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Acura Announces June 2008 Sales Results


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TSX posts best-ever June sales

TORRANCE, Calif., July 1 -- The TSX sports sedan posted best-ever June sales, making it Acura's top-selling vehicle for the month as the luxury division posted June sales of 12,456 units, down 16.4 percent* based on the daily-selling-rate. Acura year-to-date sales of 77,914 are down 14.3 percent versus 2007.

In just its second full month on sale, the redesigned TSX sports sedan set a new June record with sales of 3,869 units, surpassing the previous record of 3,414 set in 2007. Year-to-date sales TSX reached 17,683, up 2.2 percent compared to last year.

"The TSX is receiving a tremendous response from customers who want it all -- performance, luxury and fuel efficiency," said Dick Colliver, executive vice president of sales. "The all-new TSX is clearly the right product at the right time."

The TL performance luxury sedan posted June sales of 3,454 units, bringing year-to-date sales to 23,681. Additionally, the MDX luxury SUV was Acura's top-selling light truck with monthly sales of 3,425 units. Year-to-date MDX sales reached 24,562 units.

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*The daily selling rate is calculated with 24 selling days for June 2008 versus 27 selling days for June 2007. Year-to-date sales based on 153 days for 2008 versus 154 days for 2007.

                                Month-to-Date             Year-to-Date
                           June     June    DSR**    June     June    DSR**
                           2008     2007    % Chg.   2008     2007    % Chg.
  Acura Division Total    12,456   16,766  -16.4%   77,914   91,540  -14.3%
     RSX                       0        4                1      291  -99.7%
     TL *                  3,454    6,221  -37.5%   23,681   31,035  -23.2%
     TSX                   3,869    3,414   27.5%   17,683   17,421    2.2%
     RL                      369      624  -33.5%    2,659    3,482  -23.1%
     MDX *                 3,425    4,639  -16.9%   24,562   27,027   -8.5%
     RDX  *                1,339    1,864  -19.2%    9,328   12,283  -23.6%
  Selling Days                24       27              153      154

     * Honda and Acura vehicles are made of domestic and global sourced
       parts.
    ** Daily Selling Rate

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