@Honda: Consolidated Financial Summary for the Fiscal 1st Quarter and Forecasts for the Fiscal Year

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced a summary of automobile production, Japan domestic sales, and export results for the month of June 2021 and the first half of the calendar year (January – June 2021).

World Production

  June 2021 YOY Jan.- Jun.
2021
YOY
Japan 64,778 100.2% 316,493    85.7%
Outside of Japan 284,213 87.5% 1,817,263    129.3%
North America 114,827

86.5%

694,805    120.6%
USA 70,869 81.6% 463,643    119.8%
Asia 151,935 82.2% 1,014,886    133.2%
China 116,965 69.0% 785,874*
130.0%
Europe 6,921

149.1%

46,829    178.1%
Others 10,530

407.5%

60,743    149.9%
Total 348,991 89.6% 2,133,756    120.3%

* Record high for first half-year periods

June 2021

– Production in Japan experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two months.
– Production in regions outside of Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in five months.
– Worldwide production experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in five months.

The First Half of Calendar Year 2021

– Production in Japan for the first half of calendar year 2021 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive year (since the first sixth months of 2020).
– Production in regions outside of Japan for the first half of calendar year 2021 experienced a year-on-year  increase for the first time in three years (since the first six months of 2018).
– Production worldwide for the first half of calendar year 2021 experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two years (since the first six months of 2019).

Sales in the Japanese Market

  June 2021 YOY Jan.- Jun.
2021
YOY
Total 47,653 98.6% 315,806 100.8%
Registrations 20,414 82.7% 134,650 89.3%
Mini-vehicles 27,239

115.1%

181,156 111.5%

June 2021

– Total Japanese sales experienced a year-on-year decrease for the first time in four months.
– New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year decrease for the fifth consecutive month.
– Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the fourth consecutive month.
– VEZEL was the industry’s ninth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the month of June 2021 with sales of 5,692 units.
– N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the month of June 2021 with sales of 17,479 units. N-WGN was the industry’s tenth best-selling car with sales of 3,772 units.

The First Half of Calendar Year 2021

– Total domestic automobile sales in the Japanese market for the first half of calendar year 2021 experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two years (since the first six months of 2019).
– New vehicle registrations experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive year (since the first six months of 2020).
– Sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year increase for the first time in two years (since the first six months of 2019).
– Freed was the industry’s ninth best-selling car among new vehicle registrations for the first six months of 2021 with sales of 35,551 units.
– N-BOX was the industry’s top-selling car in the mini-vehicle category for the first six months of 2021 with sales of 110,551 units.

Exports from Japan

  June 2021 YOY Jan.- Jun.
2021
YOY
Total 6,416 68.0% 24,451 50.2%
North America 1,255

117.4%

4,125 122.3%
USA 1,244 124.8% 4,114 144.6%
Asia 727 119.2% 3,202 102.3%
Europe 4,294

57.6%

13,660 35.3%
Others 140

47.6%

3,464 100.4%

June 2020

– Total exports from Japan experienced a year-on-year decrease for the seventh consecutive month.

The First Half of Calendar Year 2021

– Total exports from Japan for the first six months of 2021 experienced a year-on-year decrease for the second consecutive year (since the first six months of 2020).

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