American Honda Posts Best-Ever June and Best-Ever First Half Yearly Sales
Record June for Honda and Acura Divisions
TORRANCE, Calif., July 1 -- American Honda Motor Co., Inc., along with both the Honda and Acura sales divisions, recorded new all-time record June sales as American Honda posted its best ever first half for any calendar year, the company announced today. June highlights include:
* All-time record June sales for American Honda * All-time record first-half sales for American Honda * All-time record June sales for Honda Division * All-time record June sales for Acura Division * Record June sales of Odyssey, Pilot and CR-V * Record June sales of Acura TSX
Total American Honda June sales of 116,101 rose 1.1 percent over last year's results and broke the previous record of 112,120 units set in June 2001. American Honda year-to-date sales surpassed last year's record six-month result by 1.9 percent to set a new first-half record of 686,024 total American Honda sales.
"With the economy showing continued signs of improvement and some great new vehicles in the pipeline, including an all-new Odyssey, a new Acura RL and the Accord V6 Hybrid, we're on track for a record year in 2004," said Dick Colliver, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
The Honda Division posted record June sales of 99,919 units, beating the previous record of 96,659 set in June 2001, along with near-record six-month sales of 589,286. Honda also celebrated record June sales for the Honda Odyssey, CR-V and Pilot -- all previously set in June 2003. Accord and Civic both enjoyed increases for the month of June with sales up 6.0 and 0.7 percent, respectively.
The Civic Hybrid posted a 27.2 percent increase over last year with sales of 1,802 units despite a limited supply of vehicles in dealer inventories. Year-to-date Civic Hybrid sales of 14,026 rose 24.8 percent over year-ago results, reflecting continued strong consumer demand for hybrid vehicles.
Acura sales in June rose 8.2 percent over year-ago totals to 16,182 units, breaking the previous June record of 15,461 set in 2001. Year-to-date Acura sales of 96,738 are up 18.1 percent versus last year. Sales of the TSX sports sedan rose 38.2 percent to 2,765 -- a new June record and the third best month since its introduction. The all-new Acura TL performance luxury sedan also had a very strong month with sales of 6,393, an increase of 40.4 percent over last year's results. Year-to-date sales for the TL are up 43.4 percent to 38,901.
American Honda Vehicle Sales For June 2004
Month-to-Date Year-to-Date
June June DSR** June June DSR**
2004 2003 % Chg. 2004 2003 % Chg.
American Honda Total 116,101 110,290 1.1% 686,024 669,033 1.9%
Total Car Sales 72,753 66,578 4.9% 427,692 405,888 4.7%
Total Truck Sales 43,348 43,712 -4.8% 258,332 263,145 -2.5%
Honda Total Car
Sales 60,966 56,659 3.3% 359,316 351,980 1.4%
Honda Total
Truck Sales 38,953 39,273 -4.8% 229,970 235,685 -3.1%
Acura Total Car
Sales 11,787 9,919 14.1% 68,376 53,908 26.0%
Acura Total
Truck Sales 4,395 4,439 -5.0% 28,362 27,460 2.6%
Domestic Car Sales * 61,535 54,081 9.2% 353,886 313,626 12.1%
Honda Division 55,130 49,115 7.8% 314,717 282,376 10.7%
Acura Division 6,405 4,966 23.8% 39,169 31,250 24.5%
Domestic Truck Sales * 31,945 32,459 -5.5% 188,353 192,759 -2.9%
Honda Division 27,550 28,020 -5.6% 159,991 165,299 -3.8%
Acura Division 4,395 4,439 -5.0% 28,362 27,460 2.6%
Import Car Sales 11,218 12,497 -13.8% 73,806 92,262 -20.5%
Honda Division 5,836 7,544 -25.7% 44,599 69,604 -36.3%
Acura Division 5,382 4,953 4.3% 29,207 22,658 28.1%
Import Truck Sales 11,403 11,253 -2.7% 69,979 70,386 -1.2%
Honda Division 11,403 11,253 -2.7% 69,979 70,386 -1.2%
MODEL BREAKOUTS BY
DIVISION
Honda Division Total 99,919 95,932 0.0% 589,286 587,665 -0.4%
Accord * 34,025 30,817 6.0% 192,106 193,876 -1.6%
Civic * 26,249 25,030 0.7% 162,483 153,009 5.5%
Prelude 0 0 0 9
S2000 629 732 -17.5% 4,238 4,295 -2.0%
Insight 61 80 -26.8% 485 790 -39.0%
FCX 2 0 4 1 297.4%
Odyssey * 14,233 13,792 -0.9% 76,084 79,212 -4.6%
Passport 0 4 0 60
Pilot * 8,643 8,311 -0.2% 53,732 51,183 4.3%
CR-V 11,403 11,253 -2.7% 69,979 70,386 -1.2%
Element * 4,674 5,913 -24.1% 30,175 34,844 -14.0%
Acura Division Total 16,182 14,358 8.2% 96,738 81,368 18.1%
RSX 2,152 2,449 -15.6% 11,491 12,968 -12.0%
CL * 12 595 -98.1% 268 4,302 -93.8%
TL * 6,393 4,371 40.4% 38,901 26,948 43.4%
TSX 2,765 1,921 38.2% 14,752 6,032 143.0%
RL 448 559 -23.1% 2,839 3,515 -19.8%
NSX 17 24 -32.0% 125 143 -13.2%
MDX * 4,395 4,439 -5.0% 28,362 27,460 2.6%
Selling Days 25 24 153 152
* Honda and Acura vehicles are made of domestic and global sourced
parts.
** Daily Selling Rate