Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of February 2018.
Worldwide Production
| February 2018 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan.-Feb. 2018) |
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| Units | vs.’17 | Units | vs.’17 | |
| Japan | 74,353 | +7.6% | 136,046 | +3.1% |
| Outside of Japan | 333,513 | -4.0% | 745,852 | +7.0% |
| Worldwide Total | 407,866 | -2.1% | 881,898 | +6.3% |
Production Outside of Japan
| February 2018 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan.-Feb. 2018) |
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| Units | vs.’17 | Units | vs.’17 | |
| North America | 162,234 | +2.6% | 335,185 | +5.9% |
| (USA) | 109,978 | +5.0% | 222,999 | +7.5% |
| Europe | 14,615 | +0.3% | 30,806 | +3.1% |
| Asia | 141,123 | -12.5% | 348,334 | +7.1% |
| (China) | 80,974 | -13.8% | 217,673 | +10.9% |
| Others | 15,541 | +16.3% | 31,527 | +22.5% |
| Overseas Total | 333,513 | -4.0% | 745,852 | +7.0% |
Production in Japan for the month of February 2018 experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in six months (since August 2017).
Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in 10 months (since April 2017).
Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in 10 months (since April 2017).
Sales in the Japanese Market
| Vehicle type | February 2018 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan.-Feb. 2018) |
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| Units | vs.’17 | Units | vs.’17 | |
| Registrations | 35,981 | +5.0% | 64,073 | -0.8% |
| Mini-Vehicles | 32,768 | +0.9% | 61,085 | -0.9% |
| Honda Brand Total | 68,749 | +3.0% | 125,158 | -0.9% |
Total domestic automobile sales in the Japanese market for the month of February 2018 experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in three months (since November 2017).
New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in six months (since August 2017).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two months (since December 2017).
＜Vehicle registrations – excluding mini-vehicles＞
FIT was the industry’s fifth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of February 2018 with sales of 8,389 units. FREED was the industry’s seventh best-selling car with sales of 8,144 units.
＜Mini-vehicles – under 660cc＞
N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of February 2018 with sales of 22,006 units. N-WGN was the industry’s 10th best-selling car with sales of 6,476 units.
Exports from Japan
| February 2018 | Year-to-Date Total (Jan.-Feb. 2018) |
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| Units | vs.’17 | Units | vs.’17 | |
| North America | 6,714 | +102.2% | 9,752 | +85.2% |
| （USA) | 6,678 | +104.1% | 9,662 | +86.6% |
| Europe | 2,521 | +8.2% | 6,384 | +52.4% |
| Asia | 878 | -17.2% | 2,257 | +42.1% |
| Others | 1,153 | +11.5% | 1,891 | +17.7% |
| Total | 11,266 | +45.4% | 20,284 | +60.3% |
Total exports from Japan in February 2018 experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month (since January 2018).
