American Honda Reports April Sales Results

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May 1, 2018

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TORRANCE, California, May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ —

American Honda			Honda			Acura
Total	Cars	Trucks	Total	Cars	Trucks	Total	Cars	Trucks
125,701	59,456	66,245	113,813	55,354	58,459	11,888	4,102	7,786
-9.2%	-14.4%	-3.9	-8.4%	-12.3%	-4.3%	-15.9%	-34.8%	-0.8%

Honda reported April 2018 sales results today, noting the Honda Odyssey gained 21.2% for the month and continues to lead the minivan segment for 2018.

“Even as we increase our sales of light trucks to record levels, we remain committed to delivering a balanced lineup of cars and light-truck offerings for our customers,” said Henio Arcangeli Jr., senior vice president of the Automobile Division & general manager of Honda sales. “Our flexible manufacturing capabilities allow us to evolve our production mix in real-time to meet these continued shifts in consumer demand. Moreover, we recognize not all customers in the market want a truck or SUV, so growth opportunities still exist within the passenger car side of our business.”

Honda	BRAND REPORT
Sales Highlights		Model Notes
Two fewer selling days and one less weekend in April 2018 vs. a year ago, impacted Honda car & truck sales like the rest of the auto industry. However, the brand’s core models performed strongly while Odyssey and Pilot were standouts for the month. Odyssey posted a robust gain of 21.2% on sales of 8,464 units in April, further strengthening its 2018 sales leadership. Pilot sales increased for the 8th straight month, rising 22% on sales of 11,891 units for the month. Civic and CR-V sales topped 28,000 in April and Accord crested 21,000, to post strong results for Honda’s core models.		Odyssey is the #1 retail-selling minivan in America in 2018, leading with the lowest incentive spending as well.
		The Honda Electrification Initiative just gained another player – the all-new 2018 Accord Hybrid, made in Marysville, Ohio, where the hybrid battery unit also is assembled.

Acura	BRAND REPORT
Sales Highlights		Model Notes
Looking forward to the upcoming launch of the all-new 2019 RDX, Acura displayed the still considerable strength of the current RDX as it made a solid gain in April. ILX and RLX also enjoyed sales increases for the month. RDX gained 10.8 percent in April on sales of 4,201 units. The Acura ILX and RLX sedans also gained sales ground, with ILX up 21.6% and RLX up 61.3% in April.		Acura is strengthening its performance story with A-Spec grades for all core models, including the just-launched 2.4-liter TLX A-Spec, and upcoming RDX and MDX A-Spec models launching this summer.
		Since its 2007 debut, the Acura RDX has outsold every compact luxury SUV in America, and is the only one to top 50K sales in each of the past three years.

	American Honda Vehicle Sales for April 2018
			Month-to-Date				Year-to-Date
			April 2018	April 2017	DSR** % Change	MoM % Change	April 2018	April 2017	DSR** % Change	YoY % Change
	American Honda Total		125,701	138,386	-1.6%	-9.2%	488,192	503,679	-3.1%	-3.1%
	Total Car Sales		59,456	69,427	-7.2%	-14.4%	229,804	243,033	-5.4%	-5.4%
	Total Truck Sales		66,245	68,959	4.1%	-3.9%	258,388	260,646	-0.9%	-0.9%
	Honda	Total Car Sales	55,354	63,140	-5.0%	-12.3%	213,737	226,940	-5.8%	-5.8%
	Honda	Total Truck Sales	58,459	61,114	3.6%	-4.3%	229,153	230,845	-0.7%	-0.7%
	Acura	Total Car Sales	4,102	6,287	-29.3%	-34.8%	16,067	16,093	-0.2%	-0.2%
	Acura	Total Truck Sales	7,786	7,845	7.5%	-0.8%	29,235	29,801	-1.9%	-1.9%
	Total Domestic Car Sales		50,390	56,421	-3.2%	-10.7%	199,280	196,420	1.5%	1.5%
		Honda Division	46,459	50,240	0.2%	-7.5%	183,847	180,726	1.7%	1.7%
		Acura Division	3,931	6,181	-31.1%	-36.4%	15,433	15,694	-1.7%	-1.7%
	Total Domestic Truck Sales		66,245	68,959	4.1%	-3.9%	258,388	260,646	-0.9%	-0.9%
		Honda Division	58,459	61,114	3.6%	-4.3%	229,153	230,845	-0.7%	-0.7%
		Acura Division	7,786	7,845	7.5%	-0.8%	29,235	29,801	-1.9%	-1.9%
	Total Import Car Sales		9,066	13,006	-24.5%	-30.3%	30,524	46,613	-34.5%	-34.5%
		Honda Division	8,895	12,900	-25.3%	-31.0%	29,890	46,214	-35.3%	-35.3%
		Acura Division	171	106	74.8%	61.3%	634	399	58.9%	58.9%
	Total Import Truck Sales		0	0	0.0%	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
		Honda Division	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
		Acura Division	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
MODEL BREAKOUT BY DIVISION
	Honda Division Total		113,813	124,254	-0.8%	-8.4%	442,890	457,785	-3.3%	-3.3%
		* ACCORD	21,751	26,938	-12.5%	-19.3%	83,352	96,753	-13.9%	-13.9%
		* CIVIC	28,399	31,211	-1.4%	-9.0%	110,548	112,865	-2.1%	-2.1%
		CLARITY	1,212	34	3,761.8%	3,464.7%	4,529	126	3,494.4%	3,494.4%
		CR-Z	5	85	-93.6%	-94.1%	30	421	-92.9%	-92.9%
		* FIT	3,987	4,871	-11.3%	-18.1%	15,278	16,773	-8.9%	-8.9%
		INSIGHT	0	1	-100.0%	-100.0%	0	2	-100.0%	-100.0%

		CROSSTOUR	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	0	3	-100.0%	-100.0%
		* CR-V	28,323	32,671	-6.1%	-13.3%	110,369	126,728	-12.9%	-12.9%
		HR-V	7,322	8,527	-7.0%	-14.1%	28,125	28,223	-0.3%	-0.3%
		ODYSSEY	8,464	6,984	31.3%	21.2%	31,471	28,011	12.4%	12.4%
		PILOT	11,891	9,746	32.2%	22.0%	49,724	34,970	42.2%	42.2%
		RIDGELINE	2,459	3,186	-16.4%	-22.8%	9,464	12,910	-26.7%	-26.7%

	Acura Division Total		11,888	14,132	-8.9%	-15.9%	45,302	45,894	-1.3%	-1.3%
		ILX	1,012	832	31.8%	21.6%	3,484	3,088	12.8%	12.8%
		NSX	5	91	-94.0%	-94.5%	72	224	-67.9%	-67.9%
		RLX / RL	171	106	74.8%	61.3%	634	399	58.9%	58.9%
		TLX	2,914	5,258	-40.0%	-44.6%	11,877	12,382	-4.1%	-4.1%

		MDX	3,585	4,052	-4.2%	-11.5%	13,909	15,008	-7.3%	-7.3%
		RDX	4,201	3,793	20.0%	10.8%	15,326	14,793	3.6%	3.6%

	Selling Days		24	26			101	101


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