Strong Car & Truck Sales Fuel Record November for American Honda, and Honda and Acura Trucks

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December 4, 2019

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— American Honda sets new November sales records for total vehicles (up 11.1%) and trucks (up 18.2%)

— Honda brand truck sales jump 21.3% for best-ever November sales

— Honda HR-V and CR-V each set new November records; Ridgeline gains 36.2%

— Acura brand gains 3.1%, with record November truck sales

TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ —

Strong car & truck sales fueled a record November, American Honda announced today. Total sales rose 11.1 percent, with trucks up 18.2 percent, and both Honda and Acura brands setting new truck sales records. (PRNewsfoto/American Honda Motor Co., Inc.)

American Honda

Honda

Acura

Total

Cars

Trucks

Total

Cars

Trucks

Total

Cars

Trucks

133,952

54,511

79,441

119,470

50,580

68,890

14,482

3,931

10,551

+11.1%

+2.2%

+18.2%

+12.2%

+1.8%

+21.3%

+3.1%

+6.8%

+1.7%

“With one month to go in 2019, robust sales of light trucks are leading the Honda and Acura brands to a strong finish, with record November auto sales for American Honda,” said Henio Arcangeli, Jr., senior vice president of Automobile Sales at American Honda Motor Co. “Based on the strength of our products and disciplined approach to sales, American Honda is bucking industry trends, with record sales in three of the last four months.”

Honda

BRAND REPORT

Sales Highlights

Model Notes

Honda followed recent record sales months into November, with double-digit increases for the brand and several key models, plus a new November truck record.

Honda trucks set a new November record on sales of 68,890, a robust gain of 21.3%.
CR-V scored another record month in November, gaining 7.9% on sales of 33,987 units.
HR-V also posted a November record with nearly 10,000 deliveries.
Ridgeline jumped 36.2% on sales of 3,297 vehicles.
Honda car sales were up 1.8% in November, led by Civic which gained 8.2% on sales of 23,676 units.

Honda is again the top-winning brand in the annual KBB Best Buy Awards, with Civic now an undefeated, 6-time winner for Compact Cars.

Honda SUVs are tracking toward 10 years of continuous growth and eight straight years of record sales.

Acura		BRAND REPORT
Sales Highlights	Model Notes
It was the best November for the Acura brand since 2014, with trucks setting a new November best and car sales up nearly 7%. ILX led car sales gains, while the seemingly evergreen MDX gained over 8%. An 8.2% increase for MDX led Acura trucks to a new November record, and helped push total truck sales well past the 10,000 mark. ILX posted Acura’s largest gain for the month, climbing 19.2% on sales of 1,253 vehicles as an important gateway to the Acura brand. TLX also had a strong November, gaining 5.3% on sales of 2,587 cars.	Acura SUVs are on pace for a 2^nd consecutive record year with RDX topping 50,000 units for the 5^th straight year and MDX about to surpass 50,000 for the 8^th straight year.
	ILX is the fastest growing compact luxury sedan, up 29% in 2019, earning a higher percentage of sales from millennials than any other segment competitor.

	American Honda Vehicle Sales for November 2019
			Month-to-Date					Year-to-Date
			November 2019	November 2018	DSR** % Change		MoM % Change	November 2019	November 2018	DSR** % Change	YoY % Change
	American Honda Total		133,952	120,534	6.9%		11.1%	1,471,604	1,449,713	1.2%	1.5%
	Total Car Sales		54,511	53,352	-1.8%		2.2%	654,511	663,835	-1.8%	-1.4%
	Total Truck Sales		79,441	67,182	13.7%		18.2%	817,093	785,878	3.6%	4.0%
	HondaTotal Car Sales		50,580	49,672	-2.1%		1.8%	616,255	623,981	-1.6%	-1.2%
	Honda Total Truck Sales		68,890	56,809	16.6%		21.3%	714,097	683,572	4.1%	4.5%
	Acura Total Car Sales		3,931	3,680	2.7%		6.8%	38,256	39,854	-4.4%	-4.0%
	Acura Total Truck Sales		10,551	10,373	-2.2%		1.7%	102,996	102,306	0.3%	0.7%
	* Total Domestic Car Sales		48,602	42,937	8.8%		13.2%	557,127	548,277	1.3%	1.6%
		Honda Division	44,751	39,416	9.2%		13.5%	519,818	510,138	1.5%	1.9%
		Acura Division	3,851	3,521	5.2%		9.4%	37,309	38,139	-2.5%	-2.2%
	* Total Domestic Truck Sales		78,769	67,177	12.7%		17.3%	795,310	785,873	0.8%	1.2%
		Honda Division	68,218	56,804	15.5%		20.1%	692,314	683,567	0.9%	1.3%
		Acura Division	10,551	10,373	-2.2%		1.7%	102,996	102,306	0.3%	0.7%
	Total Import Car Sales		5,909	10,415	-45.4%		-43.3%	97,384	115,558	-16.0%	-15.7%
		Honda Division	5,829	10,256	-45.4%		-43.2%	96,437	113,843	-15.6%	-15.3%
		Acura Division	80	159	-51.6%		-49.7%	947	1,715	-45.0%	-44.8%
	Total Import Truck Sales		672	5	12,823.1%		13,340.0%	21,783	5	434,015.1%	435,560.0%
		Honda Division	672	5	12,823.1%		13,340.0%	21,783	5	434,015.1%	435,560.0%
		Acura Division	0	0	0.0%		0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
MODEL BREAKOUT BY DIVISION
	Honda Division Total		119,470	106,481		7.9%	12.2%	1,330,352	1,307,553	1.4%	1.7%
		ACCORD	21,733	23,367		-10.6%	-7.0%	247,885	262,444	-5.9%	-5.5%
		CIVIC	23,676	21,890		4.0%	8.2%	302,737	299,376	0.8%	1.1%
		CLARITY	855	1,903		-56.8%	-55.1%	10,849	17,317	-37.6%	-37.4%
		CR-Z	0	1		-100.0%	-100.0%	2	37	-94.6%	-94.6%
		FIT	2,737	678		288.2%	303.7%	32,805	34,532	-5.3%	-5.0%
		INSIGHT	1,579	1,833		-17.2%	-13.9%	21,977	10,275	113.1%	113.9%

		CR-V	33,987	31,488		3.8%	7.9%	348,070	336,934	2.9%	3.3%
		HR-V	9,461	4,241		114.5%	123.1%	89,905	79,181	13.1%	13.5%
		ODYSSEY	8,249	8,123		-2.4%	1.6%	90,379	95,815	-6.0%	-5.7%
		PASSPORT	3,636	0		0.0%	0.0%	32,408	0	0.0%	0.0%
		PILOT	10,260	10,537		-6.4%	-2.6%	123,758	143,917	-14.3%	-14.0%
		RIDGELINE	3,297	2,420		31.0%	36.2%	29,577	27,725	6.3%	6.7%

	Acura Division Total		14,482	14,053		-0.9%	3.1%	141,252	142,160	-1.0%	-0.6%
		ILX	1,253	1,051		14.6%	19.2%	13,380	10,349	28.8%	29.3%
		NSX	11	13		-18.6%	-15.4%	228	153	48.5%	49.0%
		RLX / RL	80	159		-51.6%	-49.7%	947	1,715	-45.0%	-44.8%
		TLX	2,587	2,457		1.2%	5.3%	23,701	27,637	-14.5%	-14.2%

		MDX	4,784	4,422		4.0%	8.2%	46,383	45,564	1.4%	1.8%
		RDX	5,767	5,951		-6.8%	-3.1%	56,613	56,742	-0.6%	-0.2%

	Selling Days		26	25				282	281
	**** Electrified Vehicles		4,813	5,708		-18.9%	-15.7%	57,278	45,755	24.7%	25.2%