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August 27, 2010

Honda Sets All-Time Monthly Record for Production in Asia and China

August 27, 2010 – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of July 2010, including an all-time record for any month for production in Asia and China.

<Production>
Production in Japan for the month of July 2010 experienced a year-on-year increase for the seventh consecutive month (since January 2010).

Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the ninth consecutive month (since November 2009), including record production in Asia and China for any month.

Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year increase for the eighth consecutive month (since December 2009).

<Japan Domestic Market Sales>
Total Japan domestic market auto sales for the month of July 2010 experienced a year-on-year increase for the 13th consecutive month (since July 2009).

New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the 16th consecutive month (since April 2009).

Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month (since April 2010).

<Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles>
Fit was the industry’s second best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of July 2010 with sales of 18,139 units. Freed was the industry’s fifth best-selling car with sales of 10,308 units. Step WGN was the industry’s seventh best-selling car with sales of 8,664 units.

<Mini-vehicles - under 660cc>
Life was the industry’s seventh best-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of July 2010, with sales of 6,082 units. Zest was the industry’s tenth best-selling car with sales of 3,527 units.

<Exports from Japan>
Total exports from Japan in July 2010 experienced a year-on-year increase for the fifth consecutive month (since March 2010).

PRODUCTION, SALES and EXPORTS

Worldwide Production

		July		Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Jul. 2010)
		Units	vs.'09	Units	vs.'09
	Japan	86,922	+9.6%	577,946	+26.8%
	Outside of Japan	227,989	+26.9%	1,537,961	+37.2%
Worldwide Total		314,911	+21.6%	2,115,907	+34.2%

Production Outside of Japan

		July		Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Jul. 2010)
		Units	vs.'09	Units	vs.'09
	North America	101,917	+45.7%	754,807	+43.3%
	(USA)	74,005	+52.1%	554,918	+54.0%
	Europe	10,135	+8.5%	79,586	+197.2%
	Asia	105,835	+24.7%	618,270	+28.8%
	(China)	67,390	+17.3%	385,801	+20.8%
	Others	10,102	-34.9%	85,298	-2.0%
Overseas Total		227,989	+26.9%	1,537,961	+37.2%

Japan Domestic Market Sales

Vehicle type		July		Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Jul. 2010)
Vehicle type		Units	vs.'09	Units	vs.'09
	Registrations	50,442	+14.5%	302,010	+26.2%
	Mini-Vehicles	14,532	+9.0%	102,145	+2.4%
Honda Brand Total		64,974	+13.2%	404,155	+19.2%

Export from Japan

		July		Year-to-Date Total (Jan. - Jul. 2010)
		Units	vs.'09	Units	vs.'09
	North America	19,982	+80.9%	110,669	+19.7%
	(USA)	19,581	+77.9%	101,582	+19.9%
	Europe	3,040	-46.5%	25,383	-47.5%
	Asia	1,005	-2.4%	9,285	+41.8%
	Others	3,115	+40.2%	28,559	+63.6%
Total		27,142	+35.9%	173,896	+5.5%

Related Links

·	Honda in Japan
·	Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

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