Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of February 2011.

Production

Production in Japan for the month of February 2011 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the third consecutive month (since December 2010).

Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the 16th consecutive month (since November 2009). This includes record production in Asia and China for the month of February.

Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in 15 months (since November 2009).

Japan Domestic Market Sales
Total Japan domestic market auto sales for the month of February 2011 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the sixth consecutive month (since September 2010).

New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year decrease for the sixth consecutive month (since September 2010).

Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in five months (since September 2010).

Vehicle registrations – excluding mini-vehicles

Fit was the industry’s second best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of February 2011 with sales of 16,875 units. Freed was the industry’s fifth best-selling car with sales of 7,032 units. Step WGN was the industry’s tenth best-selling car with sales of 5,151 units.

Mini-vehicles – under 660cc

Life was the industry’s fifth best-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of February 2011, with sales of 7,863 units.

Exports from Japan
Total exports from Japan in February 2011 experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month (since November 2010).

Below is their chart of the productions:

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