American Honda Reports February Sales Increase on Success of New 2012 Civic,...

American Honda Reports February Sales Increase on Success of New 2012 Civic, CR-V

Strong consumer demand for new Civic and CR-V drives February sales


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TORRANCE, Calif., March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC
PR WIRE/ — American Honda Motor Co., Inc., today reported February 2012 monthly new-vehicle sales of 110,157, an increase of 7.8 percent over February 2011, based on the daily selling rate*. The Honda Division posted February 2012 sales of 98,899, an increase of 8.8 percent year-over-year.

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In its second full month of sales, the all-new Honda CR-V eclipsed its previous February record with sales of 24,759, up 24.5 percent over last year’s total of 19,096 units. The all-new Civic continued to build momentum with sales of 27,087, up an impressive 36.0 percent compared to February 2011.The Accord posted January sales of 20,702, down 6.3 percent from the same period last year.

“The ultimate arbiter of a vehicle’s success is how customers vote with their purchase decision, and customers are voting for Civic,” said John Mendel, American Honda executive vice president of sales. “On top of the strong consumer support for the new Civic, we’re seeing tremendous demand for the all-new CR-V.”

The Acura
Division’s February sales totaled 11,258, up 0.1 percent compared to February 2011, with two models registering strong sales increases. Sales of the TL sedan reached 3,211, up 26.0 percent from the same period last year, while TSX sales set a new February record of 3,373, a year-over-year increase of 15.9 percent.

*The daily selling rate (DSR) is calculated with 25 days for February 2012 and 24 days for February 2011. Year-to-date, the DSR is calculated with 49 days for 2012 and 48 days for 2011. All percentages reflect DSR.

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American Honda Vehicle Sales For February 2012

 

Month-to-Date


Year-to-Date

 

February

February

DSR**

February

February

DSR**

 

2012

2011

% Chg.

2012

2011

% Chg.

American Honda Total

110,157

98,059

7.8%

193,166

174,328

8.5%

   Total Car Sales 

59,867

52,749

9.0%

104,685

91,295

12.3%

   Total Truck Sales

50,290

45,310

6.6%

88,481

83,033

4.4%

      Honda Total Car Sales

53,255

47,340

8.0%

93,491

82,193

11.4%

      Honda Total Truck Sales

45,644

39,923

9.8%

80,036

73,378

6.8%

      Acura Total Car Sales

6,612

5,409

17.4%

11,194

9,102

20.5%

      Acura Total Truck Sales

4,646

5,387

-17.2%

8,445

9,655

-14.3%

Domestic Car Sales 

50,080

42,241

13.8%

87,138

71,271

19.8%

   Honda Division

46,869

39,794

13.1%

81,644

67,232

19.0%

   Acura Division

3,211

2,447

26.0%

5,494

4,039

33.2%

Domestic Truck Sales 

43,246

40,963

1.4%

75,513

74,625

-0.9%

   Honda Division

38,600

35,576

4.2%

67,068

64,970

1.1%

   Acura Division

4,646

5,387

-17.2%

8,445

9,655

-14.3%

Import Car Sales

9,787

10,508

-10.6%

17,547

20,024

-14.2%

   Honda Division

6,386

7,546

-18.8%

11,847

14,961

-22.4%

   Acura Division

3,401

2,962

10.2%

5,700

5,063

10.3%

Import Truck Sales

7,044

4,347

55.6%

12,968

8,408

51.1%

   Honda
Division

7,044

4,347

55.6%

12,968

8,408

51.1%

MODEL BREAKOUTS BY DIVISION

 

 

 

 

 

 

Honda Division Total

98,899

87,263

8.8%

173,527

155,571

9.3%

   
Fit

4,227

4,200

-3.4%

8,066

8,514

-7.2%

   Accord 

20,702

21,206

-6.3%

34,361

34,662

-2.9%

   Civic *

27,087

19,121

36.0%

48,970

33,755

42.1%

     Memo:  Civic Hybrid

741

532

33.7%

1,190

1,185

-1.6%

   S2000

0

0

 

0

1

 

  
Insight

773

1,722

-56.9%

1,265

3,276

-62.2%

   CR-Z

466

1,091

-59.0%

829

1,985

-59.1%

   FCX Clarity

0

0

 

0

0

 

   Odyssey  

9,566

8,744

5.0%

16,464

15,766

2.3%

   Crosstour 

1,070

1,710

-39.9%

1,991

3,266

-40.3%

   Pilot 

8,879

8,224

3.6%

15,244

14,927

0.0%

   CR-V *

24,759

19,096

24.5%

43,719

35,435

20.9%

   Element 

0

1,241

 

3

2,221

-99.9%

  
Ridgeline

1,370

908

44.8%

2,615

1,763

45.3%

Acura Division Total

11,258

10,796

0.1%

19,639

18,757

2.6%

   TL 

3,211

2,447

26.0%

5,494

4,039

33.2%

   TSX

3,373

2,794

15.9%

5,639

4,735

16.7%

     Memo:  TSX Wagon

380

383

-4.8%

581

588

-3.2%

   RL

28

168

-84.0%

61

328

-81.8%

  
MDX 

3,583

3,845

-10.5%

6,444

6,972

-9.5%

   ZDX 

56

198

-72.8%

110

346

-68.9%

   RDX  

1,007

1,344

-28.1%

1,891

2,337

-20.7%

Selling Days

25

24

 

49

48

 

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

 

 

 

 ** 
Daily Selling Rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOURCE  American Honda Motor Co.,
Inc.

American Honda Reports February Sales Increase on Success of New 2012 Civic, CR-V