Honda Sets 9th Straight All-Time Fiscal Year Record for Worldwide
Tokyo, Japan, Apr 24, 2006 - (JCN Newswire) - Honda Motor Co.,
Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, domestic sales,
and export results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006, (Fiscal Year
2006) as well as for the month of March. Honda set new all-time fiscal
year records for production in North America, Europe, Asia, and China,
resulting in the 9th consecutive all-time record for overseas and worldwide
production.
Production
Fiscal Year 2006 (fiscal year ended
March 31, 2006):
Total domestic production for Fiscal Year 2006
decreased 2.1% compared to the previous fiscal year, due largely to a
decrease in production of domestic models. This is the first time in two
years, since fiscal year 2004, that domestic production declined compared
to the previous fiscal year.
Overseas production for Fiscal Year
2006 increased 10.7% compared to the previous fiscal year, due mainly to
production increases in North America and Asia. This is the ninth
consecutive year, since Fiscal Year 1998, that overseas production exceeded
the total from the previous year.
Worldwide production for Fiscal
Year 2006 increased 5.7% compared to the previous fiscal year, due to an
increase in overseas production. This is the ninth consecutive year, since
Fiscal Year 1998, that overseas production exceeded the total from the
previous year.
Honda set all-time fiscal year records for overseas
and worldwide production, as well as production in North America, the U.S.,
Europe, Asia, and China.
March 2006:
Domestic production for the
month of March declined 4.1% compared to the same month a year ago due to a
decrease in production of domestic models. It is the fourth consecutive
month, since December 2005, that domestic production declined compared to
the same month a year ago.
Overseas production in March increased
11.0%, due largely to production increases in North America and Asia. It is
the eighth consecutive month, since August 2005, for an increase over the
same month a year ago.
Worldwide production in March increased 5.0%
due to increased overseas production. It is the eighth consecutive month,
since August 2005, for an increase over the same month a year ago.
Overseas and worldwide production as well as production in North
America, the U.S., Asia and China achieved a new all-time monthly record
for sales in any month.
Japan Domestic Sales
Fiscal
Year 2006 (fiscal year ended March 31, 2006):
Total domestic auto sales
for Fiscal Year 2006 declined 1.0% compared to the previous fiscal year. It
is the fourth consecutive year, since Fiscal Year 2003, for total domestic
sales to decline compared to the previous year.
Despite a drop in
sales for models such as Fit and Odyssey due to stabilizing demand, overall
new vehicle registrations (passenger car and light truck sales, not
including mini vehicles) for Fiscal Year 2006 increased 0.5% compared to
the previous fiscal year, due to increased sales of the all-new Airwave and
StepWGN, which were introduced earlier in the year. It is the second
consecutive year, since Fiscal Year 2005, for new vehicle registrations to
exceed the total from previous year.
Sales of mini vehicles for
Fiscal Year 2006 declined 3.9% compared to the previous year due to
stabilizing demand for the Life and That's models. It is the fifth
consecutive year, since Fiscal Year 2002, that total mini vehicle sales
declined compared to the previous year.
March 2006:
Total
domestic auto sales of 99,001 units for the month of March represents a
6.8% increase compared to the same month a year ago, due to increased sales
in both the mini vehicle category and new vehicle registrations (passenger
car and light truck sales). This is the first time in five months, since
October 2005, that domestic auto sales exceeded the total from the same
month a year ago.
New vehicle registrations (passenger car and
light truck sales, not including mini vehicles) for the month of March
increased 6.1% compared to the same month a year ago due mainly to
increased sales of models such as StepWGN and Airwave. This is the first
time in four months, since November 2005, that new vehicle registration
exceeded the total from the same month a year ago. Sales of mini vehicles
also increased 7.9% in March compared to the same month a year ago due to
increased sales of the Zest. This is the first time in five months, since
October 2005, that mini vehicle sales exceeded the total from the same
month a year ago.
The Life was Honda's best selling vehicle in March
on sales of 15,959 units, to rank as the industry's fourth best selling
mini vehicle. Fit and StepWGN ranked as Honda's second and third best
selling vehicles for the month. Fit had sales of 15,541 units, the third
best selling car among new vehicle registrations (not including mini
vehicles), while StepWGN had sales of 13,075 units, the fifth best selling
car among new vehicle registrations in the industry. The Zest was Honda's
fourth best selling vehicle for the month of March on sales of 8,684 units,
to rank as the 10th best selling mini vehicle in the industry.
Exports
Fiscal Year 2006 (fiscal year ended March 31,
2006):
Total exports for Fiscal Year 2006 of 538,844 units, were up 1.5%
compared to the previous year, due mainly to strong sales in North America
of the Civic and the Acura TSX (known as Accord in Japan). It is the second
consecutive year, since Fiscal Year 2005, for exports to increase slightly
from the total from the previous year.
March 2006:
Auto exports
for the month of March totaled 52,790 units, a 22.3% increase compared to
the same month a year ago, due mainly to increased export of models such as
Fit and CR-V to North America. This is the first time in two months, since
January 2006, that exports exceeded the total from the same month a year
ago.
PRODUCTION, SALES, EXPORTS (April
2006)
PRODUCTION
*Fiscal Year 2006 March 2006 Year-to-date Total
Jan-Mar 2006
Units vs.FY05 Units vs.3/05 Units vs.2004
Domestic (CBU+CKD) 1,243,368 -2.1% 122,418 -4.1% 329,583 -5.3%
Overseas (CBU only) 2,199,501 +10.7% 214,466 +11.0% 575,975 +9.8%
Worldwide Total 3,442,869 +5.7% 336,884 +5.0% 905,558 +3.8%
*(April 01, 2005 - March 31, 2006)PRODUCTION BY REGION
*Fiscal Year 2006 March 2006 Year-to-date Total
Jan-Mar 2006
Units vs.FY04 Units vs.3/04 Units vs.2004
North America 1,369,619 +10.3% 131,107 +6.3% 363,009 +6.1%
(USA only) 962,815 +16.2% 93,523 +9.4% 258,321 +9.7%
Europe 189,794 +0.1% 18,819 +11.9% 51,869 +6.0%
Asia 559,940 +16.4% 56,373 +23.7% 139,534 +21.2%
(China only) 288,177 +21.6% 30,957 +35.4% 73,436 +40.3%
Others 80,148 +7.9% 8,167 +8.4% 21,563 +19.0%
Overseas Total 2,199,501 +10.7% 214,466 +11.0% 575,975 +9.8%
*(April 01, 2005 - March 31, 2005)JAPAN DOMESTIC SALES
Vehicle Type *Fiscal Year 2006 March 2006 Year-to-date Total
Jan-Mar 2006
Units vs.FY05 Units vs.3/05 Units vs.2005
Registrations 467,083 +0.5% 62,958 +6.1% 121,089 -0.1%
Mini Vehicles 242,633 -3.9% 36,043 -7.9% 63,157 -6.3%
Honda Brand Total 709,716 -1.0% 99,001 +6.8% 184,246 -2.3%
*(April 01, 2004 - March 31, 2005)EXPORTS FROM JAPAN
*Fiscal Year 2006 March 2006 Year-to-date Total
Jan-Mar 2006
Units vs.FY05 Units vs.3/05 Units vs.2005
North America 263,233 +3.8% 32,782 +30.6% 85,186 +15.6%
(USA only) 235,840 +3.1% 29,666 +34.7% 76,491 +16.9%
Europe 145,301 -3.4% 8,779 -8.6% 40,181 +10.4%
Asia 17,047 -13.5% 2,151 +106.2% 4,896 +5.0%
Others 113,263 +5.9% 9,078 +22.5% 25,381 +1.9%
Overseas Total 538,844 +1.5% 52,790 +22.3% 155,644 +11.4%
*(April 01, 2005 - March 31, 2006)
