year decrease for the fourth consecutive month (since September 2010).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year decrease for the third consecutive month (since October 2010).
<Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles>
Fit was the industry's second best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of December 2010 with sales of 14,547 units. Freed was the industry's fourth best-selling car with sales of 5,903 units. Step WGN was the industry's seventh best-selling car with sales of 3,979 units.
<Mini-vehicles - under 660cc>
Life was the industry's fourth best-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of December 2010, with sales of 7,489 units.
<Exports from Japan>
Calendar Year of 2010
Total exports experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years (since 2007).
December 2010
Total exports from Japan in December 2010 experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month (since November 2010).
Worldwide Production
| December 2010 | Calendar Year 2010 (Jan. - Dec.) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units | vs.'09 | Units | vs.'09 | ||
| Japan | 83,652 |
-3.1% |
992,502 |
+18.0% |
|
| Outside of Japan | 204,088 | +1.8% | 2,650,555 | +22.1% | |
| Worldwide Total | 287,740 | +0.3% | 3,643,057 | +20.9% | |
Production Outside of Japan
| December 2010 | Calendar Year 2010 (Jan. - Dec.) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units | vs.'09 | Units | vs.'09 | ||
| North America | 88,233 | -2.3% | 1,287,775 | +24.9% | |
| (USA) | 69,365 | +5.7% | 954,502 | +32.0% | |
| Europe | 10,036 | +12.5% | 139,264 | +84.3% | |
| Asia | 94,631* | +3.4% | 1,069,046* | +17.3% | |
| (China) | 63,414* | +4.1% | 676,515* | +12.4% | |
| Others | 11,188 | +14.1% | 154,470 | +0.7% | |
| Overseas Total | 204,088 | +1.8% | 2,650,555 | +22.1% | |
* Record for month of December or calendar year
Japan Domestic Market Sales
| Vehicle type | December 2010 | Calendar Year 2010 (Jan. - Dec.) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units | vs.'09 | Units | vs.'09 | ||
| Registrations | 29,099 | -40.9% | 486,731 | +5.1% | |
| Mini-Vehicles | 12,828 | -17.1% | 160,531 | -1.0% | |
| Honda Brand Total | 41,927 | -35.2% | 647,262 | +3.5% | |
Export from Japan
| December 2010 | Calendar Year 2010 (Jan. - Dec.) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units | vs.'09 | Units | vs.'09 | ||
| North America | 20,172 | +162.8% | 199,445 | +37.8% | |
| (USA) | 19,522 | +182.8% | 187,506 | +39.4% | |
| Europe | 2,818 | +242.8% | 41,676 | -29.9% | |
| Asia | 868 | -0.1% | 13,805 | +15.9% | |
| Others | 3,523 | -5.9% | 50,486 | +47.7% | |
| Total | 27,381 | +108.8% | 305,412 | +22.0% | |