Honda Sales Figures Released May 2012

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Honda Reports Sales Figures For May 2012

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Honda Civic, CR-V and Accord Fuel Honda Double-Digit Sales Gain; New Acura RDX Sets All-Time Monthly Sales Record

Honda division sales up 46 percent, Acura sales up 62 percent

06/01/2012 - TORRANCE, Calif
American Honda today reported May 2012 U.S. sales of 133,997 units, an increase of 47.6 percent compared to May 2011 (an increase of 36.3 percent based on the daily selling rate*). The Honda Division posted May 2012 sales of 119,411 units, an increase of 46.0 percent compared to May 2011. Acura’s U.S. May sales of 14,586 units increased 62.1 percent compared to May 2011.

Honda
- Civic sales up more than 80 percent compared to May 2011; an exceptional sales figure for any month, Honda sold 33,490 Civics in May

- CR-V sets a May sales record (25,186 units), besting previous record by 5,226 units, leading Honda to a May record for light truck sales

- Accord sales (29,737 units) continue to show strength in the tough mid-size segment, up more than 70 percent from May 2011

"With our best May sales performance since before the financial crisis it’s obvious Honda’s return to strength is in full swing,, and our May sales are impressive irrespective of last year’s production supply problems,” said John Mendel, American Honda executive vice president of sales. “Any time Honda Civic sales surpass 33,000 units in a month, it shows real demand in the marketplace."

Acura
- Total Acura sales of 14,586 units were up 62.1 percent, making this Acura’s best month since December of 2010

- The RDX had its best sales month ever (3,301 units), with May 2012 sales up 216.8 percent. The RDX is expected to be at the top of the compact luxury SUV segment

- Overall, Acura light trucks posted a best-ever May result of 8,226 units, up 64.7 percent

- The all-new ILX compact luxury sedan went on sale May 22. As dealer inventory builds, the ILX marketing campaign launches with national TV advertising beginning in early June with the NBA conference finals on ESPN

“With the new RDX setting an all-time sales record this month, Acura went well beyond recovering from last year’s supply issues,” said Jeff Conrad, vice president of Acura sales. “Now, with the new ILX reaching dealerships across America, Acura is just beginning a great new hot streak.”

*The daily selling rate (DSR) is calculated with 26 days for May 2012 and 24 days for May 2011. Year-to-date, the DSR is calculated with 127 days for 2012 and 126 days for 2011. All other percentages in release are unadjusted; see table for adjusted DSR figures.

 

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MARKHAM, ON, June 1, 2012 /CNW/ - Combined May sales of 13,683 units by the Honda and Acura divisions of Honda Canada Inc. represented a 39% increase over last year's sales. The Honda Automobile Division reported May sales of 12,017 units, up 38% from last year, led by record sales of Honda CR-V (up 43%) and Pilot (up 51%). The Acura Division reported May sales of 1,666 units, up 53% over last year, with record sales of Acura RDX (up 176%).

"We are pleased that customers have more choices of our products compared with last year when we experienced a severe supply shortage due to the natural disaster in Japan," said Jerry Chenkin, Executive Vice president, Honda Canada Inc. "As a result of our normal supply levels, we are seeing very strong sales results especially for the Honda CR-V compact SUV, Pilot intermediate SUV and the all new Acura RDX, luxury compact SUV. All three models achieved record month sales."

"Canadians continue to embrace Civic which remains the number one selling passenger car in Canada," added Chenkin.

Honda Canada has sold approximately 3.5 million Honda and Acura passenger cars and light-duty trucks in Canada since 1973. Of all Honda and Acura vehicles sold in Canada in May, 96% were produced at the company's assembly plants in North America, up 2% from same month last year.

 

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2012 Honda Civic - Best Selling Compact In May

The compact sales race saw more jockeying for the lead in the month of May. This time it was the 2012 Honda Civic that beat out the Toyota Corolla for the sales crown, with the Ford Focus coming in a distant third place to the Japanese heavyweights.

The Honda Civic earned its first place slot with 33,490 sales in May 2012, an 82.6 percent year-over-year increase over May 2011, which was affected by production supply issues caused by last year’s earthquake in Japan. The sales boost helped the Civic pad its year-to-date stats, which stand at 135,082 through the end of May.