Honda Continues Record Monthly Pace for Worldwide and Overseas Auto Production.Tokyo Tokyo (tō`kēō), city (1990 pop. 8,163,573), capital of Japan and of Tokyo prefecture, E central Honshu, at the head of Tokyo Bay. , Japan, Mar 28, 2007 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - Honda honda a quick release metal eyelet for the end of a lariat. When the restrained animal is no longer required it is not necessary to slacken off the loop and pull it over the head—a very great advantage when working with wild cattle or unbroken horses. Motor Co., Ltd., announced its automobile production, domestic sales, and export results for the month of February February: see month. 2007. Production Due to increased production for the Japan domestic market and overseas market, domestic production experienced a year-on-year increase for the ninth consecutive month (since June June: see month. 2006). Due mainly to increased production in Asia, overseas production experienced a year-on-year increase for the nineteenth consecutive month (since August 2005). Honda achieved a new production record in Europe Europe (y  r`əp), 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (1992 est. pop. 512,000,000). and Asia and China for the month of February. Honda also set a new
monthly record for overseas production for the month of February.
Due to an increase in both domestic and overseas production, worldwide production experienced a year-on-year increase for the nineteenth consecutive month (since August 2005). Honda also achieved a new monthly record for the month of February. Japan Domestic Sales Due to a decrease in new vehicle registrations, total domestic sales experienced a year-on-year decline for the second consecutive month (since January January: see month. 2007). Though sales of the all-new Stream and CR-V CR-V Comfortable Runabout Vehicle (Honda) CR-V Compact Recreational Vehicle increased, due mainly to a decrease in sales of Step Wagon wagon: see carriage. wagon Four-wheeled vehicle designed to be drawn by draft animals. Wagons have been used from the 1st century BC; early examples used spoked wheels with metal rims, pivoted front axles, and linchpins to secure the wheels. and Fit, new vehicle registrations in February experienced a year-on-year decline for the eleventh In music or music theory an eleventh is the note eleven scale degrees from the root of a chord and also the interval between the root and the eleventh. Since there are only seven degrees in a diatonic scale the eleventh degree is the same as the subdominant and the interval consecutive month (since April 2006). Due mainly to increased sales of the Zest and That's mini-vehicle, sales experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month (since November November: see month. 2006). Vehicle registrations - excluding mini vehicles: Fit was the industry's seventh best selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of February, with sales of 7,157 units and ranked as Honda's best selling car for the month of February. The sales result for Stream was 5,842 units. Mini vehicles - under 660cc: Life was the industry's seventh best selling car among mini-vehicles for the month of February, with sales of 6,102 units. The sales result for Zest was 3,853 units. Exports from Japan Due mainly to increased exports to North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and the Middle East, total exports experienced a year-on-year increase for the ninth consecutive month since June 2006.
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February Year-to-Date Total
(Jan - Feb 2007)
Units Vs.2/06 Units Vs.2006
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Production
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Domestic (CBU + CKD) 115,460 +8.6% 219,621 +6.0%
Overseas (CBU only) 186,437 +3.8% 398,610 +10.2%
Worldwide Total 301,897 +5.6% 618,231 +8.7%
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Production by Region
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North America 110,876 -4.7% 238,119 +2.6%
(USA only) 80,279 -3.5% 170,242 +3.3%
Europe 17,914 +12.2% 36,124 +9.3%
Asia 49,041 +21.6% 109,434 +31.6%
(China only) 25,390 +18.5% 61,030 +43.7%
Others 8,606 +22.9% 14,933 +11.5%
Overseas Total 186,437 +3.8% 398,610 +10.2%
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Japan Domestic Sales
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Registrations 33,808 -3.7% 56,460 -2.9%
Mini Vehicles 16,912 +1.5% 27,405 +1.1%
Honda Brand Total 50,720 -2.0% 83,865 -1.6%
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Export from Japan
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North America 30,433 +17.7% 69,007 +31.7%
(USA only) 28,601 +25.5% 65,481 +39.8%
Europe 10,041 -21.5% 24,095 -23.3%
Asia 1,344 -13.9% 3,302 +20.3%
Others 11,048 +82.8% 23,261 +42.7%
Total 52,866 +14.3% 119,665 +16.3%
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About Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :7267/NYSE:HMC/LSE:HNDA.L) is one of the leading manufacturers of automobiles No invention has so transformed the landscape of the United States as the automobile, and no other country has so thoroughly adopted the automobile as its favorite means of transportation. and power products and the largest manufacture of motorcycles in the world. Honda has always sought to provide genuine satisfaction to people worldwide. The result is more than 120 manufacturing facilities in 30 countries worldwide, producing a wide range of products, including motorcycles, ATVs, generators, marine engines, lawn and garden equipment and automobiles that bring the company into contact with over 19 million customers annually. For more information, please visit http://world.honda.com. Source: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Contact: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Corporate Communications Division corporate_pr@hm.honda.co.jp Telephone: +81-(0)3-5412-1512 Facsimile: +81-(0)3-5412-1545 Copyright [c] 2007 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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