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February 26, 2008

Honda Sets All-Time Record for Auto Production in the Month of January for Regions Outside Japan and Worldwide

TOKYO, Japan, February 26, 2008– Honda Motor Co., Ltd., announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of January 2008.

<Production>
Production in Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the fifth consecutive month (since September 2007).

Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the 30th consecutive month (since August 2005), setting an all-time record for the month of January. This includes record production in North America, the U.S., Europe, Asia, and China.

Worldwide production also experienced a year-on-year increase for the 30th consecutive month (since August 2005), setting an all-time record for the month of January.

<Japan Domestic Market Sales>
Total domestic sales for the month of January 2008 experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in 13 months (since December 2006).

Due to strong sales of the all-new Fit, new vehicle registrations in January experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive month (since November 2007).

Sales of mini-vehicles in January experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in 11 months (since February 2007).

<Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles>

Fit was the industry’s best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of January 2008, with sales of 15,083 units.

<Mini-vehicles - under 660cc>

Life was the industry’s sixth best-selling car among mini-vehicles for the month of January 2008, with sales of 5,936 units.

<Exports from Japan>
Due mainly to a decrease in exports to North America and Europe, total exports from Japan in January 2008 experienced a year-on-year decline for the first time in seven months (since June 2007).

PRODUCTION, SALES and EXPORTS (January 2008)

Worldwide Production

		January
		Units	vs.07
	Japan	100,330	-3.7%
	Outside of Japan	240,432	+13.3%
Worldwide Total		340,762	+7.7%

Production Outside of Japan

		January
		Units	vs.07
	North America	134,068	+5.4%
	(USA only)	94,742	+5.3%
	Europe	23,394	+28.4%
	Asia	67,954	+12.5%
	(China)	38,175	+7.1%
	Others	15,016	137.3%
Overseas Total		240,432	+13.3%

Japan Domestic Market Sales

Vehicle type		January
Vehicle type		Units	vs.07
	Registrations	31,859	+40.6%
	Mini-Vehicles	12,719	+21.2%
Honda Brand Total		44,578	+34.5%

Exports from Japan

		January
		Units	vs.07
	North America	35,488	-8.0%
	(USA)	33,863	-8.2%
	Europe	7,379	-47.5%
	Asia	3,635	+85.6%
	Others	14,791	+21.1%
Total		61,293	-8.2%

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·	Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
·	Japan

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