Honda Sets All-Time Annual Records 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, Jan 26, 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., today announced its automobile automobile, self-propelled vehicle used for travel on land. The term is commonly applied to a four-wheeled vehicle designed to carry two to six passengers and a limited amount of cargo, as contrasted with a truck, which is designed primarily for the transportation of production, domestic sales, and export results for the calendar year 2006 as well as for the month of December December: see month. 2006. Production Calendar Year of 2006: For the tenth Tenth can mean: In mathematics:
adj. Exceeding all others up to the present time: an all-time speed skating record. all-time Adjective Informal calendar year record for worldwide production. Domestic production experienced its third consecutive year-on-year increase since calendar year 2004 due to an increase in production for overseas markets. Due mainly to increased production in 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 Asia, overseas production experienced a year-on-year increase for the tenth consecutive year since calendar year 1997. Honda set a new all-time calendar year record for overseas production as well as for production in North America, Asia and China. December 2006: Due to an increase both in domestic and overseas production, worldwide production experienced a year-on-year increase for the seventeenth consecutive month since August 2005. Honda also achieved a new monthly record for the month of December. Due primarily to increased production for overseas markets, domestic production experienced a year-on-year increase for the seventh consecutive month since June June: see month. 2006. Honda also set a new monthly record for the month of December. Due mainly to increased production in Asia, overseas production experienced a year-on-year increase for the seventeenth consecutive month since August 2005. Honda also set a new monthly record for the month of December for overseas production as well as for production in Asia and China. Japan Domestic Sales Calendar Year of 2006: Total domestic sales experienced a year-on-year decline for the second consecutive year since calendar year 2005. Due to decreased sales of Air Wave and Odyssey Odyssey (ŏd`ĭsē): see Homer. Odyssey Homer’s long, narrative poem centered on Odysseus. [Gk. Lit.: Odyssey] See : Epic Odyssey , new vehicle registrations in calendar year 2006 experienced a year-on-year decline for the second consecutive year since calendar year 2005. Due mainly to an increase in sales of Zest, mini-vehicle sales exceeded the total from the previous year for the first time in the last two years since calendar year 2004. December 2006: Total domestic sales experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month since November November: see month. 2006. Due to a decrease in sales of Air Wave and Odyssey, new vehicle registrations in December experienced a year-on-year decline for the ninth consecutive month since April 2006. Due mainly to increased sales of Zest, mini-vehicle sales experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive month since November 2006. Vehicle registrations - excluding mini See minicomputer. vehicles Fit was the industry's second best selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of December, with sales of 7,670 units. 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. ranked as the industry's third best selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of December, with sales of 7,503 units. Mini vehicles - under 660cc Life was the industry's third best selling car among mini-vehicles, with sales of 10,256 units and ranked as Honda's best selling car for the month of December. Zest was the industry's seventh best selling car for the month of December, with sales of 6,827 units. Exports from Japan Calendar Year of 2006: Due primarily to an increase in exports to North America, total exports experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive year since calendar year 2004. December 2006: Due mainly to increased exports to North America, total exports experienced a year-on-year increase for the seventh consecutive month since June 2006.
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Calendar Year 2006 December *Fiscal Year 2007
(Quarters 1-3)
Units Vs.2005 Units Vs.2005 Units Vs.2006
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Production
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Domestic (CBU+CKD) 1,332,886 +5.6% 116,378 +14.8% 1,003,283 +9.8%
Overseas (CBU only) 2,300,947 +7.1% 166,867 +1.2% 1,724,836 +6.2%
Worldwide Total 3,633,813 +6.6% 283,245 +6.4% 2,728,119 +7.5%
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Production by Region
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North America 1,385,693 +2.7% 94,115 -5.6% 1,022,577 +1.6%
(USA only) 974,380 +3.7% 67,572 -3.2% 715,952 +1.6%
Europe 184,412 -1.3% 12,167 -10.3% 132,543 -3.9%
Asia 635,833 +18.7% 53,327 +16.0% 496,299 +18.1%
(China only) 352,551 +32.0% 31,044 +39.0% 279,115 +30.0%
Others 95,009 +23.8% 7,258 +28.4% 73,417 +25.2%
Overseas Total 2,300,947 +7.1% 166,867 +1.2% 1,724,836 +6.2%
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Japan Domestic Sales
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Registrations 417,587 -10.6% 34,490 -1.6% 296,493 -14.3%
Mini Vehicles 284,660 +15.3% 28,654 +64.2% 221,503 +23.4%
Honda Brand Total 702,242 -1.7% 63,144 +20.3% 517,996 -1.4%
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Exports from Japan
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North America 352,620 +40.1% 33,319 +44.3% 267,434 +50.2%
(USA only) 320,773 +42.7% 31,724 +45.9% 244,282 +53.3%
Europe 134,668 -4.8% 13,779 -15.0% 94,487 -10.1%
Asia 19,112 +13.7% 1,629 +28.6% 14,216 +17.0%
Others 121,552 +7.8% 12,041 +9.8% 96,171 +9.4%
Total 627,952 +20.1% 60,768 +18.0% 472,308 +23.3%
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*(April 2006-March 2007)
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. Media Inquiries corporate_pr@hm.honda.co.jp +81-3-5412-1512 Copyright [c] 2007 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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