@Honda: Honda Sets Monthly Records for Automobile Production Overseas, in Asia and China

World Production

  December 2020 YOY Jan.- Dec.
2020
YOY
Japan 61,486   121.2% 729,500   86.5%
Outside of Japan 366,506 * 117.4% 3,669,083   84.8%
North America 117,328   116.0% 1,450,518   79.8%
(USA) 75,956   113.1% 966,448   80.2%
Europe 5,353   90.4% 69,408   63.8%
Asia 234,257 * 120.2% 2,045,573   91.5%
(China) 188,767 * 129.7% 1,644,891   105.0%
Others 9,568   92.6% 103,584   62.2%
Total 427,992   117.9% 4,398,583   85.1%

* Record high for the month of December

 Calendar Year of 2020
-Production in Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive year.
-Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive year.
-Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive year.

 December 2020
-Production in Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month.
-Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month.
-Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month.

Sales in the Japanese Market

  December 2020 YOY Jan.- Dec.
2020
YOY
Total 45,445   116.2% 619,115   85.7%
Registrations 20,988   119.6% 293,777   82.3%
Mini-vehicles 24,457   113.5% 325,338   89.2%

 Calendar Year of 2020
-Total Japanese sales experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive year.
-New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year decrease for the fourth consecutive year.
-Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year decrease for  the second consecutive year.
-Fit was the industry’s fourth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the calendar year 2020 with sales of 98,209 units. Freed was the industry’s seventh best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the calendar year 2020 with sales of 76,282 units. 
-N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the calendar year 2020 with sales of 195,986 units. N-WGN was the industry’s ninth best-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the calendar year 2020 with sales of 69,353 units. 

 December 2020
-Total Japanese sales experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive month.
-New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive month.
-Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the third consecutive month.
-Fit was the industry’s seventh best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of December 2020 with sales of 6,726 units. 
-N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of December 2020 with sales of 13,427 units. 

Exports from Japan

  December 2020 YOY Jan.- Dec.
2020
YOY
Total 5,328   73.3% 92,181   70.2%
North America 77   8.1% 5,650   20.1%
(USA) 76   10.5% 5,000   18.4%
Europe 4,866   107.8% 71,945   86.9%
Asia 166   30.1% 6,946   70.9%
Others 219   17.5% 7,640   71.6%

 Calendar Year of 2020
-Total exports from Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive year.

 December 2020
-Total exports from Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in two months.

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