Honda Achieves Record Monthly Overseas and Worldwide Auto Production

Honda Achieves Record Monthly Overseas and Worldwide Auto Production

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced its automobile production, domestic sales, and export results for the month of May 2007. Honda achieved a new record for overseas and worldwide auto production for the month of May.

Production

Due to increased production for both the domestic and overseas markets, domestic production experienced a year-on-year increase for the 12th consecutive month (since June 2006).

Due mainly to increased production in North America, Europe, and Asia, overseas production experienced a year-on-year increase for the 22nd consecutive month (since August 2005). Honda achieved new production records in North America, the U.S., Europe, Asia and China for the month of May. Honda also set a new monthly record for overseas production for the month of May.

Due to an increase in both domestic and overseas production, worldwide production experienced a year-on-year increase for the 22nd consecutive month (since August 2005). Honda also achieved a new monthly record for the month of May.Honda Achieves Record Monthly Overseas and Worldwide Auto Production

Japan Domestic Sales Market

Due to a decrease in both new vehicle registrations and mini-vehicle sales, total domestic sales experienced a year-on-year decline for the fifth consecutive month (since January 2007).

Though sales of Stream and Crossroad increased, due mainly to a decrease in sales of Odyssey and Step Wagon, new vehicle registrations in May experienced a year-on-year decline for the first time in two months (since March 2007).

Due mainly to a decrease in sales of Zest and Life, sales of mini-vehicles experienced a year-on-year decline for the third consecutive month (since March 2007).