Strong Car & Truck Sales Fuel Record November for American Honda, and Honda and Acura Trucks

TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --

             American Honda        
     
     Honda                Acura


       Total                 Cars            Trucks   Total             Cars     Trucks      Total        Cars       Trucks



     133,952                54,511             79,441          119,470    50,580      68,890      14,482       3,931        10,551


      +11.1%                +2.2%            +18.2%          +12.2%    +1.8%     +21.3%      +3.1%       +6.8%        +1.7%


"With one month to go in 2019, robust sales of light trucks are leading the Honda and Acura brands to a strong finish, with record November auto sales for American Honda," said Henio Arcangeli, Jr., senior vice president of Automobile Sales at American Honda Motor Co. "Based on the strength of our products and disciplined approach to sales, American Honda is bucking industry trends, with record sales in three of the last four months."


       
                Honda                                                                     BRAND REPORT

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                                    Sales Highlights                                  Model Notes

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        Honda followed recent record                      Honda is
         sales months into November,                       again the
         with double-digit increases                       top-winning
         for the brand and several key                     brand in the
         models, plus a new November                       annual KBB
         truck record.                                     Best Buy
                                                           Awards, with
                                                           Civic now an
                                                           undefeated,
                                                           6-time
                                                           winner for
                                                           Compact
                                                           Cars.

                     Honda trucks set a new
                      November record on sales of                       
                Ridgeline jumped
                      68,890, a robust gain of                                      36.2% on sales of 3,297
                      21.3%.                                            vehicles.
                         CR-V scored another                                Honda car sales were up
                         record month in November,                          1.8% in November, led by
                      gaining 7.9% on sales of                          Civic which gained 8.2% on
                      33,987 units.                                     sales of 23,676 units.
                              HR-V also posted a
                              November record with nearly
                      10,000 deliveries.


                     Honda SUVs are
                      tracking toward 10
                      years of
                      continuous growth
                      and eight straight
                      years of record
                      sales.


       
                Acura                                                                          BRAND REPORT

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                                    Sales Highlights                             Model Notes

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        It was the best November for                              Acura SUVs are on
         the Acura brand since 2014,                               pace for a 2nd
         with trucks setting a new                                 consecutive
         November best and car sales                               record year with
         up nearly 7%. ILX led car                                 RDX topping
         sales gains, while the                                    50,000 units for
         seemingly evergreen MDX                                   the 5th straight
         gained over 8%.                                           year and MDX
                                                                   about to surpass
                                                                   50,000 for the
                                                                   8th straight
                                                                   year.

                     An 8.2% increase for MDX led
                      Acura trucks to a new                               TLX also had a strong
                      November record, and helped                         November, gaining 5.3% on
                      push total truck sales well                  sales of 2,587 cars.
                      past the 10,000 mark.
                         
                ILX posted
                                     Acura's largest gain for the
                      month, climbing 19.2% on
                      sales of 1,253 vehicles as an
                      important gateway to the
                      Acura brand.


                     ILX is the fastest growing
                      compact luxury sedan, up 29%
                      in 2019, earning a higher
                      percentage of sales from
                      millennials than any other
                      segment competitor.

        
     
                American Honda Vehicle Sales for November 2019


                                                                       
            
              Month-to-Date               
     
                Year-to-Date



                                     November                         November    DSR** %        MoM %    November        November        DSR** %      YoY %
                                                       2019                2018    Change       Change            2019             2018       Change      Change


                       American Honda
                        Total                                          133,952     120,534           6.9%        11.1%       1,471,604       1,449,713         1.2%       1.5%



          Total Car Sales                                               54,511      53,352          -1.8%         2.2%         654,511         663,835        -1.8%      -1.4%


          Total Truck Sales                                             79,441      67,182          13.7%        18.2%         817,093         785,878         3.6%       4.0%


                         Honda

                                               Total Car
                               Sales                                    50,580      49,672          -2.1%         1.8%         616,255         623,981        -1.6%      -1.2%


                         Honda

                                                Total
                                 Truck Sales                            68,890      56,809          16.6%        21.3%         714,097         683,572         4.1%       4.5%


                           Acura

                                                  Total Car
                                   Sales                                 3,931       3,680           2.7%         6.8%          38,256          39,854        -4.4%      -4.0%


                           Acura

                                                  Total
                                   Truck Sales                          10,551      10,373          -2.2%         1.7%         102,996         102,306         0.3%       0.7%


                       * Total Domestic
                        Car Sales                                       48,602      42,937           8.8%        13.2%         557,127         548,277         1.3%       1.6%


        
     Honda Division                                                44,751      39,416           9.2%        13.5%         519,818         510,138         1.5%       1.9%


        
     Acura Division                                                 3,851       3,521           5.2%         9.4%          37,309          38,139        -2.5%      -2.2%


                       * Total Domestic
                        Truck Sales                                     78,769      67,177          12.7%        17.3%         795,310         785,873         0.8%       1.2%


        
     Honda Division                                                68,218      56,804          15.5%        20.1%         692,314         683,567         0.9%       1.3%


        
     Acura Division                                                10,551      10,373          -2.2%         1.7%         102,996         102,306         0.3%       0.7%


                         Total Import Car
                          Sales                                          5,909      10,415         -45.4%       -43.3%          97,384         115,558       -16.0%     -15.7%


        
     Honda Division                                                 5,829      10,256         -45.4%       -43.2%          96,437         113,843       -15.6%     -15.3%


        
     Acura Division                                                    80         159         -51.6%       -49.7%             947           1,715       -45.0%     -44.8%


                         Total Import
                          Truck Sales                                      672           5      12,823.1%    13,340.0%          21,783               5   434,015.1% 435,560.0%


        
     Honda Division                                                   672           5      12,823.1%    13,340.0%          21,783               5   434,015.1% 435,560.0%


        
     Acura Division                                                     0           0           0.0%         0.0%               0               0         0.0%       0.0%



     
        MODEL BREAKOUT BY DIVISION


                       Honda Division
                        Total                                          119,470     106,481           7.9%        12.2%       1,330,352       1,307,553         1.4%       1.7%



        
     
                ACCORD                                           21,733      23,367         -10.6%        -7.0%         247,885         262,444        -5.9%      -5.5%


        
     
                CIVIC                                            23,676      21,890           4.0%         8.2%         302,737         299,376         0.8%       1.1%


        
     
                CLARITY                                             855       1,903         -56.8%       -55.1%          10,849          17,317       -37.6%     -37.4%


        
     
                CR-Z                                                  0           1        -100.0%      -100.0%               2              37       -94.6%     -94.6%


        
     
                FIT                                               2,737         678         288.2%       303.7%          32,805          34,532        -5.3%      -5.0%


        
     
                INSIGHT                                           1,579       1,833         -17.2%       -13.9%          21,977          10,275       113.1%     113.9%




        
     
                CR-V                                             33,987      31,488           3.8%         7.9%         348,070         336,934         2.9%       3.3%


        
     
                HR-V                                              9,461       4,241         114.5%       123.1%          89,905          79,181        13.1%      13.5%


        
     
                ODYSSEY                                           8,249       8,123          -2.4%         1.6%          90,379          95,815        -6.0%      -5.7%


        
     
                PASSPORT                                          3,636           0           0.0%         0.0%          32,408               0         0.0%       0.0%


        
     
                PILOT                                            10,260      10,537          -6.4%        -2.6%         123,758         143,917       -14.3%     -14.0%


                       RIDGELINE                                         3,297       2,420          31.0%        36.2%          29,577          27,725         6.3%       6.7%




                       Acura Division
                        Total                                           14,482      14,053          -0.9%         3.1%         141,252         142,160        -1.0%      -0.6%



        
     
                ILX                                               1,253       1,051          14.6%        19.2%          13,380          10,349        28.8%      29.3%


        
     
                NSX                                                  11          13         -18.6%       -15.4%             228             153        48.5%      49.0%


        
     
                RLX / RL                                             80         159         -51.6%       -49.7%             947           1,715       -45.0%     -44.8%


        
     
                TLX                                               2,587       2,457           1.2%         5.3%          23,701          27,637       -14.5%     -14.2%




        
     
                MDX                                               4,784       4,422           4.0%         8.2%          46,383          45,564         1.4%       1.8%


        
     
                RDX                                               5,767       5,951          -6.8%        -3.1%          56,613          56,742        -0.6%      -0.2%




                       Selling Days                                         26          25                                         282             281


                       **** Electrified
                        Vehicles                                         4,813       5,708         -18.9%       -15.7%          57,278          45,755        24.7%      25.2%



                         *    Honda
                           and Acura
                           vehicles
                           are made
                           of
                           domestic
                           & global
                           sourced
                           parts


                          **   Daily
                           Selling
                           Rate


                         ****
                           Electrified
                           Vehicles
                           equal:
                           Total
                           sales of
                           Hybrid
                           (FHEV &
                           PHEV),
                           EVs (BEV)
                           and Fuel
                           Cell
                           Vehicles
                           (FCV)
                           from the
                           Honda and
                           Acura
                           brands.

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SOURCE American Honda Motor Co., Inc.