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American Honda Reports October Sales: Double-Digit Accord Gains Fueled by All-New Model; Acura RDX Sets Record, Up 62 Percent


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Honda Division sales up 8.7 percent, Acura sales up 9.4 percent

TORRANCE, CA--Nov. 1, 2012: American Honda today reported October 2012 U.S. sales of 106,973 units, an increase of 8.8 percent compared with October 2011. The Honda Division posted October 2012 sales of 94,810 units, an increase of 8.7 percent compared with October 2011. Acura U.S. October sales of 12,163 units increased 9.4 percent compared with October 2011.

Honda
- Accord leads all Honda vehicles in October with sales of 28,349 units, posting a 25-percent gain compared to the year prior, as production of all-new 2013 Accord has ramped up

- Civic gains 27 percent compared with October 2011 with sales of 20,687 units

- CR-V, Crosstour, Ridgeline and Fit all post October sales gains

"The strong momentum of Honda sales continues despite the end-of-month timing of Hurricane Sandy, but our chief concern right now is with those who have been impacted by this devastating natural disaster," said John Mendel, American Honda executive vice president of Sales. "With sales of the all-new Accord building each month, we look forward to Honda's solid end-of-year finish."

Acura
- RDX sets its sixth-consecutive monthly sales record with 2,659 units, up 62 percent compared with October 2011 and is on track for an all-time annual sales mark

- MDX and RDX combine to set new October light-truck sales record of 6,476 units, up 18 percent from October 2011

"Acura's one-two punch of luxury performance SUVs is obviously resonating with consumers, with new October records set for both RDX and our truck lineup," said Jeff Conrad, vice president of Acura Sales. "With our sedan lineup growing stronger via the new ILX and the upcoming debut of the all-new Acura RLX, Acura continues to gain momentum."

The daily selling rate (DSR) is calculated with 26 days for October 2012 and 26 days for October 2011. Year-to-date, the DSR is calculated with 256 days for 2012 and 255 days for 2011. All other percentages in release are unadjusted; see table for adjusted DSR figures.

American Honda Vehicle Sales For October 2012


Month-to-Date

Year-to-Date


October

October

DSR**

MoM

October

October

DSR**

YoY


2012

2011

% Chg.

% Chg.

2012

2011

% Chg.

% Chg.

American Honda Total

106,973

98,333

8.8%

8.8%

1,173,431

958,130

22.0%

22.5%

   Total Car Sales 

58,993

48,027

22.8%

22.8%

644,642

513,767

25.0%

25.5%

   Total Truck Sales

47,980

50,306

-4.6%

-4.6%

528,789

444,363

18.5%

19.0%

      Honda Total Car Sales

53,306

42,366

25.8%

25.8%

582,271

462,526

25.4%

25.9%

      Honda Total Truck Sales

41,504

44,852

-7.5%

-7.5%

463,224

395,343

16.7%

17.2%

      Acura Total Car Sales

5,687

5,661

0.5%

0.5%

62,371

51,241

21.2%

21.7%

      Acura Total Truck Sales

6,476

5,454

18.7%

18.7%

65,565

49,020

33.2%

33.8%

Domestic Car Sales 

52,474

40,876

28.4%

28.4%

560,846

405,506

37.8%

38.3%

   Honda Division

48,385

38,214

26.6%

26.6%

523,780

379,964

37.3%

37.8%

   Acura Division

4,089

2,662

53.6%

53.6%

37,066

25,542

44.6%

45.1%

Domestic Truck Sales 

47,798

46,593

2.6%

2.6%

489,941

409,922

19.1%

19.5%

   Honda Division

41,322

41,139

0.4%

0.4%

424,376

360,902

17.1%

17.6%

   Acura Division

6,476

5,454

18.7%

18.7%

65,565

49,020

33.2%

33.8%

Import Car Sales

6,519

7,151

-8.8%

-8.8%

83,796

108,261

-22.9%

-22.6%

   Honda Division

4,921

4,152

18.5%

18.5%

58,491

82,562

-29.4%

-29.2%

   Acura Division

1,598

2,999

-46.7%

-46.7%

25,305

25,699

-1.9%

-1.5%

Import Truck Sales

182

3,713

-95.1%

-95.1%

38,848

34,441

12.4%

12.8%

   Honda Division

182

3,713

-95.1%

-95.1%

38,848

34,441

12.4%

12.8%

MODEL BREAKOUTS BY DIVISION








Honda Division Total

94,810

87,218

8.7%

8.7%

1,045,495

857,869

21.4%

21.9%

    Fit

3,773

2,822

33.7%

33.7%

42,351

50,790

-16.9%

-16.6%

Memo:  Fit-EV

16

0

0.0%

0.0%

0

0

0.0%

0.0%

   Accord 

28,349

22,589

25.5%

25.5%

276,196

203,603

35.1%

35.7%

   Civic *

20,687

16,173

27.9%

27.9%

254,716

183,557

38.2%

38.8%

     Memo:  Civic Hybrid

453

480

-5.6%

-5.6%

6,114

3,635

67.5%

68.2%

   S2000

0

0

0.0%

0.0%

0

3

-100.0%

-100.0%

   Insight

251

492

-49.0%

-49.0%

5,298

14,110

-62.6%

-62.5%

   CR-Z

244

289

-15.6%

-15.6%

3,705

10,461

-64.7%

-64.6%

   FCX Clarity

2

1

100.0%

100.0%

5

2

149.0%

150.0%

   Odyssey  

9,712

10,415

-6.7%

-6.7%

107,536

86,436

23.9%

24.4%

   Crosstour 

1,763

1,478

19.3%

19.3%

16,758

15,566

7.2%

7.7%

   Pilot 

8,828

12,466

-29.2%

-29.2%

94,116

94,169

-0.4%

-0.1%

   CR-V *

20,205

19,326

4.5%

4.5%

233,586

180,361

29.0%

29.5%

   Element 

0

287

-100.0%

-100.0%

3

11,455

-100.0%

-100.0%

   Ridgeline

996

880

13.2%

13.2%

11,225

7,356

52.0%

52.6%

Acura Division Total

12,163

11,115

9.4%

9.4%

127,936

100,261

27.1%

27.6%

   TL 

2,560

2,662

-3.8%

-3.8%

29,408

25,542

14.7%

15.1%

   TSX

1,577

2,977

-47.0%

-47.0%

24,955

24,698

0.6%

1.0%

     Memo:  TSX Wagon

392

259

51.4%

51.4%

3,436

2,691

27.2%

27.7%

   ILX

1,529

0

0.0%

0.0%

7,658

0

0.0%

0.0%

     Memo:  ILX Hybrid

144

0

0.0%

0.0%

679

0

0.0%

0.0%

   RL

21

22

-4.5%

-4.5%

350

1,001

-65.2%

-65.0%

   MDX 

3,771

3,691

2.2%

2.2%

42,417

35,375

19.4%

19.9%

   ZDX 

46

131

-64.9%

-64.9%

688

1,351

-49.3%

-49.1%

   RDX  

2,659

1,632

62.9%

62.9%

22,460

12,294

82.0%

82.7%

Selling Days

26

26



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255



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





 **  Daily Selling Rate














Month-to-Date

Year-to-Date


October

October

DSR**

MoM

October

October

DSR**

YoY


2012

2011

% Chg.

% Chg.

2012

2011

% Chg.

% Chg.










Hybrid

1,092

1,261

-13.4%

-13.4%

15,796

28,206

-44.2%

-44.00%