American Honda Reports June Sales Increase of 6.2 Percent

Honda Division up 4.0 percent; Acura Division up 30.9 percent

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Jul 01, 2010, 01:39 ET

TORRANCE, Calif., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- American Honda Motor Co., Inc., posted June sales of 106,627 vehicles, an increase of 6.2 percent, the company announced today. American Honda year-to-date sales reached 593,909, an increase of 12.6 percent versus last year, based on the daily selling rate*.

Honda Division posted June sales of 95,788, an increase of 4.0 percent versus June 2009, led by total car sales of 56,854, up 8.0 percent. The Accord was the top-selling Honda model for June with sales of 26,792, an increase of 11.8 percent compared to last year. The Civic posted sales of 26,474, an increase of 26.3 percent. Additional models with year-over-year increases included the CR-V, up 16.9 percent with sales of 16,041 and the Pilot, up 10.0 percent with sales of 8,986.

"June brought impressive double-digit sales gains for Honda’s Accord, Civic and CR-V models," said John Mendel, executive vice president of sales for American Honda. "Americans are still seeking out the value and versatility that Honda models offer, and we aim to only improve their options with the all-new CR-Z and completely redesigned Odyssey in the coming months."

Acura Division recorded June sales of 10,839, an increase of 30.9 percent versus June 2009, and year-to-date sales of 61,117, an increase of 20.4 percent. The MDX was the top-selling Acura model for the month with sales of 3,847, up 63.6 percent. The RDX and TSX models also had June increases with sales up 52.6 percent and 32.8 percent, respectively.

*The daily selling rate (DSR) is calculated with 25 days for both June 2010 and 2009. Year-to-date, the DSR is calculated with 151 days for 2010, versus 152 days for 2009. All percentages reflect DSR.

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American Honda Vehicle Sales For June 2010
	Month-to-Date			Year-to-Date
	June	June	DSR**	June	June	DSR**
	2010	2009	% Chg.	2010	2009	% Chg.
American Honda Total	106,627	100,420	6.2%	593,909	530,778	12.6%
Total Car Sales	62,229	57,705	7.8%	347,499	319,962	9.3%
Total Truck Sales	44,398	42,715	3.9%	246,410	210,816	17.7%
Honda Total Car Sales	56,854	52,662	8.0%	314,919	287,325	10.3%
Honda Total Truck Sales	38,934	39,478	-1.4%	217,873	192,371	14.0%
Acura Total Car Sales	5,375	5,043	6.6%	32,580	32,637	0.5%
Acura Total Truck Sales	5,464	3,237	68.8%	28,537	18,445	55.7%
Domestic Car Sales *	53,515	45,242	18.3%	294,794	243,615	21.8%
Honda Division	50,813	42,224	20.3%	278,012	226,079	23.8%
Acura Division	2,702	3,018	-10.5%	16,782	17,536	-3.7%
Domestic Truck Sales *	41,653	40,502	2.8%	241,277	191,665	26.7%
Honda Division	36,189	37,265	-2.9%	212,740	173,220	23.6%
Acura Division	5,464	3,237	68.8%	28,537	18,445	55.7%
Import Car Sales	8,714	12,463	-30.1%	52,705	76,347	-30.5%
Honda Division	6,041	10,438	-42.1%	36,907	61,246	-39.3%
Acura Division	2,673	2,025	32.0%	15,798	15,101	5.3%
Import Truck Sales	2,745	2,213	24.0%	5,133	19,151	-73.0%
Honda Division	2,745	2,213	24.0%	5,133	19,151	-73.0%
MODEL BREAKOUTS BY DIVISION
Honda Division Total	95,788	92,140	4.0%	532,792	479,696	11.8%
Fit	3,936	5,585	-29.5%	23,310	29,722	-21.1%
Accord *	26,792	23,955	11.8%	160,970	131,043	23.7%
Memo: Accord Hybrid	0	0		0	1
Memo: Accord Crosstour***	1,848	0		13,301	0
Civic *	26,474	20,954	26.3%	133,601	118,459	13.5%
Memo: Civic Hybrid	595	1,583	-62.4%	3,111	12,328	-74.6%
S2000	8	89	-91.0%	72	574	-87.4%
Insight	1,491	2,079	-28.3%	10,257	7,524	37.2%
FCX Clarity	1	0		10	3	235.5%
Odyssey *	9,271	14,670	-36.8%	52,567	56,554	-6.4%
Pilot *	8,986	8,171	10.0%	50,111	42,298	19.3%
CR-V *	16,041	13,720	16.9%	86,870	78,917	10.8%
Element *	1,240	1,306	-5.1%	6,755	6,827	-0.4%
Ridgeline	1,548	1,611	-3.9%	8,269	7,775	7.1%
Acura Division Total	10,839	8,280	30.9%	61,117	51,082	20.4%
TL *	2,702	3,018	-10.5%	16,782	17,536	-3.7%
TSX	2,510	1,890	32.8%	14,926	14,040	7.0%
RL	163	135	20.7%	872	1,061	-17.3%
MDX *	3,847	2,351	63.6%	20,530	13,469	53.4%
ZDX *	265	0		1,399	0
RDX *	1,352	886	52.6%	6,608	4,976	33.7%
Selling Days	25	25		151	152
* Honda and Acura vehicles are made of domestic & global sourced parts. Accord includes Crosstour, Hybrid.
** Daily Selling Rate
*** Accord Crosstour sales are recorded in Honda total truck sales and Honda domestic truck sales.