Honda Motor : Sets First Half of Fiscal Year Records for Automobile Production Worldwide, Overseas, in Asia and China

The First Half of Current Fiscal Year

Total Japan domestic market auto sales for the first half of the current fiscal year experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive year (since the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018).

New vehicle registrations for the first half of the current fiscal year experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in two years (since the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017).

Sales of mini-vehicles for the first half of the current fiscal year experienced a year-on-year increase for the second consecutive year (since the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018).

September 2018

Total domestic automobile sales in the Japanese market for the month of September 2018 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in eight months (since January 2018).

New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year decrease for the third consecutive month (since July 2018).

Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in eight months (since January 2018).

＜Vehicle registrations - excluding mini-vehicles＞

FREED was the industry's sixth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of September 2018 with sales of 8,090 units. FIT was the industry's eighth best-selling car with sales of 7,310 units.

＜Mini-vehicles - under 660cc＞

N-BOX was the industry's top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of September 2018 with sales of 22,540 units. N-WGN was the industry's eighth best-selling car with sales of 7,256 units.