Honda Motor Company today announced that global of 4,056,141 vehicles stetting an all-time high for the Japanese fiscal year ending 31 March 2013. Production in North America, the U.S., Asia, regions outside of Japan, and worldwide experienced a year-o
Exports from Japan at 163,324 decreased -35% reflecting the strong Japanese Yen and concerted efforts by larger Japanese automakers to move production offshore to increase profits.
During March, Honda set a record for any month in its history for production outside of Japan at 295,693 vehicles. This was the 14th consecutive monthly year-on-year increase, and now includes an all-time monthly record for production in Asia at 118,973 vehicles. China alone accounted for 65,659 of the Asian total.n-year increase for the first time since fiscal year 2011.
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Honda Motor Company – Worldwide Production
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Fiscal Year 2013: 2012 April 2013 March |
March 2013 |
| Units |
v FY12 |
Units |
v ’12 |
| Japan |
876,039 |
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+0.6% |
61,666 |
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-48.5% |
| Outside Japan |
3,180,102 |
Record |
+40.5% |
295,693 |
Record any month |
+5.5% |
| Worldwide |
4,056,141 |
Record |
+29.4% |
357,359 |
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-10.7% |
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