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Honda Sets All-Time December Record for Automobile Production in North America, USA and China
January 27, 2012 – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the calendar year 2011 as well as for the month of December 2011.
Worldwide Production
| Calendar Year 2011 (Jan.-Dec.) |
December 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units | vs.'10 | Units | vs.'10 | ||
| Japan | 710,621 | -28.4% | 92,663 | +10.8% | |
| Outside of Japan | 2,198,395 | -17.1% | 188,559 | -7.6% | |
| Worldwide Total | 2,909,016 | -20.2% | 281,222 | -2.3% | |
Production Outside of Japan
| Calendar Year 2011 (Jan.-Dec.) |
December 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units | vs.'10 | Units | vs.'10 | ||
| North America | 1,103,127 | -14.3% | 104,181* | +18.1% | |
| (USA) | 823,650 | -13.7% | 75,506* | +8.9% | |
| Europe | 97,459 | -30.0% | 4,423* | -55.9% | |
| Asia | 902,115 | -15.6% | 75,594 | -20.1% | |
| (China) | 646,208 | -4.5% | 71,685* | +13.0% | |
| Others | 95,694 | -38.1% | 4,361 | -61.0% | |
| Overseas Total | 2,198,395 | -17.1% | 188,559 | -7.6% | |
* Record high for month of December
Calendar Year of 2011
Production in Japan, production in regions outside of Japan and worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in two years (since 2009).
December 2011
Production in Japan for the month of December 2011 experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two months (since October 2011).
Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the third consecutive month (since October 2011) despite all-time December record for production in North America, USA and China.
Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive month (since November 2011).
Japan Market Sales
| Vehicle type | Calendar Year 2011 (Jan.-Dec.) |
December 2011 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units | vs.'10 | Units | vs.'10 | ||
| Registrations | 378,472 | -22.2% | 30,937 | +6.3% | |
| Mini-Vehicles | 125,018 | -22.1% | 10,516 | -18.0% | |
| Honda Brand Total | 503,490 | -22.2% | 41,453 | -1.1% | |
Calendar Year of 2011
Total domestic auto sales including new vehicle registrations in calendar year 2011 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in four years (since 2007).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year decrease for the fifth consecutive year (since 2007).
<Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles>
Fit was the industry's second best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for calendar year 2011 with sales of 207,885 units. Freed was the industry's sixth best-selling car with sales of 67,736 units.
<Mini-vehicles - under 660cc>
Life was the industry's sixth best-selling car among mini-vehicles for calendar year 2011, with sales of 67,582 units.
December 2011
Total Japan domestic market auto sales for the month of December 2011 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive month (since November 2011).
New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month (since September 2011).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive month (since November 2011).
<Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles>
Fit was the industry's second best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of December 2011 with sales of 15,252 units. Freed was the industry's third best-selling car with sales of 7,817 units. Step WGN was the industry's eighth best-selling car with sales of 4,346 units.
<Mini-vehicles - under 660cc>
Life was the industry's seventh best-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of December 2011 with sales of 4,290 units. N BOX was the industry's tenth best-selling car with sales of 2,860 units.
Exports from Japan
| Calendar Year 2011 (Jan.-Dec.) |
December 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units | vs.'10 | Units | vs.'10 | ||
| North America | 161,553 | -19.0% | 17,246 | -14.5% | |
| (USA) | 156,776 | -16.4% | 17,127 | -12.3% | |
| Europe | 33,988 | -18.4% | 3,422 | +21.4% | |
| Asia | 12,929 | -6.3% | 695 | -19.9% | |
| Others | 26,617 | -47.3% | 3,350 | -4.9% | |
| Total | 235,087 | -23.0% | 24,713 | -9.7% | |
Calendar Year of 2011
Total exports experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in two years (since 2009).
December 2011
Total exports from Japan in December 2011 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive month (since November 2011).
