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May 27, 2008

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

TOKYO, Japan, May 27, 2008– Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of April 2008.

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

Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the 33rd consecutive month (since August 2005), setting an all-time record for the month of April. This includes record production for the month of April in North America, the U.S., Europe, Asia, and China.

Worldwide production also experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two months (since February 2008), setting an all-time record for the month of April.

<Japan Domestic Sales>
Total domestic sales for the month of April 2008 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive month (since March 2008).

New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the sixth consecutive month (since November 2007).

Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive month (since March 2008).

<Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles>

Fit was the industry’s best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of April 2008, for the sixth consecutive month (since November 2007) with sales of 14,854 units.

<Mini-vehicles - under 660cc>

Life was the industry’s seventh best-selling car among mini-vehicles for the month of April 2008, with sales of 6,462 units. Zest was the industry’s tenth best-selling car among mini-vehicles for the month of April 2008, with sales of 3,028 units.

<Exports from Japan>
Total exports from Japan in April 2008 experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in four months (since December 2007).

PRODUCTION, SALES and EXPORTS (April 2008)

Worldwide Production

		April		Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Apr. 2008)
		Units	vs'07	Units	vs'07
	Japan	91,263	-17.6%	400,903	-12.0%
	Outside of Japan	237,828	+18.7%	947,048	+14.0%
Worldwide Total		329,091	+5.8%	1,347,951	+4.8%

Production Outside of Japan

		April		Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Apr. 2008)
		Units	vs'07	Units	vs'07
	North America	126,169	+7.7%	506,149	+3.6%
	(USA)	86,438	+3.5%	355,331	+1.9%
	Europe	21,943	+14.2%	89,345	+15.7%
	Asia	72,450	+32.9%	288,413	+25.5%
	(China)	46,785	+51.0%	174,039	+33.6%
	Others	17,266	+81.8%	63,141	+79.8%
Overseas Total		237,828	+18.7%	947,048	+14.0%

Japan Domestic Market Sales

Vehicle type		April		Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Apr. 2008)
Vehicle type		Units	vs'07	Units	vs'07
	Registrations	31,141	+4.7%	161,095	+13.9%
	Mini Vehicles	14,104	-20.7%	75,857	-4.7%
Honda Brand Total		45,245	-4.8%	236,952	+7.2%

Export from Japan

		April		Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Apr. 2008)
		Units	vs'07	Units	vs'07
	North America	33,528	+19.6%	132,033	+4.1%
	(USA)	31,530	+18.6%	125,788	+4.6%
	Europe	8,187	+2.3%	26,318	-38.9%
	Asia	2,487	-24.1%	13,956	+69.1%
	Others	11,202	-12.7%	44,621	-4.8%
Total		55,404	+6.2%	216,928	-3.6%

Related Links

·	Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
·	Japan

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