American Honda Reports Record April 2006 Sales
All-New Honda Fit Starts Strong
TORRANCE, Calif., May 2 -- Boosted by the sixth consecutive month of record light-truck sales, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., posted a best-ever April sales result of 139,124 vehicles, an increase of 6.5 percent over April 2005. April was the fourth-best month in the company's U.S. sales history.
American Honda posted record April car sales of 82,372 units, up 4.7 percent over last year, and record April light-truck sales of 56,752 units, an increase of 9.3 percent over year-ago results. Year-to-date American Honda total vehicle sales of 472,968 rose 7.6 percent over the same period last year.
Record April sales of Honda Division cars and light trucks, including individual April records for the Odyssey, Pilot, Ridgeline and CR-V, pushed Honda Division sales to an all-time April record of 119,752 units, up 6.7 percent over year-ago results. April marks the fourth-best month in the Honda Division's U.S. sales history, with year-to-date Honda Division sales rising 9.5 percent to 407,945 vehicles. Since going on sale April 20, the new Honda Fit sold 3,792 units, helping drive Honda Division car sales up 3.5 percent over April 2005 to 67,414 units, on a daily selling rate basis.
"Honda light trucks are some of the most fuel-efficient in their segments, and that is definitely something customers are responding to in this time of rising fuel prices," said Dick Colliver, executive vice president of American Honda. "We're not seeing a shift away from light trucks right now, but we are seeing customers make purchase decisions based on fuel economy."
The Acura Division posted strong April sales of 19,372, with record April car sales of 14,958 units. The TSX and TL both set all-time records with 3,911 and 7,975 units, respectively.
Consumer information is available at www.honda.com and www.acura.com. American Honda Vehicle Sales For April 2006 Month-to-Date Year-to-Date April April DSR** April April DSR** 2006 2005 % Chg. 2006 2005 % Chg. American Honda Total 139,124 135,597 6.5% 472,968 443,779 7.6% Total Car Sales 82,372 81,671 4.7% 272,175 254,646 7.9% Total Truck Sales 56,752 53,926 9.3% 200,793 189,133 7.2% Honda Total Car Sales 67,414 67,642 3.5% 224,399 205,871 10.1% Honda Total Truck Sales 52,338 48,853 11.3% 183,546 170,392 8.8% Acura Total Car Sales 14,958 14,029 10.7% 47,776 48,775 -1.1% Acura Total Truck Sales 4,414 5,073 -9.6% 17,247 18,741 -7.1% Domestic Car Sales* 63,306 65,620 0.2% 221,263 206,013 8.5% Honda Division 55,331 58,414 -1.6% 196,484 180,902 9.7% Acura Division 7,975 7,206 14.9% 24,779 25,111 -0.3% Domestic Truck Sales* 43,247 40,777 10.1% 154,937 140,993 11.0% Honda Division 38,833 35,704 12.9% 137,690 122,252 13.7% Acura Division 4,414 5,073 -9.6% 17,247 18,741 -7.1% Import Car Sales 19,066 16,051 23.4% 50,912 48,633 5.7% Honda Division 12,083 9,228 36.0% 27,915 24,969 12.9% Acura Division 6,983 6,823 6.3% 22,997 23,664 -1.9% Import Truck Sales 13,505 13,149 6.7% 45,856 48,140 -3.8% Honda Division 13,505 13,149 6.7% 45,856 48,140 -3.8% MODEL BREAKOUTS BY DIVISION Honda Division Total 119,752 116,495 6.7% 407,945 376,263 9.5% Fit 3,792 3,792 Accord * 31,608 35,235 -6.8% 108,562 112,606 -2.6% Memo: Accord Hybrid 614 2,023 -68.5% 2,329 5,545 -57.6% Civic * 31,259 31,557 2.9% 109,738 90,812 22.0% Memo: Civic Hybrid 3,087 3,466 -7.5% 10,264 8,884 16.7% S2000 645 760 -11.9% 1,987 2,276 -11.8% Insight 110 90 26.9% 320 175 84.7% FCX 0 0 0 2 Odyssey* 16,850 16,637 5.2% 56,054 55,466 2.1% Pilot* 12,566 10,587 23.3% 46,432 42,120 11.3% CR-V 13,505 13,149 6.7% 45,856 48,140 -3.8% Element* 4,765 5,115 -3.3% 16,909 17,293 -1.3% Ridgeline 4,652 3,365 43.6% 18,295 7,373 150.6% Acura Division Total 19,372 19,102 5.3% 65,023 67,516 -2.7% RSX 2,036 2,157 -2.0% 6,186 6,800 -8.1% CL* 0 0 0 1 TL* 7,975 7,206 14.9% 24,779 25,110 -0.3% TSX 3,911 3,329 22.0% 13,144 11,320 17.3% RL 1,031 1,304 -17.9% 3,633 5,463 -32.8% NSX 5 33 -84.3% 34 81 -57.6% MDX* 4,414 5,073 -9.6% 17,247 18,741 -7.1% Selling Days 26 27 101 102 * Honda and Acura vehicles are made of domestic and global sourced parts. ** Daily Selling Rate