Honda and Acura Light Trucks Join Forces to Set June Record
MARKHAM, ON, July 4, 2017 /CNW/ - Honda Canada Inc.'s light truck lineup continues to boost sales, helping to set a second consecutive monthly record for the company. Combined June sales of 19,258 units by the Honda and Acura divisions of Honda Canada Inc. represented a 14% increase over last year's sales. The Honda Automobile Division set a new June record on sales of 17,423 units, up 14% over last year. The Acura Division reported June sales of 1,835 units, up 12% over last year.
"The all-new 2017 Honda Civic Type R goes on sale mid-July as the first-ever Type R-badged Honda sold in Canada. Needless to say, our customers and dealers are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the ultimate performance variant of Canada's best-selling passenger car," said Jean Marc Leclerc, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Honda Canada Inc.
"As anticipated, the revitalized 2018 TLX A-Spec has reinforced the performance direction of the Acura brand and driven consumer traffic into Acura dealerships across Canada. The brand's popular RDX and MDX luxury SUVs pushed Acura's light truck lineup to 12 percent growth overall," added Leclerc.
June Highlights:
-- Honda Canada Inc. posted a new June sales record with 19,258 units sold
versus June 2007 with 16,907 units sold.
-- Honda brand June sales sailed past the previous best June in 2016 with
15,273 units sold.
-- For the sixth consecutive month, the HR-V set a new monthly record on
sales of 1,592 units.
-- For the sixth consecutive month, the CR-V posted a new monthly sales
record with 4,276 units sold versus the previous best June in 2015 with
3,645 units sold.
-- Honda Pilot topped the previous best June record in 2016 with a 19%
increase.
-- Honda Ridgeline had its best June ever with 483 sales versus the
previous best in 2005 with 405 sales.
-- Acura's popular MDX luxury SUV posted a 26% gain on sales versus the
same period last year.
About Honda
Honda Canada Inc. (HCI) was founded in 1969 and is the parent company for both Honda and Acura vehicle brands in Canada. The company has produced more than 7.8 million cars and light trucks since 1986 at its two manufacturing facilities and builds engines at a third manufacturing plant in Alliston, Ontario. Both manufacturing facilities are extremely flexible and currently build Honda Civic and CR-V models. Honda Canada has invested more than $4.7 billion in Canada and each year it sources nearly $2.1 billion in goods and services from Canadian suppliers. Honda Canada has sold more than four million Honda and Acura passenger cars and light trucks in Canada.
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Jun-17 Jun-17
RETAIL SALES - MTD RETAIL SALES - YTD
MODEL 2017 2016 % Change Model 2017 2016 % Change
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FIT 498 681 -26.9% FIT 2,191 4,076 -46.2%
CIVIC 6,730 6,232 8.0% CIVIC 37,180 33,193 12.0%
INSIGHT 0 0 - INSIGHT 0 1 -100.0%
CR-Z 1 3 -66.7% CR-Z 10 20 -50.0%
ACCORD 1,681 1,372 22.5% ACCORD 7,406 7,230 2.4%
CROSSTOUR 0 0 - CROSSTOUR 0 5 -100.0%
HR-V 1,592 1,285 23.9% HR-V 8,219 5,516 49.0%
CRV 4,276 3,557 20.2% CR-V 23,833 19,906 19.7%
ODYSSEY 1,319 1,437 -8.2% ODYSSEY 4,641 6,531 -28.9%
PILOT 843 706 19.4% PILOT 4,079 3,839 6.3%
RIDGELINE 483 0 - RIDGELINE 2,579 8 32137.5%
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HONDA division 17,423 15,273 14.1% HONDA division 90,138 80,325 12.2%
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ILX 169 160 5.6% ILX 1,009 1,104 -8.6%
TSX 0 - TSX 0 0 -
TLX 391 348 12.4% TLX 1,818 2,082 -12.7%
RLX 3 5 -40.0% RLX 37 62 -40.3%
RDX 764 724 5.5% RDX 3,809 3,511 8.5%
MDX 497 395 25.8% MDX 2,659 2,446 8.7%
ZDX 0 0 - ZDX 1 1 0.0%
NSX 11 0 - NSX 32 0 -
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ACURA division 1,835 1,632 12.4% ACURA division 9,365 9,206 1.7%
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Honda Canada Inc. 19,258 16,905 13.9% Honda Canada Inc. 99,503 89,531 11.1%
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SOURCE Honda Canada Inc.
