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American Honda Reports April Sales Increase of 5.7 Percent


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TORRANCE, CA-- May 3, 2011: American Honda Motor Co., Inc., posted April sales of 124,799, an increase of 5.7 percent based on the daily selling rate* compared to April 2010 results of 113,697, the company announced today. American Honda year-to-date sales of 432,777 represent an increase of 14.6 percent based on the daily selling rate*.

Record-breaking April sales of the CR-V, Fit and Insight pushed April sales of the Honda Division monthly sales to 113,195, an increase of 5.9 percent versus April 2010. The CR-V crossover utility vehicle was up 25.3 percent for the month to an April record of 21,683. Sales of the sub-compact Fit increased by 66.3 percent to an April record of 8,116 and the Insight hybrid increased by 35.4 percent to an April record of 2,644 units. Sales of Honda cars increased 6.7 percent overall for the month to 67,536, with Accord and Civic selling 30,310 and 26,777, respectively, for April.

"Honda had another very strong month led by Accord, Civic and CR-V. In fact, sales of the versatile and refined Honda CR-V, America’s best-selling SUV, broke records for the third consecutive month," said John Mendel, executive vice president of sales for American Honda. “While our current dealer supply of vehicles remains adequate, we know that production constraints may start to affect sales into the summer months. However, we are working closely with our dealers, and together we are committed to continue our focus to support the needs of our customers.”

Acura Division April 2011 sales increased 4.2 percent to 11,604 compared to April 2010. The MDX luxury sport utility vehicle led the division with sales of 3,912, an increase of 1.4 percent over April 2010.

*The daily selling rate (DSR) is calculated with 27 days for April 2011 and 26 days for 2010. Year-to-date, the DSR is calculated with 102 days for 2011, versus 100 days for 2010. All percentages reflect DSR.

American Honda Vehicle Sales For April 2011


Month-to-Date

Year-to-Date


April

April

DSR**

April

April

DSR**


2011

2010

% Chg.

2011

2010

% Chg.

American Honda Total

124,799

113,697

5.7%

432,777

370,109

14.6%

Total Car Sales

73,709

66,547

6.7%

246,176

216,789

11.3%

Total Truck Sales

51,090

47,150

4.3%

186,601

153,320

19.3%

Honda Total Car Sales

67,536

60,944

6.7%

223,897

195,468

12.3%

Honda Total Truck Sales

45,659

42,034

4.6%

165,908

136,129

19.5%

Acura Total Car Sales

6,173

5,603

6.1%

22,279

21,321

2.4%

Acura Total Truck Sales

5,431

5,116

2.2%

20,693

17,191

18.0%

Domestic Car Sales *

57,293

56,564

-2.5%

194,863

182,788

4.5%

Honda Division

54,406

53,722

-2.5%

183,942

171,633

5.1%

Acura Division

2,887

2,842

-2.2%

10,921

11,155

-4.0%

Domestic Truck Sales *

47,619

47,010

-2.5%

170,162

152,358

9.5%

Honda Division

42,188

41,894

-3.0%

149,469

135,167

8.4%

Acura Division

5,431

5,116

2.2%

20,693

17,191

18.0%

Import Car Sales

16,416

9,983

58.3%

51,313

34,001

48.0%

Honda Division

13,130

7,222

75.1%

39,955

23,835

64.3%

Acura Division

3,286

2,761

14.6%

11,358

10,166

9.5%

Import Truck Sales

3,471

140

2287.5%

16,439

962

1575.3%

Honda Division

3,471

140

2287.5%

16,439

962

1575.3%

MODEL BREAKOUTS BY DIVISION







Honda Division Total

113,195

102,978

5.9%

389,805

331,597

15.2%

Fit

8,116

4,699

66.3%

23,585

14,991

54.2%

Accord *

30,310

31,766

-8.1%

101,854

104,101

-4.1%

Memo: Accord Crosstour***

2,130

2,455

-16.5%

7,479

9,211

-20.4%

Civic *

26,777

25,042

3.0%

91,745

78,669

14.3%

Memo: Civic Hybrid

121

621

-81.2%

1,747

1,799

-4.8%

S2000

0

12


1

56

-98.2%

Insight

2,644

1,880

35.4%

8,702

6,853

24.5%

CR-Z

1,819

0


5,489

0


FCX Clarity

0

0


0

9


Odyssey *

9,954

10,628

-9.8%

36,306

33,613

5.9%

Pilot *

9,488

9,322

-2.0%

34,023

31,291

6.6%

CR-V *

21,683

16,661

25.3%

79,116

53,009

46.3%

Element *

1,452

1,236

13.1%

5,058

4,137

19.9%

Ridgeline

952

1,732

-47.1%

3,926

4,868

-20.9%

Acura Division Total

11,604

10,719

4.2%

42,972

38,512

9.4%

TL *

2,887

2,842

-2.2%

10,921

11,155

-4.0%

TSX

3,105

2,607

14.7%

10,650

9,608

8.7%

Memo: TSX Wagon

365

0


1,341

0


RL

181

154

13.2%

708

558

24.4%

MDX *

3,912

3,714

1.4%

14,997

12,619

16.5%

ZDX *

176

234

-27.6%

719

829

-15.0%

RDX *

1,343

1,168

10.7%

4,977

3,743

30.4%

Selling Days

27

26


102

100


* Honda and Acura vehicles are made of domestic & global sourced parts. Accord includes Crosstour, Hybrid.

** Daily Selling Rate

*** Accord Crosstour sales are recorded in Honda total truck sales and Honda domestic truck sales.