Acura Sets All-Time Monthly Sales Record

Strong Demand for TSX Sports Sedan Continues

TORRANCE, Calif., June 3 -- May sales of Acura vehicles totaled 16,495, setting a new all-time monthly record besting the previous mark of 16,333 units set in August 2002, and surpassing last May's total of 16,229.

Strong demand for the all-new 2004 TSX sports sedan pushed sales to 2,275 units for the month. "It looks like we've hit the mark with the new TSX sports sedan," said Dick Colliver, executive vice president, sales. "If initial demand is any indication, customers are drawn to the vehicle's sporty performance and class-leading feature content."

MDX sales of 5,089 units during May pushed Acura year-to-date light truck sales to 23,021 up 3.9 percent compared to last year. Acura division automobile sales totaled 11,406 with sales of the TL reaching 4,883 and RSX sales totaling 2,815 for the month. May sales of the Acura NSX supercar were more than double that of the previous year.

                     Acura Vehicle Sales For May 2003

                          Month-to-Date               Year-to-Date
                      May        May    DSR**     May       May     DSR**
                      2003      2002   % Chg.    2003      2002    % Chg.
  Acura Division
   Total            16,495     16,229   -2.1%   67,010    71,372    -6.8%
    Integra              0          2                0        19
    RSX              2,815      2,995   -9.5%   10,519    13,195   -20.9%
    CL *               733      1,093  -35.4%    3,707     5,704   -35.5%
    TL *             4,883      5,825  -19.3%   22,577    26,520   -15.5%
    TSX              2,275                       4,111
    RL                 671        667   -3.1%    2,956     3,841   -23.6%
    NSX                 29         14   99.5%      119       103    14.6%
    MDX *            5,089      5,633  -13.0%   23,021    21,990     3.9%

  Selling Days          27         26              128       127

   * Honda and Acura vehicles are made of domestic and global sourced parts.
   ** Daily Selling Rate