Trucks & Electrified Vehicles Propel American Honda to Strong 2020 Finish

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January 6, 2021

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TORRANCE, Calif., Jan. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ —

	American Honda			Honda			Acura
	Total	Cars	Trucks	Total	Cars	Trucks	Total	Cars	Trucks
Q4	366,068	138,925	227,143	41,329	11,069	30,260	324,739	127,856	196,833
	-8.9%	-13.4%	-5.9%	-7.3%	-8.3%	-7.5	-9.1%	-14%	-5.7%
	Total	Cars	Trucks	Total	Cars	Trucks	Total	Cars	Trucks
Dec.	136,467	48,833	87,634	15,648	3,788	11,860	120,819	45,045	75,774
	-0.1%	-6%	+3.6%	-3%	-10.5%	-0.3%	+0.3%	-5.6%	+4.2%

“While 2020 was a year of unprecedented challenges, through the efforts of our Honda and Dealer associates and the continuing loyalty of our customers, we were able to deliver 1.3 million vehicles,” said Dave Gardner, executive vice president of National Operations at American Honda. “As the world continues to cope with the global pandemic, we remain optimistic that things will improve soon and look forward to the upcoming launches of critical all-new products like the Honda Civic and Acura MDX.”

	BRAND REPORT
Sales Highlights		Notes
Honda wrapped a globally-challenging year on a positive note with a 4.2% December gain for trucks, plus a new record for electrified vehicles and a double record for Passport. • Led by strong sales of the CR-V Hybrid (24,406) and Accord Hybrid (18,229), Honda posted record sales of electrified vehicles for the third straight year, totaling 62,982 in 2020. • Passport set a new all-time annual sales record of nearly 40,000 units, plus record December sales of 4,344 units. • CR-V remained Honda’s best-selling vehicle, as sales topped 300,000 units for the 8^th straight year, on sales of 333,502 units. • Civic posted strong sales of 261,225 in 2020 to lead all compact cars and remain the best-selling model to millennial and first-time buyers.			The boldly redesigned 2021 Ridgeline signals a new design direction to more effectively communicate the rugged capabilities of Honda light trucks and SUVs. The Civic Type R LE just launched as the ultimate street-legal Honda, the perfect capstone to the unparalleled success of the retail best-selling 10^th gen Civic.
	BRAND REPORT
Sales Highlights		Notes
Acura completed 2020 with strong December sales performances, both at the gateway to the lineup with ILX and at the top with MDX which posted its best month since August 2018. 2021 promises to be an exciting year with the arrival of the fourth-gen MDX and the return of Type-S performance variants. • ILX enjoyed another strong month in December with sales of 1,417 units, gaining 8.6% for the month. • Acura SUV sales topped 100,000 units for the 7^th straight year. • RDX sales surpassed the 50,000 mark for the 6^th consecutive year with total sales of 52,785 units in 2020.			The all-new 2021 TLX is the quickest, best-handling and most well-appointed sedan in Acura history, and just earned the highest safety rating from IIHS: TOP SAFETY PICK+. As the new brand flagship, the 2022 MDX represents a quantum leap forward as the most premium, performance-focused and technologically sophisticated Acura SUV ever.


	American Honda Vehicle Sales for December 2020
						Month-to-Date					Year-to-Date
						December 2020	December 2019	DSR % Change**		MoM % Change	December 2020	December 2019	DSR % Change**	YoY % Change
	American Honda Total					136,467	136,566	-10.8%		-0.1%	1,346,788	1,608,170	-16.8%	-16.3%
	Total Car Sales					48,833	51,952	-16.1%		-6.0%	549,701	706,463	-22.7%	-22.2%
	Total Truck Sales					87,634	84,614	-7.5%		3.6%	797,087	901,707	-12.2%	-11.6%
	Honda				Total Car Sales	45,045	47,718	-15.7%		-5.6%	513,319	663,973	-23.2%	-22.7%
	Honda				Total Truck Sales	75,774	72,715	-7.0%		4.2%	696,486	786,812	-12.1%	-11.5%
	Acura				Total Car Sales	3,788	4,234	-20.1%		-10.5%	36,382	42,490	-14.9%	-14.4%
	Acura				Total Truck Sales	11,860	11,899	-11.0%		-0.3%	100,601	114,895	-13.0%	-12.4%
	* Total Domestic Car Sales					44,083	46,070	-14.6%		-4.3%	492,335	603,197	-18.9%	-18.4%
	Domestic	Car		Honda Division		40,367	41,908	-14.0%		-3.7%	457,008	561,726	-19.2%	-18.6%
				Acura Division		3,716	4,162	-20.3%		-10.7%	35,327	41,471	-15.4%	-14.8%
	* Total Domestic Truck Sales					87,633	84,122	-7.0%		4.2%	796,444	879,432	-10.0%	-9.4%
	Domestic	Truck		Honda Division		75,773	72,223	-6.3%		4.9%	695,843	764,537	-9.6%	-9.0%
				Acura Division		11,860	11,899	-11.0%		-0.3%	100,601	114,895	-13.0%	-12.4%
	Total Import Car Sales					4,750	5,882	-27.9%		-19.2%	57,366	103,266	-44.8%	-44.4%
	Import	Car		Honda Division		4,678	5,810	-28.1%		-19.5%	56,311	102,247	-45.3%	-44.9%
				Acura Division		72	72	-10.7%		0.0%	1,055	1,019	2.9%	3.5%
	Total Import Truck Sales					1	492	-99.8%		-99.8%	643	22,275	-97.1%	-97.1%
	Import	Truck		Honda Division		1	492	-99.8%		-99.8%	643	22,275	-97.1%	-97.1%
				Acura Division		0	0	0.0%		0.0%	0	0	0.0%	0.0%
MODEL BREAKOUT BY DIVISION
	Honda Division Total					120,819	120,433		-10.4%	0.3%	1,209,805	1,450,785	-17.2%	-16.6%
	Honda	Car	ACCORD			19,509	19,682		-11.5%	-0.9%	199,458	267,567	-25.9%	-25.5%
			CIVIC			21,047	22,913		-18.0%	-8.1%	261,225	325,650	-20.3%	-19.8%
			CLARITY			551	805		-38.9%	-31.6%	4,215	11,654	-64.1%	-63.8%
			CR-Z			0	0		0.0%	0.0%	1	2	-50.3%	-50.0%
			FIT			2,705	2,609		-7.4%	3.7%	32,488	35,414	-8.9%	-8.3%
			INSIGHT			1,233	1,709		-35.6%	-27.9%	15,932	23,686	-33.2%	-32.7%
		Car
		Truck	CR-V			38,120	36,098		-5.7%	5.6%	333,502	384,168	-13.8%	-13.2%
			HR-V			8,428	9,199		-18.2%	-8.4%	84,027	99,104	-15.8%	-15.2%
			ODYSSEY			8,701	8,734		-11.1%	-0.4%	83,409	99,113	-16.4%	-15.8%
			PASSPORT			4,344	3,677		5.5%	18.1%	39,567	36,085	8.9%	9.6%
			PILOT			13,054	11,250		3.6%	16.0%	123,813	135,008	-8.9%	-8.3%
			RIDGELINE			3,127	3,757		-25.7%	-16.8%	32,168	33,334	-4.1%	-3.5%
		Truck
	Acura Division Total					15,648	16,133		-13.4%	-3.0%	136,983	157,385	-13.5%	-13.0%
	Acura	Car	ILX			1,417	1,305		-3.1%	8.6%	13,414	14,685	-9.2%	-8.7%
			NSX			14	10		25.0%	40.0%	128	238	-46.6%	-46.2%
			RLX / RL			72	72		-10.7%	0.0%	1,055	1,019	2.9%	3.5%
			TLX			2,285	2,847		-28.3%	-19.7%	21,785	26,548	-18.5%	-17.9%
		Car
		Truck	MDX			6,040	5,636		-4.3%	7.2%	47,816	52,019	-8.7%	-8.1%
			RDX			5,820	6,263		-17.0%	-7.1%	52,785	62,876	-16.6%	-16.0%
		Truck
	Selling Days					28	25				309	307
	**** Electrified Vehicles					8,498	4,700		61.4%	80.8%	64,792	61,978	3.9%	4.5%

	* Honda and Acura vehicles are made of domestic & global sourced parts
	** Daily Selling Rate
	**** Electrified Vehicles equal: Total sales of Hybrid (FHEV & PHEV), EVs (BEV) and Fuel Cell Vehicles (FCV) from the Honda and Acura brands.