Honda Sets Monthly Records for Automobile Production Worldwide and Overseas

Tokyo, Japan, August 29, 2019 (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of July 2019.

Worldwide Production

July 2019Year-to-Date Total
(Jan.-Jul. 2019)
Unitsvs.'18Unitsvs.'18
Japan79,415 +1.5%552,288+11.3%
Outside of Japan350,221 *+2.2%2,569,523-1.4%
Worldwide Total 429,636 *+2.0%3,121,811+0.6%
Production Outside of Japan
July 2019Year-to-Date Total
(Jan.-Jul. 2019)
Unitsvs.'18Unitsvs.'18
North America135,913  +39.2%1,110,263+3.5%
(USA)91,011  +34.7%743,651+4.7%
Europe10,031  -30.2%67,799-32.6%
Asia195,073  -11.0%1,296,263-2.0%
(China)138,260  -2.7%881,439 +2.0%
Others9,204  -20.0%95,198-13.3%
Overseas Total350,221 *+2.2%2,569,523-1.4%
Production in Japan for the month of July 2019 experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month (since April 2019).

Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two months (since May 2019), setting record high production for the month of July.

Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two months (since May 2019), setting record high production for the month of July.

Sales in the Japanese Market

Vehicle typeJuly 2019Year-to-Date Total
(Jan. - Jul. 2019)
Unitsvs.'18Unitsvs.'18
Registrations34,949
+13.8%238,322+3.7%
Mini-Vehicles31,078+3.1%231,031+6.6%
Honda Brand Total66,027

+8.5%469,353+5.1%
Total domestic automobile sales in the Japanese market for the month of July 2019 experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month (since April 2019).

New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month (since April 2019).

Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month (since April 2019).

(Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles) FIT was the industry's ninth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of July 2019 with sales of 8,663 units.

(Mini-vehicles - under 660cc) N-BOX was the industry's top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of July 2019 with sales of 24,050 units.

Exports from Japan

July 2019Year-to-Date Total
(Jan. - Jul. 2019)
Unitsvs.'18Unitsvs.'18
North America895-84.8%24,065-46.9%
(USA)872-85.1%23,360-47.9%
Europe9,543+2.5%50,564+104.4%
Asia670+7.9%6,994-5.7%
Others1,041+118.7%5,864+5.3%
Total12,149-25.5%87,487+5.4%
Total exports from Japan in July 2019 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive month (since June 2019).

About Honda

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (TSE:7267 / NYSE:HMC / LSE:HNDA) is one of the leading manufacturers of automobiles and power products and the largest manufacture of motorcycles in the world. Honda has always sought to provide genuine satisfaction to people worldwide. The result is more than 120 manufacturing facilities in 30 countries worldwide, producing a wide range of products, including motorcycles, ATVs, generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment and automobiles that bring the company into contact with over 19 million customers annually.

For more information, please visit http://world.honda.com.

Source: Honda

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