Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of April 2017.
Worldwide Production
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Production Outside of Japan
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Production in Japan for the month of April 2017 experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in three months (since January 2017).
Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in nine months (since July 2016). This includes record high production for the month of April in Asia and China.
Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in nine months (since July 2016).
Sales in the Japanese Market
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Total domestic automobile sales in the Japanese market for the month of April 2017 experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in three months (since January 2017).
New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month (since March 2017).
Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year decrease for the third consecutive month (since February 2017).
Vehicle registrations – excluding mini-vehicles
FREED was the industry’s fourth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of April 2017 with sales of 9,111 units. Fit was the industry’s seventh best-selling car with sales of 6,398 units.
Mini-vehicles – under 660cc
N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of April 2017 with sales of 12,265 units. N-WGN was the industry’s eighth best-selling car with sales of 5,016 units.
Exports from Japan
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Total exports from Japan in April 2017 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the fourth consecutive month (since January 2017).
