Acura Sets All-Time Sales Record for 2004

Five December Records Help Make 2004 Best Year in Acura History

TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 4 -- A record December, driven by record sales of the all-new RL luxury performance sedan, MDX luxury SUV, TL performance luxury sedan and TSX sports sedan gave Acura its 15th consecutive record breaking month and a new all-time annual sales record for 2004. Year-end Acura sales of 198,919 finished up 16.0 percent from 2003, and eclipsed the previous year-end sales record of 170,918 set in 2003.

"In an industry riddled with incentives and struggling to reach last years sales numbers, Acura bucked the trend by offering products that consumers wanted and as a result, reaped a 16 percent sales increase for 2004," said Dick Colliver, executive vice president, auto sales.

   *  December Acura sales of 20,146 were up 24.9 percent compared to last
      year, and shattered the previous all-time monthly sales record of
      18,547 set in May 2004.

   *  For the second consecutive month, the RL luxury performance recorded
      its best month ever with sales of 1,967 units, surpassing the previous
      record of 1,941 units set in November 2004.

   *  The TL performance luxury sedan was Acura's top-selling model for the
      15th straight month with December sales of 7,211, up 18.6 percent over
      last year.  The TL ended the year as the top selling luxury sedan in
      the U.S. for 2004.

   *  The MDX luxury SUV, set a new all-time monthly sales record of
      6,238 units in December, surpassing the previous record of 5,788 set
      in December 2003 and also set its fifth consecutive annual sales
      record.

   *  The TSX sports sedan, recently named to Car & Driver magazine's
      10 Best Cars list, registered 3,004 sales, pushing year-to-date sales
      to a record 30,365 units, up 59.9 percent over 2003.

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              American Honda Vehicle Sales For December 2004

                                               Month-to-Date
                                  December        December        DSR**
                                    2004            2003          % Chg.

   Acura Division Total            20,146          15,537         24.9%
     RSX                            1,716           1,495         10.5%
     CL *                               0             126
     TL *                           7,211           5,853         18.6%
     TSX                            3,004           1,851         56.3%
     RL                             1,967             414        357.5%
     NSX                               10              10         -3.7%
     MDX *                          6,238           5,788          3.8%
   Selling Days                        27              26

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

              American Honda Vehicle Sales For December 2004

                                                 Year-to-Date
                                   December        December        DSR**
                                     2004            2003          % Chg.

   Acura Division Total             198,919         170,918        16.0%
     RSX                             21,940          24,292       -10.0%
     CL *                               283           6,593       -95.7%
     TL *                            77,895          56,770        36.8%
     TSX                             30,365          18,932        59.9%
     RL                               8,753           6,829        27.8%
     NSX                                178             221       -19.7%
     MDX *                           59,505          57,281         3.5%
   Selling Days                         308             307

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